![]() I’m convinced that nobody works in journalism for the fun of it or for the money, although sometimes people tell me they think it would be fun. ![]() If you write about a national issue such as Nazis and white supremacy, you can expect to receive death threats and must take extra steps to protect your family, like having security guards and 24-hour surveillance around your home. If that doesn’t sound like fun, you might be swayed into the journalism profession by the endless stream of emails, calls, and letters, some of which can be distracting, hateful or threatening. Then you add into the mix everything else, like processing photographs, writing headlines, drafting public records requests, surviving technology and data failures, and formulating stories and content for dozens of special sections. Who really wants to report about death, crime and everybody else’s problems? Reporting can be a rewarding project, but in my experience, working as a person in journalism can sometimes feel isolating, as well: you talk to strangers every day, question the validity of the facts of life, spend countless hours working in silence, and must accurately transcribe, write, and edit stories and features on short deadlines. Let’s be honest: many people are diverted from becoming reporters because there are just so many problems. Sometimes people tell me that if they weren’t a nurse, farmer, teacher, or public official, they would be a reporter. Have you ever considered working as a reporter or journalist? I’ve met a lot of folks who have told me that they would like to.
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