WHAT IS JOB SECURITY IN NEWS?
ISSUE NO. 1
LOCAL JOURNALISM WAS
A NOBLE PROFESSION
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Since the onset of the pandemic, the demolition of the newsroom’s already trembling business model has become a familiar story for the journalism industry.
WHAT NOW?
WHERE DO YOU TURN?
JOURNALISM WAS A STEADY JOB
But, everything changed. Ad revenue dropped. Subscriptions plummeted. With millions invested in print plants, making the transition to digital proved to be a constant challenge.
THE PAY COULD BE BRUTAL
"I loved being a journalist in Washington, but I could not afford the basic necessities on my just-above-minimum-wage salary. There were many days where the only food I ate was the free fruit and bagels offered by the National Press Club on my way to work."
WHAT'S NEXT FOR YOU? AS OTHERS HAVE LEARNED, THERE IS LIFE AFTER JOURNALISM.