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Rich kids are very overrepresented in journalism. Perhaps because the wages are so bad for much of it that anyone without a decent support system/trust fund can
by CM30 8y ago
Rich kids are very overrepresented in journalism. Perhaps because the wages are so bad for much of it that anyone without a decent support system/trust fund can't afford to live in a place like New York City or London on a journalist's salary.
There's been a fair bit written about this:
https://www.theguardian.com/media/media-blog/2018/apr/29/journalism-class-private-education https://www.theguardian.com/media/media-blog/2018/apr/29/jou...
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/apr/07/pressandpublishing4 https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/apr/07/pressandpublis...
https://mumbrella.com.au/journalism-is-becoming-a-profession-for-only-the-rich-so-why-wont-anyone-talk-about-it-535796 https://mumbrella.com.au/journalism-is-becoming-a-profession...
https://www.cjr.org/special_report/journalism-class.php/ https://www.cjr.org/special_report/journalism-class.php/