Newspapers always have been liberal places where people work hard for little pay, because they believe in the job. I think this is a recent phenomenon. A frien

Newspapers always have been liberal places where people work hard for little pay, because they believe in the job. I think this is a recent phenomenon. A friend who works in journalism said that the answer to "why do you want to be a journalist?" used to be "because I want to report the truth." At one point the answer changed to "because I want to change the world." The dividing point? Watergate. Also, the attraction of journalism as a place for the kids of rich families eventually drove out everyone who used the job to support themselves.