A Career in Journalism? Nah...too hard!!!

By: Lexie Hagerty

After reading the article about the sports columnist who quit due to the decrease in newspaper sales, it is becoming obvious that the way in which are news is being reported is changing. Instead of newspapers, information is being reported through cell phones, the Internet, and television. Many articles have been published about drops in newspaper advertisements. Even larger newspapers like the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times are losing profit due to the decrease in advertising sales. In reaction to this decrease, journalists are losing their jobs and the publishing companies are selling assets. So, basically one would have to have the skills to publish his or her work online to succeed in the journalism world.

I was previously interested in a journalistic career until I interned at Meredith Corporation in Des Moines, Iowa. The majority of the employees worked for the web journalism rather than the normal print magazine journalism. Without proper education and computer skills, it would be very hard to make a career in magazine journalism. Therefore, besides the stress of finding a story and making it interesting to readers, I would also have to have the skills to display it online. Also, it still wouldn't be much of a career after all of this work, since anyone today can publish his or her work online. Basically, the story I worked so hard to write and publish has to compete with millions of others around the world! This is not an easy job to succeed in. With those odds, I might as well take my chances in professional volleyball!