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Old 06-29-2018, 04:27 PM   #105
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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher View Post
He was hired as a junior reporter, maybe even a copy runner. The lowest job in the newsroom. Loads of people are hired for those positions because they churn through them like crazy. The attrition rate for new journalists is brutal. The great majority wash out in the first two years. Maybe 1 in 12 journalists who start in the field are still in it 10 years later. It's not like working for the government where once you're in the door you're golden.
Again, not responsive to the issue of lost opportunity / outcome for the person not hired due to nepotism.
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