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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Journalism and broadcasting are dying industries. Very few professionals these days ride out their working lives in the field. The pay is low, the hours suck, and there really isn't anywhere to go once you've fought and clawed your way into a niche. Most make the transition into corporate communications of some kind once they hit middle age.
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I think you're right and you're wrong -- "journalism" of Murrow and Lippmann's age is probably on its way out, but the whole niche of media consumption is growing faster than ever. There's an ongoing semantic debate among those in the field about what exactly constitutes journalism. But, while the number of express positions as a "journalist" is going down, the number of positions incorporating that same skill-set is actually going up. I think the line is really blurred between journalism, communications, "media," and broadcasting.