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Re:What people get paid to work in journalism by cjlars on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @03:59PM (#21529494)
Reporting, like teaching, sadly falls into a category of jobs where the demand (for the jobs themselves) far outstrips the supply of jobs. It seems almost wrong because journalism (and teaching) is so important to our collective understanding of the world, but the other side of the coin is that it is that very importance which makes the jobs so desirable.
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Re:What people get paid to work in journalism by mistrial9 on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @04:23PM (#21529746)
you forgot the important part -- ability to leverage others to make them pay you.. it is the "elephant in the room"
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Re:What people get paid to work in journalism by Doodood on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @05:08PM (#21530172)
>ability to leverage others to make them pay you

That's an interesting phrasing. In other words: ability to provide a valuable and scarce service that people are willing to pay for?

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