I’m not sure how that’s relevant. Ask a dozen people on the street who John Carmack is I’m sure you’d get a lot of blank faces. But if he walked into a dev shop looking for a job I think he’d probably get one.
Of course breaking a massive story is going to lead to you being well known. Perhaps only within journalistic circles but in the context of your career that’s the only thing that matters anyway.
(and to answer anecdote with anecdote: Woodward and Bernstein. Both have lived to ripe old ages, too, for what it’s worth)
My argument is the opposite. You can break a massive story and people can still not care. That was why I brought up the Panama Papers.
Anyway, let's just agree to disagree.
The Panama Papers were a huge story, they won a Pulitzer! If you’re a journalist of course a story like that is going to open doors.
I feel like you're not actually considering what I'm saying and I'm exiting this conversation.
You just did the exact opposite.
How many famous journalists can you name? I'm not saying there aren't journalists that want to do good work and become famous as a result. But despite their efforts they're mostly fighting a losing battle.