Every once in a while, I’m fortunate to have moments of epiphany. I felt a moment like that on Friday as I was listening to Michael Rosenblum. Although I won’t say I’m on the same page concerning the separation of editorial and advertising, I will say this:
We journalists have indeed been selling ourselves short. Or perhaps more accurately, we haven’t been selling ourselves at all.
It just doesn’t make sense to go into a profession without considering the financial aspect– I know I’ll be able to eat, but why aren’t I asking myself, “How can I feast?”
I will no longer ask myself how I can be the best serf for the Sulzberger’s. Instead, I will ask myself how I can be the most savvy and make the most money. After all, everyone’s got to make a living.
Rosenblum put it into perspective: A journalist can brag about being purely objective and giving only the news that people “need” until he’s blue in the face–But he likely won’t make muchgreen trying to be the next Cronkite. In other words, being noble is a nearly thankless job, and it doesn’t pay as much as we’d like it to.
I don’t think anyone would answer “the money” when asked why she wants to become a journalist. But, maybe if I play my cards right, someday I could.
Filed under: General Commentary | Tags: advertising, Church and State, editorial, M.B.A., Michael Rosenblum, money, Sulzberger
Every once in a while, I’m fortunate to have moments of epiphany. I felt a moment like that on Friday as I was listening to Michael Rosenblum. Although I won’t say I’m on the same page concerning the separation of editorial and advertising, I will say this:
We journalists have indeed been selling ourselves short. Or perhaps more accurately, we haven’t been selling ourselves at all.
It just doesn’t make sense to go into a profession without considering the financial aspect– I know I’ll be able to eat, but why aren’t I asking myself, “How can I feast?”
I will no longer ask myself how I can be the best serf for the Sulzberger’s. Instead, I will ask myself how I can be the most savvy and make the most money. After all, everyone’s got to make a living.
Rosenblum put it into perspective: A journalist can brag about being purely objective and giving only the news that people “need” until he’s blue in the face–But he likely won’t make much green trying to be the next Cronkite. In other words, being noble is a nearly thankless job, and it doesn’t pay as much as we’d like it to.
I don’t think anyone would answer “the money” when asked why she wants to become a journalist. But, maybe if I play my cards right, someday I could.