r/CuratedTumblr • u/dacoolestguy gay gay homosexual gay • 17d ago

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u/Ego73 17d ago

If you call this journalism, I swear by Allah I will shoot myself right here

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u/NotAnotherRedditAcc2 17d ago

The author of this article got a master's degree in journalism from USC, only to write this.

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u/gymnastgrrl 17d ago

I rather suspect that they know it's not the pinnacle of the art, and just acquiesed to the corporate pressure to put out stuff - anything - trying to make him look bad. It probably wasn't important enough for him to quit the job, but rather just hold their nose and write this trash. At least, that's my assumption and hope.

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u/Lunar_sims professional munch 17d ago

Journalism is one of the most depressing fields. You do and say nothing because everything is the word of corporate

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u/gymnastgrrl 16d ago

Or you're local and tiny and therefore broke.

My partner's father worked for the Miami Herald for many years. It's definitely a much more depressing world nowadays.

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u/Lunar_sims professional munch 16d ago

I got beef with the Herald

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u/DO_NOT_AGREE_WITH_U 16d ago

People often work below their skill set.

I mean, I have the knowledge, education, and experience to do some amazing analyses in my job. Shit that could save clients millions a year.

Despite that, I'm almost entirely limited by the fact that my consultants don't want to have to explain shit to people who make way too much money making insanely important business decisions and don't have an ounce of analytical literacy. Also, my work peers couldn't do a fraction of what I can, and anything I do needs to be easily replicated if I get hit by a bus, go on vacation, or quit.

So I plug some numbers into a template 2 hours a day and then spend the rest of my day answering stupid questions, posting on Reddit, and learning to code so I can get another autopilot job to supplement my main career.