Article in Columbia Journalism Review by Stephen J. Adler, 1/30/25
Headline: “Does It Still Make Sense to Be a Journalist?”
Subhead: “An antidote to perpetual despondency.”
“This is the question I hear most from students and early-career reporters. It is usually posed something like this: ‘Journalism jobs are disappearing. Where they do exist, the pay is low. Even if I work ethically, lots of people won’t trust my reporting—and some may threaten my well-being, online and even in the real world. I worry all this will get worse in Trump’s second term. Have I made a mistake in committing to be a journalist? Should I switch fields now?’ ”
“This is such a painful and difficult question, especially for a journalism professor who has spent his adult life in the news business. . . ”