I know lots of people are leaving journalism these days, but gosh, this is depressing: Pulitzer Prize winner leaves newspaper to become “executive strategist with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.” That, the link helpfully reminds us, is “the largest water district south of Galt.”
Whatever happened to the grand old ways of leaving newspapers, like cirrhosis or a brawl with a city councilman?
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22 June | 10:04 | Jonny the Friendly Lawyer
Do you ever envision bailing on journalism and, if so, what will the headline read?
22 June | 21:26 | Jessica
My headline:
Editor-turned-teacher finds teens to be less sullen, obnoxious than journalists
24 June | 22:22 | Josh
I don't foresee giving up journalism (or at least some nosy form of writing) any time soon. But newspapers...well, that's a different story. I may not have a choice at some point.
My headline:
Papal election forces Benton to resign from News
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