Ephemera: What's Your Degree?
Look how Journalism ranks
Everyone in my generation wanted to be Woodward and Bernstein…
When I was in college CNN launched, and the future of news writing looked unlimited. Check out this new CNBC poll and see how the fourth estate looks nowadays.
Still, J-school taught me how to write without giving up, how to cold call and find the details I needed, how to pitch stories to editors, how to identify good story ideas. It’s not all inverted pyramid in the real world. But it’s a skill set you can take in so many directions.
Two degrees in English and Creative Writing. Great times. Lots of alcohol and terrible short stories, but yup, should have done Journalism. However, you should see my case notes and court reports. That shit is on fire.
English degree pending. Future employment in the fast food industry likely.