No, we aren't the modern dinosaurs.
You’re trying to major in journalism? Didn’t you know newspapers are disappearing? These questions will forever be the death of me.
Every time I converse with non-media experienced adults about my future plans, they automatically bring up the argument involving the ‘dying breed of journalists.’
Whether they are trying to stop me in my career tracks by calling me impractical or even having it wired in their head that their proposed questions are advice, all I have to say to that is I didn’t know I had signed up for a tell-all special on Dr. Phil.
Now I’m sure not all adults that give me a run down of every paper that has gone into hiding the last couple years set out to crush me like an innocent bug. Even my parents give me quizzical looks when I talk about my aspirations involving my major.
However, there is always that one “adult” who talks to me like I am incompetent and decided on journalism using a magic eight ball.
I was raised with the motto, “Don’t fight back and just let your actions do the talking.” When I have that smug, know-it-all adult throwing poison darts at me, I point out that news will never cease to fall of the earth.
Quicker outlets are replacing newspapers because the demand of the people reading is thriving. We as humans are greedy, so of course when we have could have news a click away we will take full advantage of it.
This is my disclaimer to any future adults that will ask what my major is:
Yes, I am choosing to become a journalism major, but I also plan on double majoring in sports management. Yes, I understand print work is continuing to dissolve into the Internet, but my options don’t have to be limited to a newspaper.
Finally, yes, I understand I am taking a risk, but I have my life jacket ready because I will never sink.
Every time I converse with non-media experienced adults about my future plans, they automatically bring up the argument involving the ‘dying breed of journalists.’
Whether they are trying to stop me in my career tracks by calling me impractical or even having it wired in their head that their proposed questions are advice, all I have to say to that is I didn’t know I had signed up for a tell-all special on Dr. Phil.
Now I’m sure not all adults that give me a run down of every paper that has gone into hiding the last couple years set out to crush me like an innocent bug. Even my parents give me quizzical looks when I talk about my aspirations involving my major.
However, there is always that one “adult” who talks to me like I am incompetent and decided on journalism using a magic eight ball.
I was raised with the motto, “Don’t fight back and just let your actions do the talking.” When I have that smug, know-it-all adult throwing poison darts at me, I point out that news will never cease to fall of the earth.
Quicker outlets are replacing newspapers because the demand of the people reading is thriving. We as humans are greedy, so of course when we have could have news a click away we will take full advantage of it.
This is my disclaimer to any future adults that will ask what my major is:
Yes, I am choosing to become a journalism major, but I also plan on double majoring in sports management. Yes, I understand print work is continuing to dissolve into the Internet, but my options don’t have to be limited to a newspaper.
Finally, yes, I understand I am taking a risk, but I have my life jacket ready because I will never sink.