Journalism majors

Another journalism major enters the work force.

This Dilbert comic strip first appeared in 1995 and it is still hilarious. I thought this the funniest comic strip ever and over the years talked about it, searched for it and sometimes acted it out for co-workers before I learned you can simply go to the Dilbert cartoon website and search for strips by subject.

 

This makes me think of two times I worked with freshly graduated journalism majors. The first was Crystal at a daily paper, who thought she knew everything, listened to nobody, made excuses for all her mistakes, contributed little and constantly talked about herself. Another was Luke Harris at a twice-weekly paper, who was a dedicated reporter with a creative mind and willingness to grow. We often collaborated and in about two years Luke moved up to a head editor position while continuing to contribute as a reporter and photojournalist. Luke won Journalist of the Year from the Texas Press Association in 2010.

It just shows that education can go either way depending if you got a degree to get a job or if you got a degree to better peruse your passion.

I am curious how many of you studied in your field or, like myself, excelled with cleverness and good looks. Comment below at www.ninjajournalist.blogspot.com and follow Ninja Journalism by email.