We are journalists. We are proud of what we do. We are tired of bad press about the press. We are trying to be "team players." We are terrified of more layoffs and paycuts. We would like to produce quality work without 'obamasux99' posting some non-sequitur rant at the end of it. We complain because we want things to be better. We would like some respect, plz. We are journalists.

10th November 2011

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I keep a spare pair of boots in my car in case I have to go traipsing through a crime scene, and a pencil in case I’m outside and my pens freeze. I send text messages in AP style. I’ve talked to people who are making funeral plans for their children, elected officials, professional athletes and people who just had interesting stories to tell. I’ve been on a ride with bounty hunters (they prefer to be called fugitive recovery agents) and found myself atop a ladder in full turnout gear at the fire academy. I’ve won a couple awards, but I am enough of a realist to realize that there are people a lot more talented than I am who don’t have a job. I’ve got a front-row seat for the industry’s self-immolation. On my worst day, I still can’t imagine doing anything else for a living, and on my best day, I actually feel sorry for people who don’t do what I do. I’m a journalist.

I keep a spare pair of boots in my car in case I have to go traipsing through a crime scene, and a pencil in case I’m outside and my pens freeze. I send text messages in AP style. I’ve talked to people who are making funeral plans for their children, elected officials, professional athletes and people who just had interesting stories to tell. I’ve been on a ride with bounty hunters (they prefer to be called fugitive recovery agents) and found myself atop a ladder in full turnout gear at the fire academy. I’ve won a couple awards, but I am enough of a realist to realize that there are people a lot more talented than I am who don’t have a job. I’ve got a front-row seat for the industry’s self-immolation. On my worst day, I still can’t imagine doing anything else for a living, and on my best day, I actually feel sorry for people who don’t do what I do.

I’m a journalist.

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    We are the whiney-whine percent.
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    Emphasis mine.
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