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Journalism has become ground zero for the vocation crisis
Whether you’re a reporter, a teacher or a nurse, it’s becoming more difficult to find meaning in your work.
Growing numbers of reporters and editors, tired of waiting for the other shoe to drop, are exiting the profession, citing burnout as the reason for their departure. Based on strong personal commitments, vocations promise recognition and a sense of self-worth for doing work that’s connected to broader values: healing people, fighting injustice, imparting knowledge, serving the cause of democracy. In fact, some vocations today are probably sustained more by their idealized reputations on the silver screen – in films like “ Spotlight ” and “ Dead Poets Society ” – than they are by the experiences of actual reporters and teachers in 2024.
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