A productive rant about journalism

There exists an enormous disparity between the public image of journalism and the real world of journalism.

2021 was my second shot at journalism school, albeit 20 years after my first attempt. When I first went to college, back at the beginning of this millennium when Y2K was the world’s biggest problem, I was young and wild and dumb. I flunked out after one too many parties, jumped to history, and spent 20 years living with that decision.

This time around I’m more mature and settled. COVID-19 and the ensuing lockdowns allowed me to gain…