People often wonder why news and media sucks, and a huge component is that it's wildly less meritocratic than most private sector industries, and more based on nepotism and channels of specific and limiting backgrounds than you want to believe and no one talks about this pic.twitter.com/EMov5fJ2c5
— Jacqueline Sweet (@JSweetLI) March 2, 2024
Certainly, she is right, particularly at the top journalistic institutions.
To end up at places like the New York Times, and The New Republic, old school ties, and the ability to do extensive unpaid intern work while paying for school are crucial to get your foot in the door.
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