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I have a degree in Journalism. I lasted only 8 weeks @fox32news & not as a result of the maddening pressure. NO. It was the obvious slant I witnessed which seeped into the writing, delivery, & overall mentality. More so, it was the utter lack of humanity I saw first hand. 1/
I quit. A few days later I was offered a job at a well known Chicago paper, & in dire need of the generous salary it would provide. Same week, I was headhunted for a job in the Ad industry. In my wide-eyed hope of changing the world for the better via journalism after college 2/
the Ad industry job option felt like selling out. But I remembered what I had seen, and how I couldn't *literally* meet my own eyes in the mirror after work sometimes. So I deviated, and went into the Ad world, where I have stayed happily, for 20 years. 3/
