Is it still worth it?
I’m 25, work as a mainline flight attendant for 4 years making good money, and will graduate in 2028 with my bachelors in Digital Journalism. My goal is to become a national entertainment or bilingual correspondent. I know now days going through local TV isn’t the only way to get there now days, a lot of entertainment correspondents build their own platforms digitally and then transition. If you were in my position, would you leave a stable job for local TV, or build your journalism career while keeping financial stability? I’d especially love to hear from people who work in TV news or at the networks. As much as it’s always been my dream to be a Journalist, I just don’t want to make a decision that I will regret down the road. I read a lot of articles and posts here and I don’t see as many positive things about the field. I’m not sure it’s even still possible to market hop up the markets with everything that’s going on.