Perks of the Job

“The country is so divided, the vilification of journalists so pervasive and the economic future so shaky that I sometimes have to ask myself what the hell I’m doing still working in this business.” 

—Kate Santich, reporter, The Orlando Sentinel, “Once again, Tribune wants veteran journalists to leave. Here’s why we haven’t . . . yet,” Orlando Sentinel, Jan. 17, 2020.

     

 

• Editorial Comment: Nice cubicles? Free coffee? Paper cuts?

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Could play some golf

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