A revolving door for journalists?
Interesting article in the Vermont Guardian about a “revolving door” for journalists who go into public relations. I don’t quite think this is the same as the “revolving door” that exists for public officials that go into lobbying. There just isn’t the potential for the same amount of personal gain that exists when a government official decides to become a lobbyist, even if PR jobs generally pay better than journalism.
In the interest of full disclosure, I should say that I’ve been a journalism journalist, done public relations and marketing, and then returned to journalism. Not to sound polyannish, but I think as a journalist it’s given me a broader view of the world that I never would have had if I hadn’t left the newsroom for a few years.
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stacey Said,
October 4, 2006 @ 9:33 am
“In the interest of full disclosure, I should say that I’ve been a journalism, done public relations and marketing, and then returned to journalism.”
If you were a journalist at some point, how did you let your error in that sentence slide? You’ve been a journalism?
Mark Said,
October 4, 2006 @ 8:27 pm
Perhaps I’m identifying too closely with my profession
Thanks for the catch. It’s corrected now.