The Jandoli Institute hosted a live Twitter Chat on Feb. 21 for aspiring and young journalists. Below are responses to a question from Richard Lee, the institute’s executuve director.

Well idk. It’s just hard. I shop at Aldis for groceries. I can’t spend money the way my friends do. It’s just a choice you have to make. Not a fun one, but you can make it fun.

— Katie Tercek (@KTercek14News) February 21, 2020

Journalism has evolved before and will again. Non-profits have stepped up to address coverage gaps and newsrooms shift their priorities. I’m worried about small newsrooms and communities losing their vital reporter who attends every school board meeting. #JandoliChat

— Whitney Downard (@WhitneyDownard) February 21, 2020

I’m encouraged when two (or more) news media pair up. In #RochesterNY, the NPR station runs @roccitynews, an urban weekly. In NYC, @WNYC bought & runs @Gothamist, which does strong digital news. Journalism is evolving, opportunities abound. #JandoliChat

— David K. (@redleader57) February 21, 2020

From @richleeonline: A journalism prof once told me: Journalists get to go to the places everyone wants to go to, talk with the people everyone wants to talk with and ask the questions everyone wants to ask. #JandoliChat

— Jandoli Institute (@Jandoli_Inst) February 21, 2020

All questions:

Why did you choose journalism?
Why not PR, advertising or marketing? 
Did you consider journalism grad school? 
Is journalism dead?
How do you stay positive?
What happens when your job takes you to another state?
Aside from classes, what did you do during college to learn journalism?
How did you adjust from college to the workforce? 
What’s the most fun you’ve had as a journalist?

Categories: Jandoli Institute, Media