Only 13% Say Journalism a ‘Prestigious’ Job
Under the category of “WELL DUH!,” Editor & Publisher had an amusing little blurb on August 1st about a Harris poll “measuring public perceptions of 23 professions and occupations.” It’s hard to imagine that anyone would need to go to all that work to create the poll, however, at least as far as answering the question of where the occupation of journalism would rank with the American people. All they had to do was to take a peek at this site to get that easy answer: at the BOTTOM of the pile!
The lowly journalist ranks right down there with Union Leader, actor, and entertainer in the last ten least prestigious occupations.
Still Don’t Get No Respect: Poll Finds Journos At Bottom Of ‘Prestige’ Jobs
CHICAGO Hang down your head, journalist — your fellow Americans don’t think your career is much to be proud of.
The annual Harris Poll measuring public perceptions of 23 professions and occupations came out Wednesday — and you can find journalists in the Bottom Ten.
Just 13% of the 1,100 U.S. adults surveyed in June and July said the occupation of journalist had “very great prestige,” while 16% said it had “hardly any prestige at all.” The plurality of respondents, 47%, grudging conceded there was “some prestige” in being a journalist.
Yeah. For SURE we coulda’ told ‘em that!
Well, maybe we would have had them in dead last place, right down there with politician and lawyer!
Anyway, there is your laugher for the day.
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August 2nd, 2007 at 7:36 am
These are definatelly the dark years for journalism!!
But only in the darkest of nights can you see the stars the clearest!!
I have definatelly come across some bold, more traditional, avante guard journalists as I’ve researched the landscape of the bourgening men rights movement!!
We need some more Jack London type journalists…and were seeing some of them sprouting up here on MND.
August 2nd, 2007 at 7:58 am
What passes as journalism is pretty much the barrel bottom. Journalistic fraud, unfettered bias, compromise of national security, and complete fabrication have become the modus operandi of progressive journalism. Conservatives see through the transparent attempts by journalists to manipulate public opinion for political gain. Does anybody remember how that brilliant progressive liberal, Dan Rather, attempted to swing a national election by printing a fabricated document?
August 2nd, 2007 at 8:10 am
It would be a most worthy cause to build up this web site by telling many people about it!!
Naturally..If more people are seeking a more male friendly approach to news, It then becomes more attractive to advertisers to advertise on mensnewsdaily.
And more of the writers that post here become the new avante guard journalists!!
If journalism is in disrepair..we’lle just foster the few that are worth their salt!!
August 2nd, 2007 at 8:12 am
post #3 ..sorry.. a little hasty and scattered..but..
If journalism is in disrepair..we’lle just foster the few that are worth their salt!!
About sums it up!!