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It's true, being a reporter can suck sometimes.
Reporting jobs are becoming few and far between.
You could make more money doing pretty much anything else.
Long hours. Lots of words. Hunched back. Crippled fingers.
Oh, and there's also the issue of actually having to find and report the news. . .
Try to get anything original from those flacks who only give you talking points
Or those people who respond "that's a really good question" because they haven't got a clue how to answer it.
But maybe you finally get through to that "someone who would know the answer." Except they don't.
People are hypercritical of your mistakes, even minor ones like typhos.
Some people will even straight up lie to you.
Ah, but you are a journalist, and you won't stand for such shenanigans!
And. . .
It's hard to beat the adrenaline rush that comes from finally finding that damning piece of intel.
The powers that be may not like you.
No two days in the office are ever the same.
You have the scoop on pretty much everything.
But best of all, you've changed things for the better.
Because of you, the citizenry is now a little more informed.
So let's hear it for being a journalist, the best worst job ever!
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