Hi all, I (24 NB) have my mojo back in terms of motivation, and am very close landing an entry level producing job but at the same time I'm terrified. As much as I've always loved reporting, I wonder if it's worth it. My friends left and right are leaving the industry, saying it's just staying on a sinking ship with where journalism is headed right now in 2025 USA.
I wonder if that means I should pivot too. If it turns out, I never am able to land a journalism job, I truly wonder if I'm destined to just be stuck in retail forever...I want to be in something that I enjoy at least. Or I'd like to go back to school for a Master's or something but I just don't know what for yet. I'm interested in lots of international relations/foreign policy careers, tour guiding, PI work, public policy, psychology/research in the social sciences, you name it. In general, I just like community involvement and felt a genuine love for the disability reporting I used to do.
I feel like I just need a backup from journalism so that I'm not doomed. I honestly wake up everyday scared that I'm just signing my life away, whether I remain a journalist or end up stuck in retail. I'm this close to getting a job in this industry. So maybe I'll be able to stick it through and find a path into what I enjoy. Who knows.
Give it a shot for a year and then reassess. You can absolutely select a new path at 25.
Yeah, it doesn't hurt to try. I want to at least try and get a job in the industry first :)
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I say give it a shot if it’s something you’re truly passionate about, but be ready for serious burnout and the possibility of switching careers. For me, it gave me some of the worst mental fog I’ve ever experienced in my life. I was no longer feeling myself.
Run away. Quickly.