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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Roy Greenslade

Journalism? It's a three-day lesson

Rolling Stone reporter Matt Taibbi: "If you have no real knowledge or skill set and you're lazy and full of shit but you want to make a decent wage, then journalism's not a bad career option. The great thing about it is that you don't need to know anything... I can't believe people actually go to journalism school. You can learn the entire thing in like three days." (Via Campus Progress)

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