I would love to be a part of your first . <| sep |> Graduatesentrants into the profession start out expecting to go in right at the top of the food chain when in fact and as you make reference to sources need to be built up over time . starting out at the local newspaper and building a foundation of connections and people within the media and local clubsauthorities from there . I didn ' t once disagree that the journalistic landscape was more difficult and is getting even more cut throat but I can ' t accept that this inevitably leads to a decline in quality of journalism . It only has done because people have made decisions along the way for this short term fix whereby integrity and reputation have been thrown out the window for the sake of a quick buck ! It ' s almost as if journalists are in a state where they think they can ' t spend their early years at the bottom and sacrifice to build up their positionknowledge within the industry . So what do they have to offer ? Top 10 lists , slide shows and clickbait articles . They don ' t know people behind the scenes and don ' t get any interesting stories or have a chance to form unique opinions from first hand experience because they don ' t want to put in the hard work at the start .