ONA Issues

Welcome to Tumblr, We are Journalists! The new blog showcases journalists’ posts on why they became journalists and what they do. The About section begins, “We are journalists. We are proud of what we do. We are tired of bad press about the press.’”

wearejournalists:

I stumbled into journalism just as the economy was tanking and met a thousand people younger than me who were there because they wanted to tell the stories of people whose stories never get told and another thousand people older than me who still think good stories were worth telling and keep telling me “When you look at your paycheck, don’t despair. Remember, you’re not in this for the money.” I endeavor every day to remember that every story is worth telling. I’ve got so many stories of my own that I put aside every night because I keep seeing that the world is so much bigger than me. I’ve got two girls who need me to build them playhouses and teach them how to navigate the world. I work hard, even when my baby needs attention. I think it’s worth it. And by “it” I mean “family” and “work” and “showing the next generation what it takes to show what this world is and what it takes to make a better one, for them and for me.”

I am a JournaPapa.