I Tell My Parents, "I'll Do This For Two Years And I'll Go To Law School, I Promise."

by Rachelle Hruska · May 19, 2009

    Who recently uttered this to a Bloomberg program, and what were they referring to?  Answer below...

    The quote cam from an unidentified Harvard student who was majoring in Journalism. Says NY Mag: "Pulitzer training ground the Crimson is suffering, and students considering journalism for a career have been forced to hide their interest lest they be scorned or pitied."  Even the professors are in on the Journalism bashing.  Says Alex Jones: "It’s purely [a] matter of economics, because they’re not stupid,” Jones said. “If the media once again promises the opportunity to do some important work with a decent wage, they’ll be back.”