This chapter explores the similarities between politics reporting and media reporting, including the challenges of dealing with cynical individuals and getting on-the-record statements. It also discusses the significance of politics in shaping people's lives and the struggles faced by the media industry.
Clare Malone is a staff writer for The New Yorker. Her latest article is ”Hasan Minhaj’s ‘Emotional Truths.’”
“You're going to work a lot of hours if you want to be successful, and you're probably not going to make as much money as your dumb friend from college does. You're choosing it for a different reason, but I do think we have to make efforts to have the [journalism] industry be a middle-class profession.”
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