the demise of journalism

"James Lozada, 36, of League City, Tex., gave up his longtime career in broadcast journalism in 2006 to become a medical student and explore a new career path. Eight years later, he's now a resident in anesthesiology at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Here, he explains what led to that choice:
I found that sensational stories were favored over thought-provoking ones. I couldn’t see myself covering fires, murders and accidents decade after decade. It’s also a very unstable gig, requiring you to move frequently to excel. When I left in 2006, the news environment was changing from traditional to new media, and it seemed like an uncertain time for journalism. Reporters around me were getting fired, and I wanted more stability."

You're crazy

You are using an example of traditional reporting jobs. No one goes into journalism any more for those. If you have any stats on current specialties at Mizzou and their related job markets, please share. Otherwise you are talking about some geezer who is doing the equivalent of shoeing horses or making wooden wheels.