How much status do journalists for Jewish media have in Jewish life?
” “Jewish journalists who want to write on Jewish issues and want to have an impact and earn money are better off going mainstream and writing occasionally on Jewish issues. They get greater freedom, exposure, and financial incentives. Take Tom Friedman, Richard Cohen, Wolf Blitzer. Wolf began writing as the Washington correspondent for the Jerusalem Post. He used to work for me. I used to pay him $25 a week for his column. Wolf wasn’t even that good of a journalist. Wolf got one piece of luck. He went to work for CNN during the Gulf War. He knew all the weaponry because of what he’d covered for Israel. He knew the Pentagon and the Middle East better than anyone else.” I learn that the UJ salary range is comparable to the Cal State system. A full professor gets about $85,000 a year. “Professors have more status in Jewish life.” “Professors can wrap themselves around a specific expertise. They know something. A good journalist should know how to know something. The Jewish community like
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