Is today’s journalism any better than a cheap top from H&M?

I don’t believe in fast fashion. I don’t like capitalism. And I hate consumerism. Yet, I ended up working in the field where the purpose of work is to make sure people consume as much as possible and where success is measured in numbers, likes and money.

I’m fighting over jobs I don’t want but feel pressured to get. I use my time working on projects I don’t really care about, just because it will look good on my CV. I’m getting 1sts but couldn’t care less about the assignments.

I don’t believe in today’s journalism. It’s not sustainable. It’s too fast. Too many deadlines. Too much content. Too much competition. It’s too much.

I thought journalism was about telling stories. When I was little, I wanted to be an author, but because I’m a smart girl I understood that was not realistic. So, I ended up with journalism.

While being an author is like Chanel, being a journalist is like H&M. Today’s journalism is a factory. And the purpose of a factory is to produce as much as possible while keeping the cost low. It’s capitalism at its finest.

While newspapers, websites and news outlets keep posting more and more and more and more and more. The value decreases. People’s stories are just another way of earning money. People’s tragedies are just another way of earning money. People’s privacy is just another way to earn money.

Newspapers all around the world are hoping for a fire, an accident or something tragic so the numbers will grow, and the readers will spend their time on news site.

At the end of the day, well written articles aren’t discussed. Numbers are. Records are. New subscribers, readers, followers are.

I don’t like today’s journalism.

And in a world where people are high on Adderall, worshipping toxic productivity and tearing each other to bits in order to reach the top – I’m staying on the sideline.

We all know what’s happening with a piece from H&M – it’s never lasts for long.

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