As is the essence of our profession, journalists’ careers often center largely around gauging public opinion and giving the “everyman” a voice on any number of issues, from something as macro as the war in Iraq, to something as tragically close to home as the deadly Jan. 10 La Conchita mudslide. But when it comes to public opinion about journalism and the respectability of those who practice the craft, journalists are often viewed in lower esteem than are the practitioners… Read more