I think Jim Lehrer is a great journalist. He was also my commencement speaker this past May. While the crux of his speech was to take risks and serve (whether in the government, military, non-profit sector, etc.), he wowed everyone by "calling a bus" --an early profession of his and the first time anyone paid him to speak into the microphone. So no, Jim is not boring.
Daily Northwestern: PBS "NewsHour" anchor Jim Lehrer told a Northwestern University audience that despite the low pay for starting journalists, people should “give it a whirl,” both because of the public good and because of the unique experience journalism provides. "It's chasing fire engines. It's following the sirens and asking 'What happened? Why are all the sirens going off?'"
The thought that Jim Lehrer has been giving journalism “a whirl” on the PBS NewsHour actually repels me from a journalism career as much, much too boring. To paraphrase Apu, stop staring at me from behind the screen with your dead eyes!
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