Feeling better about selling out:

This column on Poynter today had a few good reminders for why I left the newspaper business.

"First, working in public relations does not preclude a return to journalism. I'd argue you might even be a better journalist for having had the experience of being covered by journalists. Second, there may well be days when you miss the rush; hopefully, there will be more days when you find great satisfaction in the work you choose to do. And finally, if anyone should feel betrayed, it should be the journalist who worked 11 hours a day for more than a decade and wasn't paid well enough to buy a house."

From Butch Ward, Poynter Institute Distinguished Fellow

I also love this affirmation he included:

Remember how talented you are: You can write. You can think critically. You can ask good questions. You are creative. You have passion. You can handle tight deadlines.The business world, I assure you, values these skills and -- this might be too obvious a point -- needs more people who possess them.