Here’s a nice yarn for you: a print journalist named Adam Jadhav quit his job at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch to begin a new life travelling and blogging.
Since I entered J-School, I’ve been dreaming of being a foreign correspondent. Unfortunately, the journalism industry doesn’t have the scratch to afford many of those these days.
finally pulled the trigger this summer, told the bosses I’d be quitting and bought plane tickets. I am bound for the developing world, with a stop in Kenya and before an eventual long-term stay in India. There will be sidetrips elsewhere (Thailand for at start, but who knows where the winds will blow).
His blog is adamjadhav.com. He has also made a rap video to celebrate his transition, which feels rather hackeneyed considering the number of rap parody songs out there, but it is midly entertaining:
We must wish Adam the best of luck on his new journey and hope that he gets plenty of freelance work to support his travels. Dare we say Adam Jadhav, “‘international journalist 2.0″, could exemplify the opportunties that are open to intrepid word-smiths in the so-called new era of journalism?
Either way, this is an inspiring story to any journo student yearning to become a foreign correspondent but worried about being restricted by a miserly newspaper company.
I know a few people who will be heartened by Adam’s tale…
Thanks for the nod. Working several stories but times are tricky these days for the freelancer. I’ll raise a glass to the future.
Heh am I really the only reply to this incredible article?