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Cary's right, there is a place for you in journalism, you just have to find your niche. One of the things I love about being a business journalist is that I've never had to ask anyone how they felt when their child was killed in some senseless accident. Yes, I ask tough questions, but I feel that writing about how a CEO backdated his company's stock options is very different from speculating about whether Britney's marriage dissolved because Kevin Federline had an affair.
Another thing I've learned over the past 15 years: you can ask anyone almost anything if you phrase it the right way. Being a good journalist is mostly about listening, really listening to what a source has to say and then asking the right follow-up questions.
