What Caitlin is saying is certainly true of my experience as a writer even though my degrees were in philosophy and health education, not journalism. I would underscore, as well, that what Caitlin is saying about journalism is true of every academic discipline: if you do not learn to credibly parrot the dominant narratives and believe them with all your heart, you will not survive a hostile job market designed to promote yes men/women and weed out dissidents of whatever stripe. This is also true in health and medical occupations, that if you do not embrace the dominant paradigms and practices early on (all dictated by bottom line considerations) there's a good possibility you'll be refused a university degree, much less not survive the grueling internship that's a requirement for professional practice.