
Jim Lehrer
Journalist
“Make sure that the life you lead matters to others, because if it does, it will matter to you. If you do things that matter, you will feel that you matter.”
“Make sure that the life you lead matters to others, because if it does, it will matter to you. If you do things that matter, you will feel that you matter.”
Journalist
I am a journalist and novelist best known as the former news anchor on PBS NewsHour and Presidential Debate Moderator.
When I was a news anchor, my day would consist of reading and researching news stories and working with our producers on that days reportable stories. There were also a lot of meetings with segment producers. And more reading and researching. I would always make time to work on my writing and whatever side project I was working on.
Here's the first step for high school students
Start writing for your school paper and reporting on different topics at school.
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