“I have worked for more than 25 years as a reporter or an editor, and I have never once considered going to journalism school. Once I got my foot in the newsroom door, I realized quickly that journalism was a white-collar job with a blue-collar rhythm. All you needed was to serve your apprenticeship, learn from the more experienced members of the guild, and then work hard to master the craft. The rest fell into place. Why is librarianship any different?”

Can We Talk About the MLS? | Library Journal

A great, if perhaps provocative, editorial by LJ Editor-in-Chief, Mike Kelley.