Making a Difference

What does it mean to be an online journalist making a difference these days, in the age of cat gifs and a plethora of 'Kimye' standing in for news on the world wide web? As a journalism student, I am usually told on a weekly basis that journalism is a "tough business" and it's "going to be hard to find a job out there." Yet, it seems to me that they are missing the very core of journalism: that as much as I would like to find a job from it, more than that I hope to make a difference. 

DailyNk, a defector website (which I first learned of here) run from North Korea, prides itself on being the kind of news outlet that is necessary, brave, and revolutionary; they merely call it "Brightening the future of North Korea." It is one of several defector run websites that get out news about one of the most protective of its information, not to mention oppressive, countries in the world. From articles about life in North Korea to the international affairs concerning the country, DailyNk is an example of why the importance of journalism rises beyond the level of available jobs. And at any rate, journalism and journalism jobs will never become extinct, as long as their is corruption, indifference, ignorance, and most importantly, bravery.