As children, we are conditioned to compete with our peers. The overachievers tussle over who will be at the top of the class. You go up for the lead role in the school play against a girl in your English class. In high school, your rival for class president, football quarterback or homecoming queen is another upperclassman.
In the workplace, age no longer determines who you’re up against. At any moment, you might be jostling for recognition against another journalist from a very different background. They may have been born in another generation, have a fancier education or enjoy family connections that open doors that seem permanently closed to you.
For journalists entering the profession, that can lead to a startling question: How do you get what you want when someone else seems to have the advantage?
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