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# How journalists limit themselves
- URL: https://onemanandhisblog.com/2010/09/how_journalists_limit_themselves/
- Published: 2010-09-27T16:42:54.000Z
- Updated: 2015-04-14T21:27:27.000Z
- Author: Adam Tinworth
- Tags: change management, Journalism, Journalists

[Kevin Anderson](http://charman-anderson.com/2010/09/27/journalists-identity-as-a-barrier-to-tech-adoption/?ref=onemanandhisblog.com):

> The other issue is really about professional identity. Journalists are very tribal, meaning that they have always been very sensitive about who is and isn’t a journalist. Economic uncertainty has only heightened this sensitivity. Many journalists still define themselves not only by their jobs but by very specific ways in which they do their jobs.

This is a bit like a builder defining themselves by the fact that they mainly do extensions. Possibly factually true, but really unhelpful if demand for extensions suddenly dries up…