Many go to J-school because they can't cut it at other programs. It also has flash glamorous appeal, too.
Thets the visions of the TV crusading reporter thing. In reality they come out of J school thinking they will be assigned big stories and are devastated little snowflakes when they get sent to grand openings at supermarkets or at best, town hall meetings.
They then try turning traffic accidents into world ending acts of loss and stories of first responder heroism and look like total morons. Editing their crap is a nightmare and having to do rewrites is common.
I found it very interesting (and an unrecognized, under the radar example) when DT spoke of his donations and buying political influence. He included many candidates on the stage, but the one’s who denied receiving donations had there hands out quickly. I believe it was Huckabee and Kasich...maybe more. Though it was laughed away in jest, it accurately showed the common for sale tag of pols IMO (and proved Trump’s point.) If this was planned, it was a beautiful move.