Mediagazer: Allyson Bird explains further ‘why I left the news’ (Joshua Gillin/Poynter)

8:40 AM ET, March 21, 2013

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Joshua Gillin / Poynter:

Allyson Bird explains further ‘why I left the news’ — Allyson Bird, the 28-year-old author of a now-viral blog post detailing why she left journalism, explained in an e-mail interview that she battled against the realities of being asked to do more work for less pay.

Allyson Bird:

Why I left news — I get asked two questions several times a week, and I brush off both with a verbal swat. One — because I'm in my late 20s, I suppose - is when are you getting married? And the other, because it seems like small talk, is why did you leave the newspaper?

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