Always a newspaper-woman

As a jaded young journalist, I found this excerpt from Steven A. Smith's Still a Newspaperman comforting:

"It’s always great fun to work with young journalists. Idealism AND energy are a great combination. I am heartened to see that the angst that is so debilitating to old-fart veterans doesn’t seem to have infected young journalists, at least those with whom I have been working. They are dedicated to the craft, fully realize the old career tracks are gone or soon will be and are just looking for the new paths."

It's nice to know I'm not the only one who's overly hopeful about my future.