What I learned No. 2: You matter

ByAnnette Lawless

Apr 22, 2010 #12, #49, #2010, #ABC, #Annette, #Blog, #CBS, #KTKA, #KWCH, #Lawless, #Manhattan, #NAB, #NBC, #News, #RTDNA, #TV, #UNITY, #Wichita, #affiliiate, #boss, #convention, #cuts, #director, #employer, #eyewitness, #i, #journalism, #kansas, #layoffs, #learned, #lessons, #producer, #reporter, #reporting, #television, #topeka, #unemployment, #what

You do matter. Fight for it.

While having a one-on-one with one of the most respected journalists in the country, Al Tompkins of the Poynter Institute, I quickly learned I should not give up the fight.

Push your employer to be honest with you about your goals.

And keep them in check.

(I wish I could be more specific with you all, but…)