QUOTING prominent newspaperman and political commentator the late Henry Louis Mencken, University of Missouri's dean of journalism Prof Dean Mills (pic), says: “Journalism is a profession where you’re paid to ask rude questions.
“If you are good at doing that, then journalism's for you. Coupled with a high level of curiosity and the love to meet people, you will have a flourishing career in the media,” he told StarEducation in an interview during his brief visit to Malaysia last week.