It sucks when people tell you your major is worthless and you won't be able to find a job. It's not funny when people laugh at you for your chosen career path. Even more disappointing is when the critiques not only come from your friends and family, but also the educators that you meet while working towards your degree.

Whenever I've told someone I want to be a journalist one of the first things they say is usually, "That's a dying field" "There aren't any jobs" "Real journalism is dead". I smile, nod and pretend like they didn't just murder me a thousand times by taking my dreams and stepping on them right in front of me.

I don't really say it, but I know. I know journalism is radically different from what it was ten years ago. With the emergence of new websites like Buzzfeed and our cultures fascination with celebrity gossip there isn't a lot of interest in the hard-hitting journalism of the past, investigative journalism is kind of dead. A professor once told our class, "Buzzfeed is not real journalism, but if you get a job offer there take it because it's not dying anytime soon."

So far in my college career most professors have somewhat dismissed journalism majors. They just assume we'll end up writing about what Kylie Jenner puts in her ramen or what Kim Kardashian is wearing that week, but one professor finally gave me some hope in what could be my future.

Earlier this week I had one of those "life changing" college lectures. When I walked out of class that day, I felt for the first time, comfortable in saying I was a journalism major. And for that, thank you professor.

She stood in front of our class and told us that as bleak as the subject matter was, the world needs journalists. Despite learning about buyouts, and watching the owner of a News outlet say "We need puppies, not Iraq. F*ck you." This professor got me excited about what journalism means to the world and restored my faith in what I can be doing with my career.

When I thought I resigned myself to a life of reporting on who was wearing what, and who's dating who this lecture changed my outlook on my future. Contrary to what most people say, journalists are important. We can still report on the hard-hitting stories and we are crucial to covering topics such as politics and world news. Journalists are here, and we aren't going anywhere.

"Please don't stop being journalism majors, the world needs you. Your generation can save journalism."

Thanks professor, I will.