Journalism one of the worst jobs of 2012, according to some.

The employment news site CareerCast just published a list called “The 10 Worst Jobs of 2012,” where not one, but two journalism jobs were listed. Newspaper reporter was number five on the list and broadcaster was number 10. “As the digital world continues to take over and provide on-demand information, the need for print newspapers and daily newscasts is diminishing,” CareerCast said.

In response to CareerCast’s list, several journalists have defended their profession. One of them is Nepalese Rajneesh Bhandari, who published “5 Reasons Why Journalism Is Not the Worst Job in the World” on the news site Policymic. Bhandari claims that searching for the truth is appealing, information is power, journalists have a social responsibility, and that it is an adventurous and challenging career.

While those are all definitely valid and truthful facts, the problem is that it has become harder to find a job in journalism over the last few years. “The sad thing is that there are many college graduates that still want to work in this field and due to the existing crisis, in many cases they are working for free,” BBC Mundo and Tony Lee, one of the authors of the study said.

However, the importance of journalism should not be overlooked, the news site Phylly.com reminds us. “Since journalism is vital to self-government, threats to its survival should be a focus of national debate,” according to Phylly.com. Journalism also helps communities tell their stories because “freedom of speech is worthless if you don’t know how to make it heard,” the news site ZDNet explained in a recent article.

Yes, a journalism job may not be the best-paying one out there, but the value of this profession is priceless. According to BBC Mundo, broadcasters make about $27,324 per year and newspaper reporters make about $35,275 per year. Instead of focusing on the negative news about the future of journalism, we should be thinking about how we can save it, as it is indispensable in any society. Journalists are already finding new ways to use their skills as it is. The future of journalism is not grim, just more challenging.