I have to echo Iolan's post. Michael provided an excellent analysis and I am more than ready to admit that I have been guilty of holding Lois's lack of formal education and her start at The Inquisitor against her.
However, I will point out that I did say:
She has worked hard, but I believe that much of her success is more based on luck than on skill.
Now, all things considered I have to say that I have probably given Lois inadequate credit for her hard work. She has had her share of luck but so do RL reporters and every version of Lois Lane.
As for this
I just don’t think of her as a real journalist
I will be reassessing how I think of her in the future.
Not really too difficult for me to do since Lois, in whatever form, is always my favorite character.
Bob