How many journalism jobs are there, really?
Over at the PBS blog, MediaShift, journalist Mark Glaser has some encouraging news for fledgling writers. He claims that there are plenty of journalism jobs to be had, we are just looking in the wrong places.
Dig it (especially his booming comments section):
"[W]hile Tribune Co. has been in the news for all its devastating cuts to the L.A.Times staff, there’s still a selection of 85 interactive job openings at the parent company, including a handful at the Times. Similarly, the MTV cable networks have had far-reaching cuts and reorganizations, yet there are dozens of digital job openings listed online."
The Urban Muse has a fascinating discussion about kinds of writers. Some of us are suited for long, long pieces, others for short. The essay explores what happens when a sprinter tries to go long.
Jeffrey Yamaguchi brings us news of The Haiku Inferno Book, the spoken-word adventures of a poetry crew. This exciting work comes with a warning wrapper and everything. Go read the post....
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