Media job cuts accelerating
Cory Bergman February 27th, 2007
U.S. media companies cut 17,809 jobs in 2006, up 88 percent over the year before, and the cost-cutting shows no signs of slowing. Meanwhile, hiring for digital media positions is running at a rapid pace to meet high demand. I’m still amazed at how most (but not all) people who work in TV are oblivious to the connection between their job security and their digital skills. Most don’t even know what “RSS” means. Most would rather read TVSpy over Lost Remote. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
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1. Hussman | February 27th, 2007 at 7:29 am
Some of us who read LR don’t know what all this stuff means either. Perhaps you should set up a “LR 101″ link section.
BTW - I do know what RSS is, but I don’t necessarily know how to implement it, or take full advantage of it.
2. Cory | February 27th, 2007 at 7:45 am
That’s a good idea, thanks…
3. thedetroitchannel | February 27th, 2007 at 7:51 am
the fancy restaurant my wife dragged me out to last week offered an RSS feed!
when it came time to feed me, they offered R-eally S-hitty S-ervice.
4. Randy Hoffman | February 27th, 2007 at 8:52 am
Cory, just a quick thank you. I was recently hired on as a digital media revenue rep for Shurz Communications. I found the opportunity on your jobs board. THANKS!
5. Screamerina | February 27th, 2007 at 12:24 pm
I thoguht this listing on your job board was most interesting:
NPR.org is looking for a creative video producer with passion and skills for working in multiple media to join the talented team that is turning NPR.org into one of the premier news, music and information sites on the Web.
NPR…video? Hmmm….
6. invitedmedia | February 27th, 2007 at 2:25 pm
speaking of npr,
anyone catch terry gross and lowell bergman (probably spelled both of those wrong) today?
they talked about the closing of foreign bureaus and how the news is suffering because of the internet.
i like terry gross, but the internet will ultimately improve news. maybe some of the cushiness of “professional journalists” might suffer.
7. flotsam | February 27th, 2007 at 3:37 pm
cory great post…but it’s not just “people in Tv…” it’s people working in or wanting to work in ALL media. Without digital skills they are crippled and when it comes to hiring, if they don’t show up at the door with digital skills they are headed for the back of the line.
8. Troy Thomas | February 27th, 2007 at 9:45 pm
Amen, Cory. Its sad so many will need to leave their current company to find that opportunity or even to learn about it 101-style.
9. jo | February 28th, 2007 at 11:47 am
Since when are “people who work in TV” journalists, anyway? Local news has been a joke forever, and network news has devolved into tabloid-style reporting and all things light and fluffy.
In response to “professional journalists” losing their cushiness, I don’t foresee a day when qualified, paid journalists are obsolete. And can we please have a moratorium on the term “citizen journalist”? Why do so many media workers seem to buy into the idea that anyone with a computer and a mobile phone with a camera can be a reporter? That’s shooting off your own damn foot.
Oh yeah, I saw this in my RSS reader. I think I’m the only person in my newsroom who has set one up. I’ve tried spreading the word, but people seem to think it’s too complicated.
10. sean tubbs | February 28th, 2007 at 7:29 pm
Where does one go to get these new jobs in digital media, and how do they pay? Or rather, where does one go for career advice?
I’ve got a ton of radio experience, and created a locally-oriented podcast site. But, as an independent doing this, I have little leverage to turn any of it into a site that gets more than a handful of listeners. In small markets such as the one in which I work, there’s still a wait-and-see attitude to see if any of this is actually going to make money.
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