Comments on: Media job cuts accelerating

By: sean tubbs

sean tubbs — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:29:47 +0000

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.

By: jo

jo — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:47:30 +0000

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.

By: Troy Thomas

Troy Thomas — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:45:56 +0000

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.

By: flotsam

flotsam — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:37:16 +0000

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.

By: invitedmedia

invitedmedia — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:25:44 +0000

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.

By: Screamerina

Screamerina — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:24:50 +0000

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….

By: Randy Hoffman

Randy Hoffman — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:52:19 +0000

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!

By: thedetroitchannel

thedetroitchannel — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:51:45 +0000

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.

By: Cory

Cory — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:45:35 +0000

That’s a good idea, thanks…

By: Hussman

Hussman — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:29:59 +0000

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.