How bad do you want to be a reporter? Bad enough to work nights and weekends? The poor glutton for punishment that’s chosen will cover city and county government. Sports and general interest feature stories. In exchange for your long hours and tireless efforts you will be rewarded with low pay and marginal health insurance.
an Oct. 1 posting on JournalismJobs.com by the Illinois Valley News in southern Oregon. (via washingtonpoststyle
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Yes, this is the reality of a media job. Sad but true.
(via carlosmonteiro)
… and of course, with the economic crunch and the easy access to news for free on the internet, this is only going to get worse.
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