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Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:31 PM

Job Hunt Diary

November 2008   Monday: 10 a.m. I receive a text from my cousin informing me of three reporter openings in my area. The positions are at two newspapers I interned at while in college and I’m certain I made a good impression at both. I e-mail my
posted by JobHunter | 1 Comments
Thursday, November 13, 2008 6:39 PM

Job Hunt

Buried beneath the recent headlines about U.S. job losses and home foreclosures are the remnants of my optimism for a reporting career. I’ve been looking for a job for six months. The U.S. unemployment rate hit a 14-year high in October. Ohio – my
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008 2:09 PM

Tweet the beat

So ... I finally decided to get on board this whole Twitter thing. I started one a while ago, but never touched it until just yesterday. Maybe this post is more directed at Sonya, because I know she's been tweeting for a while, but for anyone else as
posted by GenePark | 1 Comments
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 7:16 PM

Two Quick Points

Two interesting points about the election: *It seems that newspapers bounced back for a day on November 5, when they sold out across the country because people wanted a real keepsake of the historic presidential win.  It won't keep the industry from
posted by AieshaLittle | 0 Comments