I'm just wrapping up a stint working at The Working Press, the newspaper of the Society of Professional Journalist's annual convention. I covered a variety of different issues and seminars at the event. Check out our publication.
One thing that concerned me when I attended what the attitude of most of the newspaper reporters. Nearly every person I talked to who worked for a paper was overworked, underpaid and afraid they'll lose their jobs. One of the most popular sessions at the convention was about freelancing. I bet people signed up for it because they were looking for ways to supplement their incomes.
The president and CEO of Scripps said in a session that the next five years will be an exciting time in journalism--for some people. While he said that it was the young people in journalism now who would benefit from our field being turned upside down, it is sad that some of the people who would have been great mentors will be pushed into other fields.
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Sounds like the life of an intern. Instead of being overworked and underpaid, however, they are overworked and NOT paid. I hope none of us mind living off Spaghetti O's and kidney beans for a couple years.
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