I'm in the northeast. You don't show up for an interview with a tie, I would throw you out. I mean, come on. Jeans? Really? You don't need the...
You serious? Not being paid for a month? That's illegal, and if you are a professional you walk. If the management comes to you, beforehand,...
I would say no contact is the norm. I am applying for positions in and outside of the business. Mostly outside. Recent experience, as in last 2...
Have to confess, had Team USA playing Columbia. Nothing like that Ivy League world cup team.
The small-town daily will survive as a print product, the major metro will survive as an aggressive web product. What's going to go away is the...
May be the worst ad I've ever seen. The old bootstrap journalism was comedy, but this one is awful.
Everyone wants more local high school sports coverage until their kid graduates. If you are a paper with a regional bent -- 20 plus towns -- I...
I don't like when other writers castigate others for errors. This forum seems to try and embarrass young writers who are enthusiastic about...
This is brutal when you try and get out. Some people think every sports writer is Ray Romano. You have to wow them. Non-sports people think...
I would do it if you think you can afford it. $11,000 in three years is $33,000, that' re-payable. Now, $60,000 to $80000? No way. I may even go...
I do blame the reporters for the absolutely fabricated anecdotes of their love. The writers just filled in the void. They were writing fiction....
Not possible. That has to be part-time clerk or something like 30 hours.
This should only be written by long-term people, who are ingrained in the community. These are vanity columns, but, in all seriousness, if you...
I have had my fill off quirky high school writers. Perhaps it's because I am not on a preps beat anymore, but every time I lend a hand (more like...
Depends on how big a star this kid was. If he was a major star with Division I offers, and he signed, the fact he didn't graduate should be a...
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