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Sports Editor -- Jackson, MS (Clarion-Ledger)

Discussion in 'Journalism Jobs' started by steveu, Feb 17, 2015.

  1. HackyMcHack

    HackyMcHack Member

    The person I was referring to worked in news. I don't know what the situation is in sports.

    Unfortunately, the slashing of sports staffs isn't limited to Gannett. We've gone from nine to four in my shop, with one of those four working remotely on a major college beat, and somehow we still manage to paginate our own section.
     
  2. HejiraHenry

    HejiraHenry Well-Known Member

    I assume it's part of the restructuring in every Gannett newsroom. Not a robust press criticism outlet in Jackson - as compared to, say, the Nashville Scene's treatment of The Tennessean - so this tree fell without most folks hearing it.
     
  3. BDC99

    BDC99 Well-Known Member

    Yeah, every sports staff I know if is at least half what it was 7 or 8 years ago. But unless something drastic happened, I don't think Creglow was "fired." If he was laid off after such a great showing at APSE, that is just brutal. As someone else said, just goes to show that quality is the least of the worries in the journalism world. And it's not just Gannett.
     
  4. DeskMonkey1

    DeskMonkey1 Active Member

    Anyone care to ballpark the pay? It's Gannet, so I'm thinking somewhere around $18,000
     
  5. BDC99

    BDC99 Well-Known Member

    For a sports editor? Yikes! That sounds awfully low.
     
  6. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    I think he was joking. I'd guess somewhere in the upper 30s or low 40s.
     
  7. BDC99

    BDC99 Well-Known Member

    Gotcha. I would think the higher end of that, but that sounds better.
     
  8. DeskMonkey1

    DeskMonkey1 Active Member

    I would think it would be more middle to upper 40s....but this is Gannett. If they pay you too much, they'll just can you in a year, anyway.
     
  9. boundforboston

    boundforboston Well-Known Member

    Although I have no experience with Ganett, that sounds low, too.
     
  10. BDC99

    BDC99 Well-Known Member

    I was thinking closer to 50k too, but it wouldn't surprise me if it's 40-ish.
     
  11. HejiraHenry

    HejiraHenry Well-Known Member

    I'd love to tackle that challenge, in the abstract, but it would take $70K to get me out of the shop I'm in to such an uncertain situation. Laughable, I guess, but we all have our price. | The real number? Probably 45.
     
  12. DeskMonkey1

    DeskMonkey1 Active Member

    Adjusting for cost of living, that's probably on par on what I'm making here in the midwest. Maybe a little more. Except I'm not the boss
     
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