Who Here Is Still Working in Journalism?

[Lugnuts]

If you like, please post how you voted and explain. If you're out of journalism due to layoff but looking for a job and want back in, please say. Or if you're out due to layoff and don't plan to return to the field, please say.

 

[RossLT]

Forced out. Not looking to get back in.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Out due to layoff/buyout, not going back.

 

[zeke12]

Still at it. Last one out, turn out the lights.

 

[imjustagirl]

Journalism, but I've moved to the net away from newspapers.

 

[thegrifter]

I'm still here, but scared ****less for my future.

 

[spup1122]

In, but at a non-profit news agency that focuses on a very unique beat. Oh, and it's an internship and I'm three years removed from school, but it's what I could find.

 

[Trey Beamon]

Still here.

 

[spnited]

Going on 40 years in the business and fully expecting to make it another 5 or 6 years to retirement.

 

[KevinmH9]

Never did work in journalism when I got out of college. After working at the college paper for awhile which I really enjoyed, I found out how bleak the industry was upon graduation. I applied for jobs for months and received a small handful of replies back and a smaller handful of requests for interviews.

After that, I gave up.

 

[mike311gd]

I'm still in it and still loving every minute of it.

 

[playthrough]

In, but full-time freelancing. And the majority of my income is online media.

 

[Gutter]

Left nearly 6 years ago for a job in sports PR. Now on my second gig since then, completely out of sports.

I miss being around sports and the rush of working on deadline, but overall I'm thankful to be in a much more stable profession. Took a break a few years ago from freelancing ... will probably start up again later this year.

 

[Precious Roy]

Still in, afraid of tomorrow, but trying to put out my best work so as not to look expendable.
However, with the state of the industry, that probably doesn't matter one bit.

 

[funky_mountain]

in journalism, still love the day to day work and long-term projects and anxiety ridden about the future

 

[slappy4428]

I've been freelancing since Scripps raped my paper three plus years ago.

 

[Sxysprtswrtr]

In journalism. Loving it.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Long gone, just passed my seventh anniversary of full-time librarianship. That's longer than I worked full-time in journalism. Did string for a few years after leaving FT, but that ended a year and a half ago when the paper I was doing it for moved the deadlines up to 10 p.m. That wasn't worth my trouble. Then I found out I didn't really miss it anymore when they asked if I wanted to come back the next year (deadlines moved back again).

Realized I never really had the passion to do it in the first place.

 

[Pete Incaviglia]

Sill in it. Fulltime. Decent beat. ****ty boss. Scared ****less of the future of this business. Decided I'm not going anywhere until forced to do so.

 

[GB-Hack]

In like Flynt.