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Tag Archives: Economy
More journalists join the ranks of the unemployed
Just read that the Baltimore Sun is laying off one-third of its newsroom staff. The Tribune company’s been floundering for awhile, trying to claw its way upward and out of bankruptcy, and I guess this is the latest effort. Reports … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Journalism, Uncategorized
Tagged Baltimore Sun, baseball game, blog, Capital News Serivce, Economy, journalist, laid off, newsroom, Paper Cuts, pink slip, professional, reporter, staff, Tribune, unemployed, University of Maryland
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And another one down..
Good-bye, Seattle Post-Intelligencer. On the heels of the Rocky Mountain News’ demise, comes the end of the P-I as it’s been known for nearly 150 years. At least the newspaper is not completely history; they’re still operating as an online … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Journalism
Tagged Economy, editorial, editorial judgment, history, ink, news junkies, newshole, newspaper, newsprint, online, P-I, paper, past, paste, photograph, pinata, Post-Intelligencer, publication, Rocky Mountain News, Seattle
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Fast. Good. Cheap. Pick two.
About ten years ago, I worked for a non-profit organization in Memphis, and we contracted with a local ad agency to produce some brochures for a new fundraising campaign. The agency, the name of which I have regrettably forgotten, was generously … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Freelancing
Tagged advertising, advertising agency, bank, brochures, cheap, donating, Economy, employer, fast, fee, freelance, freelancer, fundraising, good, graphic designer, health insurance, Memphis, mortgage, nonprofit, reality, result, struggling, work, writer
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A miracle
Anyone else feeling inspired by the Miracle on the Hudson? I don’t know exactly how Capt. Chesley Sullenberger managed to safely land that Airbus on the Hudson River after the plane’s engines blew out shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport … Continue reading
Posted in Amazing
Tagged affirmation, Airbus, airplane crash, calm, crisis, decency, Economy, ferry, good things, Hudson River, LaGuardia, miracle, Miracle on the Hudson, New York, passengers, plane, raft, safety, safety expert, Sullenberger, survive
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