Sports editor, Martinsville (Va.) Bulletin.

Or jumping in front of an 18-wheeler on the interstate?

 

Anyone take this yet? I heard one guy was interested, but the pay (mid to upper 20's) was too low.

 

Something tells me that this thread will need a locksmith in the not-too-distant future. Just a hunch.

 

I'm almost half-tempted to apply for this job.

 

I think they're still working without an SE now (it's tough right now b/c my insiders have moved on, so I'm a little out of the loop). From what I understand, they have two writers, and the paginator is still a loaner from news, which, I maintain, is almost an ideal situation from Ginny's POV. This way, she can make the section look exactly how she wants.

 

Terrible?

 

Look at the bright side. Ginny is a lifer in Martinsville. At least she won't ruin any other paper.

 

No, one was quite enough.

 

Did this ever come to a resolution?

 

As far as I know, they're running with two writers and a borrowed copy editor. They haven't re-posted the job yet, which makes me think they're content to go with this for now.
All I can say is ... eh, I really don't have the energy to care anymore. Management is running that rag into the ground, and nothing is going to change until they decide to sell to MG.

 

I know they were turned down by a guy who was running a one-man weekly sports section in Va. I don't know how many more bothered to interview.

 

Like that's going to be an improvement?