Sports page designer, The Washington Times

Not even slightly comfortably, however.

 

Headbutt's right. If you get a roommate -- nothing shame in that, especially if you're under 35 and not married -- then you can get by. Everyone wants to live by themselves in a grand palatial estate, and that ain't happening for most of us in the biz. Let's have some realistic expectations.

The other option is to move far out into northern Virginia/southern Maryland and live by yourself in a double-wide. I'll take the roommate deal (provided there's no psychosis there, like in Single White Female) any day.

 

Read this and then ask yourself if you really want to work at this place:

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20061009/washington_times

 

not surprising... :-\

 

Didn't see one mention of the sports department in 'The Nation' article. Anybody else?

 

I didn't, but my experience has shown that ineptitude and all-around shenanigans at the highest levels has its way of trickling down and infecting the rest of the newsroom. It would take one hell of an immediate boss to keep that river of shit from flowing onto the desks of his/her subordinates. Although, I really would like to work for a 100,000 circulation paper in a major metro area, so the temptation to apply is still there.

 

No mention of sports in the article from what I saw, plus I've had dealings with Hartsell or Taylor, who seem to be pretty solid editors. Plus, what makes the political leanings of this paper any different than the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, which also tilts very hard right, yet most of you would've given your right nut to get the Steelers beat.
As long as the publisher or top two editors don't come in and start booking Redskins or Nationals coverage, who gives a shit?
Now lets get back to the thread at hand -- the design opening.

 

Wheels, there is a point to be said for higher-ups polluting the environment with their garbage.

I'll also agree with you on Taylor, though. Good guy in my limited dealings with him.

 

Wicked, The higher-ups can pollute the area, but also if your a sports writer at that paper, or most metros from that matter, your in the office maybe once or twice a month, and that is to hand in your expense reports. The adept managers do their best to shield their staffs from that crap. If you work in news though, your fucked on that end.
However, as far as I know, the Times sports staff is somewhat diverse, so it goes against the grain of what the rest of the paper is, which deserves some sort of applause, even if it's a golf clap.

 

If it is a good job, that Nation article should have no bearing on anything. Sports is sports.

But what's this about "think about Annapolis"? You want to circle around the Baltimore beltway BEFORE you go up to the Washington beltway??