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KYSportsWriter said:I don't ever want to get out of this business. I've been doing this for five years now, going on six, and I love it.
But the future absolutely scares the shirt out of me. I'm afraid of the unknown. I just can't imagine doing something else for the next 50 or so years until I can retire.
Mizzougrad96 said:KYSportsWriter said:I don't ever want to get out of this business. I've been doing this for five years now, going on six, and I love it.
But the future absolutely scares the shirt out of me. I'm afraid of the unknown. I just can't imagine doing something else for the next 50 or so years until I can retire.
Not having any job security can make even the most passionate writers want to get the fork out.
I have friends who have top jobs at top papers whose hearts skip a beat every time their bosses call.
That's what it's come to.
When you wake up every morning and work your ass off and do everything right and you know that it won't matter... That makes you hate your job.
pallister said:Leaving is easy; staying gone is much more difficult.
Songbird said:bucky, you're the first one I call if ever I have the power to hire.
SF_Express said:Well, something that bears repeating, yet again.
Print is in trouble.
The desire for information, and the people to write, edit and produce it, has never been greater.
We're not going to be here in 50 years with no reporters, editors or production people. They'll just be doing their jobs in different ways.
So there are two avenues: Turn to another profession, or be at the top of the list of people willing to adapt to the changing environment.
I'm not ignoring all the cutbacks across the business. It's stomach-wrenching.
But there will still be jobs for people who want to purvey information and frankly, well beyond traditional newspapers, which might ultimately lead to more options, not fewer.
SF_Express said:Well, something that bears repeating, yet again.
Print is in trouble.
The desire for information, and the people to write, edit and produce it, has never been greater.
We're not going to be here in 50 years with no reporters, editors or production people. They'll just be doing their jobs in different ways.
So there are two avenues: Turn to another profession, or be at the top of the list of people willing to adapt to the changing environment.
I'm not ignoring all the cutbacks across the business. It's stomach-wrenching.
But there will still be jobs for people who want to purvey information and frankly, well beyond traditional newspapers, which might ultimately lead to more options, not fewer.