tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post5411158774365034191..comments2023-09-21T06:15:03.099-07:00Comments on Conjugate Visits: How Not to Be Missed: A lesson from the Los Angeles Times in how to die quietly and assure that no one cries at your funeralJune Casagrandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00363096837053080969noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post-87438459048705859752008-12-16T10:06:00.000-08:002008-12-16T10:06:00.000-08:00I'm glad you didn't read yesterday before I reread...I'm glad you didn't read yesterday before I reread and noticed that I had spelled "too" as "to."<BR/><BR/>If I hadn't introduced that last sentence with "Yet," I probably would have put a comma after "them." But comma rules are flexible enough to give you some elbow room to avoid too many commas in one sentence. <BR/><BR/>I suppose that sentence would be okay with no commas. Or with none after the "yet" but one after the "them." <BR/><BR/>As I said, there's some flexibility there.June Casagrandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363096837053080969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post-86487282262141356222008-12-16T09:37:00.000-08:002008-12-16T09:37:00.000-08:00Shouldn't there be a comma after "them" in the las...Shouldn't there be a comma after "them" in the last sentence?Matthew Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12257494914984724038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post-18891718010062766192008-12-15T14:04:00.000-08:002008-12-15T14:04:00.000-08:00You're right. That is too long a conversation to h...You're right. That is too long a conversation to have here. But I think that the guiding principle of all such conversations is: The world will continue to need news gatherers and people to assure the quality of their copy. The current shakeup may result in fewer people doing those jobs, it may threaten the standards by which those jobs are performed. But, in the end, those skills will be needed. In fact, it seems people are consuming more printed information about national and world events these days not less. It's just a question of where the jobs will lie once the earth stops shaking and whether there will be substantially fewer of them. <BR/><BR/>I don't know how best to find a place in the brave new journalism world. But I think that what I would do if I were starting out is try to land an internship gig at one of the most popular and best-respect online news providers -- Slate.com, Salon.com, Truthdig.com, Huffingtonpost.com -- those are the first that come to mind. The economics of these are not yet such that they're offering $90K-a-year reporting jobs with full benefits (many rely on wire stories, in fact), but I think those would be good places to have an in when the economics of the business catch up with the other changes. <BR/><BR/>Despite recent economic upsets at NPR, I bet their stock is going up, so to speak. As the blogosphere continues to make it tougher to distinguish between reliable and unreliable news sources, I think high-quality listener-supported media will be that much more valued by its listeners. <BR/><BR/>For enterprising types, I bet there are viable opportunities to start up community news sites. Monitor the local police logs, sit in on the city hall meetings, take pictures at the high school football games, and you've got yourself one grateful readership. As I said, I think that could prove economically viable.<BR/><BR/>The truth is, though, if I really knew the answer, I'd probably be in different position. So, take that as pseudo-wisdom from someone who doesn't know while also seeking out people who do!June Casagrandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363096837053080969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post-34277044817544932372008-12-15T13:46:00.000-08:002008-12-15T13:46:00.000-08:00Nicely put, June. And any well-argued point that's...Nicely put, June. And any well-argued point that's underscored by a Simpsons reference is tops in my book. <BR/><BR/>Working in the newspaper industry myself, I'd be interested at some point in having a conversation with you --- perhaps not via blog comments --- about your newspaper career, what you're doing now, and how you'd advise someone with writerly, reporterly aspirations to best find a place in this world.kidicarus222https://www.blogger.com/profile/18363078559398106005noreply@blogger.com