Comments on: Young journalists: skip big media; go solo http://trueslant.com/lisacullen/2009/11/30/young-journalists-skip-big-media-go-solo/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:17:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Caitlin Kelly http://trueslant.com/lisacullen/2009/11/30/young-journalists-skip-big-media-go-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-825 Caitlin Kelly Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:27:48 +0000 http://trueslant.com/lisacullen/?p=1603#comment-825 Good point. I feel like one of those polar bears caught on shrinking ice floes...whatever chunk floats by that can support me, new or old media or some combo of both, would be most welcome by now. Good point.

I feel like one of those polar bears caught on shrinking ice floes…whatever chunk floats by that can support me, new or old media or some combo of both, would be most welcome by now.

]]> By: Lisa Takeuchi Cullen http://trueslant.com/lisacullen/2009/11/30/young-journalists-skip-big-media-go-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-824 Lisa Takeuchi Cullen Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:07:03 +0000 http://trueslant.com/lisacullen/?p=1603#comment-824 I think I mean even more than that. If I had it to do all over again -- even back in the '90s -- I woulda taken a deep breath and said NO to the (very few) old media job offers. I woulda dove (dived? diven?) into this new Internet thing. Because what I notice among my set is that many of us DID take the detour (what we thought of as a detour -- ha!) into new media, but ONLY TO ENHANCE our attractiveness to old media hirers. (Why am I shouting so much this morning? What's in my tea?) I think I mean even more than that. If I had it to do all over again — even back in the ’90s — I woulda taken a deep breath and said NO to the (very few) old media job offers. I woulda dove (dived? diven?) into this new Internet thing. Because what I notice among my set is that many of us DID take the detour (what we thought of as a detour — ha!) into new media, but ONLY TO ENHANCE our attractiveness to old media hirers. (Why am I shouting so much this morning? What’s in my tea?)

]]> By: Stephen C. Webster http://trueslant.com/lisacullen/2009/11/30/young-journalists-skip-big-media-go-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-821 Stephen C. Webster Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:25:55 +0000 http://trueslant.com/lisacullen/?p=1603#comment-821 You know, I've got to agree. An intrepid reporter today can make more money going solo and chasing their passion than trying to find a staff job somewhere. It just takes time, sacrifice and a good lead or three. Once they can start hitting Digg, Twitter and other social media networks really hard, Google Ads and a common sense approach to self-marketing can truly pay off. You know, I’ve got to agree. An intrepid reporter today can make more money going solo and chasing their passion than trying to find a staff job somewhere. It just takes time, sacrifice and a good lead or three. Once they can start hitting Digg, Twitter and other social media networks really hard, Google Ads and a common sense approach to self-marketing can truly pay off.

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