My publisher is gone. The moved him to a paper in Oregon and we are getting some new person, it looks like the big boss' son who thinks he is "The Shit".

We are not sure what is going to happen, when he took over the papers down south, he strutted around and then changed everything to show he was the big boss, and screw you if you don't like it.

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 With the uncertainty in the world of newspaper journalism, layoffs here and there, even whole papers closing down things are bad. And as the reporter of a small town paper and low person on the food chain (last reporter to be hired) , I'm first inline to be laid-off. One of the other reporters would have to cover the stories for my paper, the ( Read more... )

 As I have said before, I work as a reporter. GF is a small farming town, not much happening. In fact the city I write for is less busy then the city I live. In KC we had a shooting just two blocks away from my house just a week ago. Don't get me wrong, KC is nothing like L.A. it's a farm town too. But every town has its gangs ( Read more... )

Well, I sit here on pins and needles because the company I work for is having budget meetings, my publisher did not go to the meetings, his boss did and I have no idea if the company budgeted our office to keep me.  As the low man on the food chain, I may be extremely SCREWED ( Read more... )

 Well I now have two issues of the paper under my belt.  I think I can actually do this job.  I mean wow.  I have actually had people compliment me on my work.  I wanted to run, I loved it but it makes me blush big time!  I'm a friggen reporter now.  I even got business cards saying it now.  Don't get me wrong, I've had tons of business cards, but ( Read more... )

Well this is it, my last four days at this job. Training my replacement as I type, she's picked it up so All I have to do today is sit here.

I'm happy but scared too, I have no idea if I'll be any good being Reporter Chick..  Heck half the time when I'm watching the news I get mad at the reporters and now I'm joining the enemy in a way.  Sure it's ( Read more... )

Well, today I became a writer...

Okay, maybe not a writer, maybe the label Semi-Reporter is better...  I worked for the local paper for 2.5 years as the graphic artist, I was originally hired to do phone sales a job I worked three days and knew on Wed that I would be quitting... until the graphic artist turned in his two week (it was actually a ( Read more... )