Thirty Is the New Twenty

no one wants to train a fucker anymore unless they plan on keeping you for long projects.

I'm in training right now and I'm only here 6 weeks.

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Originally Posted by Mr-K

I came close to applying for a job as an editorial assistant in Waynesboro, VA but I mean...

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waynesboro is a hole even by bumblefuck virginia standards. you should be able to find plenty of tail in c'ville and harrisonburg though.

But I went to school in Harrisonburg and I don't wanna go back :(

Mr. K: Jacksonville, FL? The Florida Times Union gets decent circulation in the area, and Jax is pretty cheap to live in.

a friend of mine does photo tech work and some illustrations for a paper in fredericksburg. how 'bout there?

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Originally Posted by Josh

I'm in training right now and I'm only here 6 weeks.

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Well, what are you doing?

cock fighting

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Originally Posted by burgundy

not to undermine ramon on a subject where he has more expertise, but when my girlfriend was searching for a reporter job some years ago, it seemed to be tough to find a position in places a 25-year-old would want to move to like boston, nyc or jersey. but smaller papers in rural redneck areas were falling all over themselves to find anyone.

given the whole "newspapers are a dying industry" sob story, i don't know whether that's true, but as with anything else, the less tied down you are with your home, your relationships, etc., the wider the scope of your opportunities grows.

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This is extremely accurate. If you want to work in butt-fuck Sask or Manitoba, you're sure to get a decent reporting gig. They'll let you do everything (write, snap photos, layout pages). But everyone want to work in Toronto. Consider yourself lucky if you land a position.

I lucked out with two straight jobs in Toronto. They should really go to someone who deserves it, though.

I am of the impression that most papers out in the sticks are going to pay you like McDonald's money, though.