What's new in employment for writers, editors Following the internet for up-to-date news and stories http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html The Strategy's the Thing Do we need a national strategy to save the news? http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Are you part of the global work force of freelancers? Pretty good insight in this NY Times article about the writing marketplace at this moment. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Are you a man or a slave? The Gawker addresses the question, "slave labor, the new media profit model?" http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html What are journalism schools teaching about social media? This. It's worth looking at by any journalist or writer who wants to catch up on new writing platform. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Five "paths to cash" for journalists and writers in the present day. This is a very informative series that reviews the state of journalism, sketches out a history, and makes suggestions. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Is this another outsourcing story? Or is it a "flatness of the Earth," story? http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Listen to the truth of the matter from a young journalists point of view. But he also sees the future and embraces it. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Going from corporate to entrepreneurial: One guy's story. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html One day we will all work in bathrobes. The ranks of the freelance world are swelling. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Interested in the state of the book business these days? The senior vice president of Farrar, Straus and Giroux has a pretty poignant, dark view of it these days. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Harvard Crimson editors are bailing out of journalism . "Some Crimson editors who want to practice journalism are doing it online or pursuing http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html No pain, no gain. Going from print to digital is not painless. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html How many bloggers are there? "In America today, there are almost as many people making their living as bloggers as there are lawyers." So begins this Wall Street Journal on a subject interesting to any writer out there. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html The sexiest job in the future of editorial will be: The Fact-Checker, especially as the blogosphere differentiates itself through "who is more credible than me?" http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Health Journalism 2009 conference this week! If you're a health-care journalist you might be interested in the Health Journalism 2009 conference this week in Seattle, WA http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Non-payment is serious business for freelance writers. This is a story of one freelance writer not being paid. Is that becoming more and more prevalent as the story hints at? http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Internships become popular. Are internships the way to go in this job climate? http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Should government bail out newspapers? More background on the declining industry of newspapers and journalism. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html How much is too much technology? Are journalism schools now emphasizing too much of the technical side of digital journalism at the expense of "how to do journalism?" http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html The Indisputable Fact of Journalism They held the Web Journalism Public Conversation at the University of Tennessee recently. Whatever may happen in journalism one fact remains without dispute. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html The Beauty of the Skill Set There is very sound advice in this article by Ellen Foley who has found life after the newsroom. Her point? Journalists have skills needed by other industries but you have to learn how to sell those skills. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Health care journalists make their pitch. According to a recent survey from the Association of Health Care Journalists, health care writers "have fewer resources and less time to devote to the news, but contend that coverage on health care has either remained steady or even increased in some cases." http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html The Copy Editor's Lament Believe it or not a song has actually been written about the lay-off of a copy editor. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Strategic thinking in the year of Graduation. This student, graduating from Western Michigan University, is viewing the media downturn strategically. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html The tranformation of journalism jobs in the internet era. The Gawker has some snarky new jobs for j-school graduates. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html And Only the Weathly Will Write..... There is a sobering commentary on the nature of the market for writers. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Here a freelancer, there a freelancer..... According to this report from CNN more businesses are using freelance work than every before. Of course, there are more freelancers as well. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Newspaper won't die, they'll just go local. Steve Outing is one of the more credible witnesses to what is going on in the meeting between print and digital. His article in Editor and Publisher should be read by anyone interested in the fate of newspapers and the possible look of them in the future. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Americans are doing well in one area at any rate. American freelance writers are winning the market according to Gregory Go, About.com Guide to Online Business http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html But freelance Brits are struggling. But U.K., freelance copywriters are finding hard times. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html How about taking those journalism skills elsewhere? Colleen Eddy of the Poynter.org website has some suggestions about taking journalism skills into other industries. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Examples of transitions. And there are even more extensive examples of this transition from the Minneapolis Post. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html And the winner is: American freelance writers! American freelance writers are winning the market according to Gregory Go, About.com Guide to Online Business. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html And the losers are: U.K. freelance copywriters! Whereas in the U.K., freelance copywriters are finding hard times. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html To the Ramparts! In England they are up in arms about the decline of journalism. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Blogging for dollars. The difficult but exciting challenge of trying to make money from a blog. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Marketing your skills Here's some good advice for those who have a skill like editing and want to develop markets for that skill. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Do they steal ideas? Protecting your ideas as a freelancer. This comes from the U.K. but I'm sure all freelance writers can relate to the problem. You can't protect the ideas but you can be prudent in letting an editor know how you plan to implement an idea in an article. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Would you take a pay cut to keep your job? It's a relevant question since the job market is so desperate at this moment. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html The brutal criteria for a writer's resume. From Great Britian comes this fascinating exercise of putting one's CV (or resume in American) to the test by sending it off to various editors and letting them comment. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html What happens in the journalism shuffle? A blogger in Oregon assesses the state of journalism, blogging, and the necessities in the democratic society. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Bye-bye more writing jobs. According to the Des Moines Register, "Meredith Corp. plans to ax 250 jobs, including roughly 100 in Des Moines, and cease publication of Country Home magazine http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html A guide to survival. Poynter.org is running a series called, "Journalists Survival Guide," part one being a series of tips about what to do before the ax falls . http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Blog to book. Another tale of a blog becoming a book, this time by a college student. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Blogs do lead to writing jobs. Here are five reasons why blogging leads to writing jobs. Worth thinking about http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Ghostwriters over the skies of 2009! Ghostwriting is seen as one of the best careers for 2009 http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Do writers have a future? What is the future of the ink-stained wretch? http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Portfolio career? If you are a freelance writer you have a "portfolio career," as explained by this Irish writer. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html When is a health reporter a medical shrill? Is there a conflict of interest in health reporting? http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Freelance business tips. A basic article on how to start a freelance business. Useful links. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html The journalist as entreprenuer. An intriguing look at the possibility of journalists using an ad network and writing directly for an audience. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html Between heaven and hell? Are writers in a kind of purgatory? http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html The journalist goes out on his own. Read this illuminating account of a business reporter at The Miami Herald who set up shop as a home-based freelance writer and began offering his journalism services to business magazines and trade publications. http://www.sunoasis.com/jobblog.html