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Paul, your points are valid. But this shift may be about more than lost jobs. There are plenty of well compensated people in this industry. Fewer jobs -- and the way I see it -- lower pay for more work may well lead to a critical brain drain. Then...
This is a debate the entire industry needs to have sooner than later...
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Press Club of Long Island panel discussion on future of Long Island media. Feb. 5, 2009. At Newsday in Melville, N.Y.
Sad but true, this is practical advice. Thanks.

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What news organization do you work for?
Early Edition Media, Inc.
Which of these best describes your day job?
Entrepreneur
About Me:
Entrepreneur and journalist with a strong vision for new media.
Website:
http://www.earlyeditionmedia.com
Blog:
http://lientrepreneurs.ning.com/profiles/blog/list?user=3tgzh8bnz4cwg
LinkedIn Profile:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonmolinet
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Early Edition Media, Inc. is an interactive media company with the focus of making local news and advertising an important component of the Internet. Right now, an estimated $5 billion is spent on local Internet-based advertising. That number is expected to jump to $25 billion over the next five years. EEM is dedicated to building content-rich Internet sites with Long Island flavor and a built-in following. They make an ideal platform for local advertisers.

EEM has an office in Huntington, N.Y., and was founded by Jason Molinet in November 2006. Molinet, 36, spent the last 11 years covering Long Island news and sports as a reporter for Newsday. He brings journalistic values and credibility, along with a strong entrepreneurial vision, to EEM.

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Financial Crisis Ripple Effect


As an entrepreneur running a startup online publishing company, I look a the bloodletting on Wall Street -- and my IRAs and stocks -- and wonder what effects this will have on the advertising climate moving forward. For me the losses are paper. It's as if it's not even real. Not yet anyway… Continue

Posted on October 10, 2008 at 7:00am —

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At 11:22pm on January 6, 2009, Paul Balcerak said…
Picked up off some of your thoughts on Ryan's last blog and wrote about them here. Hope you don't mind.
At 8:38pm on August 11, 2008, Greg Linch said…
Thanks! SPJ is a great group and I've tried to take advantage of as many opportunities as I can.

UM's connections with The Herald continue to grow, which is evident in the number of student working there in various capacities and the number of current and former Herald staffers on faculty. Also, most UM print journalism professors worked at The Herald at some point.
At 6:55pm on July 15, 2008, John C. Cotey said…
Your boys at the Park actually beat Clearwater for a hoops title this year. You can hold your head high. And about my paper, yeah, it's slow going when it comes to figuring out this blogging thing. It should complement the coverage, not be the early filing of a story.
At 2:40pm on May 1, 2008, Tim Healy said…
Thanks for the invite.
At 2:05pm on March 19, 2008, Crystal Calhoun said…
Wow, weird. ;D Cheers for Floridians.
At 8:09am on February 14, 2008, Rafael Sangiovanni said…
Thanks for the encouraging words. As Greg did, I should introduce myself as well. I'm the copy editing chief for The Miami Hurricane.

Raph
At 8:20am on February 4, 2008, Greg Linch said…
Canes should definitely stick together.

Thanks, I still have another year but I'd appreciate any advice.
At 9:23pm on February 3, 2008, Greg Linch said…
Hi Jason,
I see you've found and friended me in a few places and I thought I would introduce myself.

Best,
Greg
 
 

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