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Angry Journalist #6316:

I’m angry because the reporters I edit are more respected than I am, and half of them can’t write their way out of a paper fucking bag.
Angry Journalist #6315:

AJ 6305:

Before I made my exit from the biz, a former journalist who now works at Enterprise “adopted” me and, after asking me what I made (which was $20,000 gross), told me what she made.

She started in journalism (broadcast) making $18,000 at a station on the lower end of the middle market. She had a master’s degree, and she said the reason she left was because she couldn’t pay for that degree on her salary.

She started at Enterprise at $30,000, went up to $40,000 in six months, and a little over six months after that was making $60,000. And she said she loved her job, looked forward to coming to work every day.

So, I got out too…and while I still love to write, am grateful every day for the job I have…I am literally pampered. And happier than the fattest fat cat you know.
Angry Journalist #6314:

Angry Journalist #6302:

“How dare you disparage and trivialize my passion, the great love of my life! …”

A quote comes to my mind, too. “Do what you love, and the money will follow.”

I have often said that whoever came up with this statement should be crucified.
Angry Journalist #6313:

I’m also annoyed because the ME and EIC will go to bat for other senior editors when someone holds up their magazine for a silly reason — but when people hold up my magazine for a silly reason, they let it go. Why? Because I actually turn things in on time. Which means that if someone holds my magazine up, we won’t be *as* late as the other magazines. So because I actually meet my deadlines, it doesn’t matter if people do stupid crap to my production schedule. The only people worth fighting for are those who *don’t* meet their deadlines.
Angry Journalist #6312:

I’m annoyed that this place is structured around the double standards of a biased editor-in-chief who thinks he’s rational, logical, intelligent, un-influenced by emotion, and really great at what he does, but who gives more respect and props to people who rant about small things and openly say they won’t follow directions given to them specifically than to people who bring him maybe two problems per production cycle and who meet every deadline without causing trouble.

Obviously this is a place for troublemakers.
Angry Journalist #6311:

I’m angry because journalism does not afford a quality of life for the people who dedicate their lives to the profession. There is not an equal reciprocation with job security and retirement savings, and for the most part, the environment is volatile and unhealthy. The new newspaper model needs to rectify these issues.
Angry Journalist #6310:

Angry Journalist #6302:

“How dare you disparage and trivialize my passion, the great love of my life! …”

A quote immediately came to mind:

“I wish I had your passion, Ray… Misdirected though it might be, it is still a passion. I used to feel that way about things … ” — Terence Mann, “Field of Dreams.”

That’s close, but not quite right.

I’m glad you feel that way. I’ve turned down more than a few jobs because I still have the fire, still believe in the mission AND can still feed my family.

But to say this is the only profession in which an ethical person can toil is indeed arrogance. To say this is the only place where you can make a difference is ignorance. I cited a few examples. They are legion.

I’m not trivializing your passion. I’m calling out your vision. Big difference.

- 6263
Angry Journalist #6309:

#6303

Idiot. When government makes changes in policy it is news. When we report the affects those changes have on the general population that is news and possibly creates change.

Get out of Journalism if you have no compassion for the general publics interest or for another human being.
Angry Journalist #6308:

I’m angry because the money sucks. I’m even angrier because our own bias has created this by driving half of our readership away.
Angry Journalist #6307:

next time someone comments on your story, and you just can’t take this anymore, try doing what Sun Sentinel weather report Ken Kaye did on his blog.
http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/blog/2008/08/helping_my_hurricane_horrified.html

it’s hilarious:

“Helping my (hurricane horrified) readers express their inner feelings”

Here is an e-mail I received on Tuesday from a guy named Scott. He sent it after it was clear that Tropical Storm Fay would pose little threat to this area.

Most of the blanks rhyme with the word “truck.” The misspellings are Scott’s:

“You’re a blankin looser that couldn’t predict a blankin a cold front. Go blank yourself and get a real blankin job you dumb blank. Too bad you couldn’t collect your commission check from Publix and Home Depot for scaring the blank out of the poor South Florida citizens and making them run and buy ‘hurricane supplies.’ People are finally realizing how blanked up you so called weather predictors are and falling for your bull blank. Dumb blank. Hope your parents didn’t waste their hard earned money on your blank education.”

Yeah, I know what you’re thinking. Scott would appear to be an uncouth, ill-mannered, rude and vulgar lout – who has some anxiety issues.

But listen. I have some training in psychology (a quarter of Psych 101 during my freshman year in college) and I suspect Scott is probably a sensitive, caring individual who has a hard time expressing his true feelings.

So I thought I would interpret his note, line by line, to show you what he probably meant to say:

Dear Ken,
Thank you so much for your hard work over the past few days. I really enjoyed reading your stories and blogs.
(You’re a blankin looser that couldn’t predict a blankin a cold front.)

I confess, I was initially under the impression that you were the one doing the actual forecasting – not the National Weather Service nor the National Hurricane Center. Now I can see: You were just the messenger, passing along the predictions of the real experts.
(Go blank yourself and get a real blankin job you dumb blank.)

I further confess that I was extremely distressed when Fay threatened to come this way. And that is because I had done very little preparation, such as buying emergency supplies or shoring up my home.
(Too bad you couldn’t collect your commission check from Publix and Home Depot for scaring the blank out of the poor South Florida citizens and making them run and buy hurricane supplies.)

In retrospect, I wish I had listened to the authorities and at least bought some extra water. But I got too caught up watching Fay’s progress on television and online to drag myself out to the store.
(People are finally realizing how blanked up you so called weather predictors are and falling for your bull blank.)

The truth is, Ken, a little rain shower scares me to death, let alone the potential for a full-blown hurricane coming at us. Fay terrified me so badly that I grabbed my teddy bear and hid under the bed.
(Dumb blank.)

So, again, appreciate your keeping us informed. I hope we don’t have any more tropical episodes here in South Florida this season. But if we do, rest assured, I’ll try to work through my issues before writing you another mindless message.
(Hope your parents didn’t waste their hard earned money on your blank education.)

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