Angry journalists unite
The irascible Lou Grant might have enjoyed
AngryJournalist.com. (MTM TV)
Good news for all you disgruntled journos out there with pent up rants on the uncertain future of our esteemed industry: You can dump them with as much rage and venom as you want at AngryJournalist.com ... anonymously!
Here's their missinon statement: "Tell us what’s making you upset at your journalism job. Anonymity guaranteed. One rule: no real names."
An example post from Angry Journalist #2927:
"I’m angry I got plagiarized by a blogger, and that other bloggers picked up “his” story. I’ve posted comments on the original and related blogs, linking to my story. But, what else can I do? ..."
And more on the fragile state of the print medium and the power of the almight Internet(s): A piece by Eric Alterman in the New Yorker titled "Out of Print: The death and life of the American newspaper
So .. rant away .. and maybe an answer will surface somewhere amid the angry keyboard pounding.
-- Lauren Johnston
