In this blog post from Steve Yelvington, he talks about how newspaper editors, specifically wire and feature editors, becoming obsolete in the near future. He also brought up the fact that as current jounalists, we need to be trained in more than one specialty
“If you are one of those talented gatherers of news who can’t write clean publishable copy, you can pretty much consider your job to be in the same at-risk category as wire editing and features editing.”
I’m not sure I necessarily agree with the fact that editors no longer need to exist. I think having someone other than the writer/creator look at the content and provide suggestions on how to make the piece stronger will always be needed, whether they’re called an editor or not. What do you think?
College graduates are finding it harder than ever before to find jobs in a receding economy. Despite the economic downturn, some industries are still hiring, and according to Patricia Jacobs, direcor of Belmont’s Office of Career Services, the following industries may offer employment to college graduates who have not found work.
Job fields that are still growing (in no particular order):
Education, specifically special education
Healthcare
Accounting
Computer Science
Government jobs
Top Job Locations (based on a Forbes magazine list)
In the Music City All-Stars game right here at the Curb Event Center, Belmont’s five seniors, Shane Dansby, Andy Wicke, Alex Renfreo, Henry Harris, and Matthew Dotson, who have been the part of three different NCAA tourney-bound teams took the court for the last time.
Kennesaw State pitcher, Chad Jenkins, is considered a top fifty draft prospect by most, and after seeing him face Belmont, its easy to see why in this second game of a double-header.
