The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released a list of cities with the lowest unemployment. Of the 25 cities with the lowest unemployment, nine have newspaper that have laid off employees this year, a total of 97 jobs cut. 1. Sioux Falls, S.D. Unemployment rate: 2.4 percent Newspaper layoffs: The Argus Leader has laid off [...]

Do you know when it’s best to approach your boss with a new idea, project or joke? Does he or she understand how you work or the kinds of projects that interest you most? When I interviewed for a job at The News Tribune in Tacoma, Wash., (where I worked in 2003-04), part of the [...]

TypePad is offering a bailout for journalists. Since more than 13,000 of you have been laid off this year, they should have plenty of takers. By signing up for the Journalist Bailout Program, you’ll get a free TypePad Pro account. (TypePad isn’t usually free, and I’m not sure how long the account will be free.) [...]

There’s a reason newspapers aren’t doing so well: They’re not happy. (The people, not the newspapers, although you could argue both.) A 30-year University of Maryland study finds that unhappy people watch more TV and read fewer newspapers. To get more people to read they paper, more people must be happy! (Is this why so [...]

OK, vacation’s over and it’s past time to catch up. Last week, I was in New York at Columbia University for the Changing Media Landscape panel. You can still watch the panel online, although I’ve heard the audio is a little troublesome. Other panelists included: Sewell Chan, editor of the New York Times’ City Room [...]