I put together a couple of projects over the weekend: The graphicdesignr job board aggregates the latest job listings from several sources. So far, there are eight, but I hope to add more, and even create categories for different job types. Let me know what’s missing, and I’ll add ‘em! I’m hoping this is a [...]

Many newspapers are forcing employees to take unpaid time off, selling it as an option to avoid layoffs. Newspapers aren’t the only companies using furloughs: Toyota, Arizona State University and the state of California are also using this tactic to try to save money. But that doesn’t make it right. Furloughs are ineffective, inefficient and [...]

Feb. 15 is Hug a Journalist day — there’s an official Facebook group and everything. Just be careful; we’ve learned not to trust people trying to sneak up on us. (SFist compares hugging a journalist to hugging a bottle of cheap vodka caked with cocaine residue.) h/t Death or Glory

Toronto’s Metro — a free daily — laid off its four reporters and two managers. Unpaid interns get to stay. Metro’s group publisher Bill McDonald told the Globe and Mail that the paper will print stories from “a number of content partnerships,” including wire services, freelancers and the Toronto Star. At some point, you have [...]

I give up — I just can’t keep track of 1,360 Twitter accounts anymore. I tried, I swear, but it’s just too much to juggle (especially if newspapers insist on continuing the layoffs). The number of newspapers who use Twitter has grown substantially over the past year, that much is clear. So here are the [...]