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Thursday, December 7, 2006
Is this the job for me?
Posted
By Cathy Resmer
on Thu, Dec 7, 2006 at 1:14 PM
Interesting advice column on journalism from Cary Tennis at Salon.com. Interesting if you're a journalist or aspiring journalist or media junkie, that is.
"Shivering Scribbler" thinks he (she?) has made a mistake by going into journalism.
On good days, it's pretty exhilarating to be able to learn aboutall different kinds of things. I feel like a member of the human race,engaged and even a little powerful.
But on the bad days -- generally the days that involve any sortof uncomfortable questions, or even worse when I have to askuncomfortable questions of a source I've come to like -- I just wish Icould disappear, die, erase myself.
Boy does that sound familiar. I like Tennis' response. It pretty much sums up why I enjoy writing quirky stories more than newsy ones. It's hard sometimes, even for a shameless extrovert like me. But what else would I ever do? Copy editing is soooo boring.
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About The Author
Cathy Resmer
Bio:
Deputy publisher Cathy Resmer is an organizer of the Vermont Tech Jam. She also oversees Seven Days' parenting publication, Kids VT, and created the Good Citizen Challenge, a youth civics initiative. Resmer began her career at Seven Days as a freelance writer in 2001. Hired as a staff writer in 2005, she became the publication's first online editor in 2007.
Deputy publisher Cathy Resmer is an organizer of the Vermont Tech Jam. She also oversees Seven Days' parenting publication, Kids VT, and created the Good Citizen Challenge, a youth civics initiative. Resmer began her career at Seven Days as a freelance writer in 2001. Hired as a staff writer in 2005, she became the publication's first online editor in 2007.
