links for 2010-05-17

"He is stuck in the mindset that to have any career worth having in journalism it has to be working on a national newspaper or big broadcaster, and it has to be earned through unpaid work, desperate pleas to those already inside, a lot of luck, and presumably some sexual favours too. But the crux is this: as Claire Wardle said when she threw this article my way, there is no mention of entrepreneurial journalism. Caeser hasn’t even thought about it."

"The only good advice I can think of for aspiring journalists is to simply go out there and do journalism – because there’s no longer anything stopping you – me or Peter Preston included."

"This is a great video about someone who wanted to land a job in advertising. He spent $6 (yes, total cost $6) buying Google Adwords targeting agency executives who were googling their own name"

Could it be that Steve Jobs, not Lynne Featherstone, is the greatest threat to the "freedom of expression" of our brave Page 3 Girls?

I was asking on Twitter earlier today how you can say thank you to London Underground staff. We had a dreadful experience with National Express East Anglia at the weekend, and an LUL guy at Walthamstow Central came to our rescue. TFL have a form where you can send a message.

"You’ll need luck, flair, an alternative source of income, endless patience, an optimistic disposition, sharp elbows and a place to stay in London". Mind you, when you look at a regional reporter's wages, wasn't it ever thus?

This story has been re-written about three times online, but one thing remains constant, a rebellion amongst readers furious that the Mail has destabilised England's World Cup bid - typical comment: 'So who exactly is helped by this "expose"? What higher purpose is served by publishing it? Millions of pounds and thousands of hours of effort, plus the chance of a £3bn boost to the British economy, ruined by your insatiable desire for xenophobic tittle-tattle. What a vile, pointless hack-rag yours is.'