Summer's over and hunting for a job is my top priority.

Jean Marie Brown (09/10/09)

I long for the day when I can pick my local newspaper without being reminded that the news industry has been savaged these past few years.

Jean Marie Brown (06/30/2009)

I knew how to be employed; learning to be unemployed is a whole other story.

Jean Marie Brown (06/16/09)

I suppose I began my job search in earnest in April when I filed for unemployment. In order to qualify for the “benefits” that my former employer paid to the state on my behalf I have to do three job searches a week. The definition of “job search” is pretty broad, but the point is still the same – look for a job.

Jean Marie Brown (06/09/09)

The longer I’m away from the newspaper the more I realize just how dire the situation is for the industry. We’re talking a total system failure that in large part stems from the industry’s refusal to adapt and learn how to use the internet.

I'm pretty sure that reports of a “post racial” America have been greatly exaggerated - who you are and where live remain the driving factors of news coverage.

There are more options for an unemployed journalist than I could have imagined. And there's no easy answer for which one to pick.

  Jean Marie Brown (05/21/09)

I loved journalism, but as I look back over the final years of my career I keep asking myself, "What were you thinking?"

Jean Marie Brown (05/14/09)

Journalism is a busy job. Finish one task and there’s always another waiting. I found it impossible to be in a newsroom and not find anything to do, even if I was just cruising through on a weekend. But life on the otherside keeps me busy too.

Jean Marie Brown (05/12/09)