Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Journalists Who Tweet About Being Laid Off: Necessary or Just Awkward?



Journalists Who Tweet About Being Laid Off: Necessary or Just Awkward?

Bloomberg_News_logoWe've talked a lot on the blog about how Twitter for journalists can be a blessing and a curse.

It can be used for finding sources, breaking news and making connections regarding potential work — but for announcing you've been laid off?

Laurie Muchnick, who was the highly-respected books editor at Bloomberg up until Monday, tweeted this to her nearly 6,000 followers:

"Not sure how to put this so here goes: Bloomberg is cutting arts coverage, including books, so today was my last day there."

http://www.mediabistro.com/10000words/journaliststwitterlaidoff_b24525

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