Across The Media Universe: Helping You Find A Job Edition
Bring Out The Good China? "A new era of journalism in China is upon us!" We'll believe it when we see it. Still, some good news: The Chinese government has gotten rid of laws that restrict the movement of foreign journalists through China. "Before Monday, the foreign press needed government authorization to report from a location other than Beijing or Shanghai. Under the new laws, aimed at accommodating the Olympic foreign press, reporters are able to report and conduct interviews all over China without permission," reports Flumesday.com. Worth noting: "[A]s soon as the new rules took effect Monday, both NBC and the New York Times sent additional journalists to China." Tibet, incidentally, is still off limits. And the old restrictions are scheduled to come back after the Olympics end.
For All You Job Seekers Out There: A citizen journalism Web site in Canada is looking for a sex trade worker to cover the trial of an accused serial killer. For some reason. Qualified applicants, it should be noted, need the "ability to tell compelling stories for no pay." According to the site's editor, there have already been a few applicants.