[kj] OT: Alexinnyc's job

[dammit bleep]

I agree with your comment on RS. Reminds me how I need
to get back to re-building my portfolio. There's way
too many hacks making way too much for what they write
these days. I gotta get one of THEIR jobs.

Good luck, Alex.

-jim

--- Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:


> 

> Back from the Fox's den....

> 

> Just got back a little while ago. Honestly, it was

> quite surreal. To  

> be fair, the three gents I spoke with were all

> perfectly nice,  

> friendly dudes. They're really late to the table in

> bringing their  

> online platform up to speed. The position they were

> vaguely detailing  

> would be a somewhat similar role to what I was doing

> at MTVNews,  

> although in a much more intense capacity (a lot more

> aggressive story  

> turnover). They're fully aware of the stigma of

> their organization --  

> and kinda don't give a damn. No one disclosed their

> own personal  

> politics, but they basically asserted that they're

> serving their  

> demographic (i.e. redneck xenophobes in middle

> America) as best they  

> can, and are unapologetic in their design to "be

> number one!"

> 

> I think it's a job I certainly *could* do, although

> the pace,  

> intensity and sheer volume of work involved isn't

> really that  

> appealing -- to say nothing of the bias and subject

> matter. When full  

> tilt breaking news happens, I'm sure the place is a

> supernova of  

> bullshit. Being that the sensibility of the

> organization is so  

> fundamentally at odds with my own, I think I might

> have a very hard  

> time summoning the enthusiasm crucial to making it

> all work. And it's  

> basically a 24-7 gig. Not sure I'm up for that.

> 

> That said, I'm happy that they liked what they saw

> on my resume  

> enough to want to contact me. With no other

> immediate options in the  

> offing, I'm certainly going to follow up with them,

> but I can't  

> fathom the notion of actually working there.

> 

> Rolling Stone, meanwhile -- as far as credible music

> journalism goes  

> -- is a flimsy shadow of what it used to be, and

> what it used to be  

> wasn't all that great to begin with. That said, here

> in the `States,  

> they are still at the head of the class. I could be

> completely wrong  

> (and certainly have been before), but I think it'd

> be a good fit for  

> me (certainly better than MTV). Are there better

> music publications?  

> HELLS YES, but they wouldn't be able to pay me what

> I need to survive/ 

> feed my family these days.

> 

> Anyway, that's the scoop for now. OFF TO GET DRUNK

> WITH A FELLOW  

> UNEMPLOYED JOURNALIST NOW!!!

> 

> Alex in NYC

> 

> 

> 

> 

> 

> 

> 

> 

> 

> On Jul 25, 2007, at 4:21 PM, Brendan wrote:

> 

> > Are Rolling Stone actually any good mate, I don't

> read the music  

> > rags much

> > but I've heard mumbles about them...who owns them?

> I remember their  

> > top

> > 100 guitarists of all time list, always a

> contentious issue.

> >

> > PS: I'm now working for a multinational bank, this

> from the guy who  

> > sent

> > around the hippie emails about banking houses and

> corporations...so  

> > don't

> > feel like you're letting the team down by going to

> the dark side. In

> > fact...welcome! I've prepared a skull-cup and some

> succcubi for you ;p

> >

> >

> >>

> >> I'm sure an interesting anecdote will result from

> it, at the very  

> >> least.

> >>

> >> I go talk to them today. But why can't, say,

> Rolling Stone get back

> >> to me? Why can't New York magazine be the one

> that calls? Why does it

> >> have to be the evil empire?

> >>

> >> Ah well - I'll go hear what they have to say.

> >>

> >> Cheers, folks.

> >>

> >> Joblex in NYC

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> On Jul 25, 2007, at 3:48 AM, Brendan Quinn wrote:

> >>

> >>> The Fox is hounding you...

> >>>

> >>> -----Original Message-----

> >>> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net

> [mailto:gathering-

> >>> bounces at misera.net] On

> >>> Behalf Of Alexander Smith

> >>> Sent: Wednesday, 25 July 2007 2:46 a.m.

> >>> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the

> band!)

> >>> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Alexinnyc's job

> >>>

> >>> This just in....

> >>>

> >>> No sooner had I mentioned to Oliver that Fox

> never got in touch with

> >>> me....I got a call from Fox News Online. I have

> an interview with

> >>> them tomorrow.

> >>>

> >>> At the very least, it'll be interesting to see

> what the inside of  

> >>> the

> >>> Death Star looks like.

> >>>

> >>> Full report to follow.

> >>>

> >>> Cheers,

> >>> Jobless in NYC

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>

> >>> On Jul 24, 2007, at 10:40 AM, uncle benny's

> magical bra & liquorice

> >>> factory wrote:

> >>>

> >>>> On 24/7/07 15:39, "Phillipps Marc" wrote:

> >>>>

> >>>>>> Need a job?

> >>>>>

> >>>>> How much are you offering?

> >>>>

> >>>> Everything & as much cake as you can eat

> >>>>

> >>>>

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