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PostPosted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:08 pm 
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From journalismjobs.com:

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Texas semi-weekly seeking crackerjack writer

The Williamson County Sun, a semi-weekly just north of Austin, is seeking an intellectually curious reporter with strong clips and an obsession for accuracy. Some reporting experience is preferred, but recent college graduates with dazzling writing samples or internships will be considered.


If I were in my 20s and had dazzling clips or internships, I wouldn't be applying to a semi-weekly, and I wouldn't be applying to rural papers with low circulation numbers unless there were compelling personal or financial reasons to work for little or nothing.

If a reporter is "intellectually curious," wouldn't he or she wonder if there was a better job out there?
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My guess is that some people might think the chance to be in or near a center-of-the-universe city like Austin would be worth it. Such as, people who have seen the movie "Slacker" at least 100 times.
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Or people whose idea of a music scene isn't running antenna wire up to the roof to try to pick up the classic-rock station in Seattle.

Also, Williamson County (pop. 249,967) is more suburban than rural; it includes part of Austin itself. And the Hill Country, which I daresay is the best part of Texas.
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Location would be a definite reason to work at the Williamson County paper, but it is also highly regarded for its fine reporting and photography. Georgetown is a much better place than Muskogee where I first worked.
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