It’s always a little scary when newspapers outsource the low-rung positions that used to be the foot in the door fresh-faced j-school grads desperately sought. TV Guide announced today that they signed a syndication agreement with the Seattle Post-Intelligencer to provide editorial content, previews, recaps, and features on boob tube entertainment, in addition to the listings.Not to say there aren’t good business reasons to avoid paying salaries, benefits and taxes on employees who basically rewrite press releases. But after the blood-letting at the family-owned Spokesman-Review, the job prospects are looking increasingly less awesome for Washington state journalism majors.
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