There is a new group on Facebook called Newspaper Escape Plan and with all the layoffs and notices of layoffs it has mushroomed in less than two weeks. My Aussie and UK Facebook pals are also worried now that layoff fever has infected their environs.
Here is how the growth has been charted
- 8/16/08: Start. 2 members
- 8/17/08: 1 pm: Wow. Less than 24 hours old. 83 members.
- 8/18/08: 1 pm: 194 members
- 8/19/08: 5 pm: Holy cow. 393 members
- 8/20/08: 7 pm: 555 members
- 8/22/08: 1:30 am: 761 members
- 8/23/08: 1:30 pm: 838 members
- 8/24/08: 3:30 pm: 918 members
- 8/25/08: 10 pm: 1,005 members
- 8/26/08: 9:30 pm: 1,108 members
- 8/28/08: 12:30 pm: 1,125 memners
The brilliant Martin Gee (himself recently departed from the San Jose Mercury News) created the group and asks
Did you leave on your own terms? Or did someone else make that decision for you? Were you “involuntarily separated?” Let’s help each other get through this!
Members include many still-employed journalists who are invited to
Post job listings, tips, resources and personal experiences. Rework that resume and cover letter. Get the skills you need.
I did my part by posting the media jobs app I created for Facebook last year.
MEDIA JOBS
– http://apps.facebook.com/journalism/
Not surprising in this age of turnover that it has attracted hundreds of subscribers already.
If just want the RSS feed that drives the widget, please subscribe to this link:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/mediajobs
Best of luck to Martin and everyone else headed to the fire escape.
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