Quality Journalism on a Shoestring. You Can Do This. NOW.

[George Miller]

TODAY'S NEW YORK TIMES profiled a few startup journalistic ventures that are filling the void of investigative journalism. And most of the places do things on a limited budget. Just like us.
The New Haven Independent is a guerrilla team. It has no office, and holds its meetings in a coffee shop. The founder and editor, Paul Bass, who spent most of his career at an alternative weekly, works from home or, occasionally, borrows a desk at a local Spanish-language newspaper. In addition to state and city affairs, The Independent covers small-bore local news, lately doing a series of articles on people who face the loss of their homes to foreclosure.

You think this class is pointless? There are people out there doing this. There's no reason you can't make an impact on the community and make an acceptable living. Why would you rely upon traditional jobs that could be cut at the whim of the business side?

Control your destiny. Quit being so damn negative.