Amy Haimerl
Morning producer for CNNMoney.com
Former Executive Editor of Gotham Magazine/Hamptons Magazine; Managing Editor for Silicon Alley Reporter; News Editor for Westword
I asked:
What do you tell young, aspiring journalists about the future of the business? Can you still be encouraging? What advice do you give them?
Ms. Haimerl's response:
People will always love stories. Find them and write them well and there will always be an outlet. We're culling the herd, so to speak, but those willing to work and be creative will always be prized.
And don't be meek. Be thoughtful but assertive. And be willing to go to a small market and earn your chops. You'll get more out of it than you will fetching coffee in New York. You need to set yourself apart.
Find a small daily or weekly somewhere. If you click with the editor, go and get experience. Do good work. Have interesting experiences so that you have something interesting to write about
Don't worry about your voice. Learn the craft of reporting and beat development. It will serve you well later when you're writing the big pieces.
To me, it really all depends on how you answer the question: Do you want to be a journalist or do you want to be in the New York "media"?
There is a vector of overlap, but it is small
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