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    Blog Posts by Nancy Loo

    • Just about every journalist I know has steered their children away from a career in journalism. I consider myself pretty fortunate to still be employed in the TV news business since I have many friends who are now unemployed or in other fields of work. I joined my current workplace after being squeezed out of another Chicago station where I had worked for nine years. My husband is a former network correspondent who now works in financial services.

      Like many industries, broadcast news is constantly changing due to technology. And that's allowed television stations to operate with far fewer people. The changes are painful but managers are surely thinking, "It's not personal, it's business." In general, salaries have come down significantly due to the glut of newly-graduated or out-of-work journalists and a very limited number of jobs. Whenever new interns show up in any newsroom, someone will often joke, "Get out while you still can. You don't want to work here!"

      I have worked hard to

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    • A Necessary Holiday Tradition: Reservations

      By Nancy Loo | Yahoo Motherboard – Sun, Nov 28, 2010 6:05 AM EST

      If my kids were disappointed that I didn't cook our Thanksgiving dinner, they didn't show it. Since I'm in the television news business, there aren't too many holidays in which I'm not working. Our holiday tradition seems to be no tradition.

      There have been Thanksgivings in which I've worked the early morning shift and then rushed home to cook the entire feast. There have also been times in which we've gone out to eat or joined friends at their homes.

      This year, I worked Thanksgiving morning and then stopped to pick up our turkey feast at Whole Foods. I had reserved the meal just days before. I was hardly alone. The place was packed with shoppers and other people picking up entire meals, too. I immediately felt less guilt about not cooking. And the meal was fantastic. So, let's see:

      1) Cost was comparable to buying all the ingredients.
      2) Very little work after work!
      3) Turkey, fixings and all dishes were delicious and beautifully prepared.
      4) Less clean up.
      5) More time

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