MMMM # 27

The Monday Morning Media Memo (MMMM) has been MIA for a couple of weeks as I've been concentrating on finding the next and best place to practice my craft. During that time, media layoffs--print and broadcast-- have continued at a disturbingly consistent rate. But those are dwarfed by the hundreds of thousands of other folks finding themselves on the street, and it seems a bit peevish to write about fifteen TV employees being let go when a bank eliminates fifteen-thousand the same day. Where can you turn for advice if your job is eliminated? Look here for one example of a "Survival Guide", this one posted on WVTM Birmingham's website. Channel 13 is owned by Media-General, a massive media conglomerate that, ironically, has had its share of job cutting...including ten last week at...WVTM. OK, plug time: my OWN swan song is tomorrow evening at 8:00pm on all nine APT stations...a live FTR extravaganza in which we'll take your calls [1- 866-552-0025 NOTE: AGAIN CORRECTED number!] and e-mails [economy@aptv.org] with questions for a panel of Alabama economic experts.