Journos Blogging for Journos

"Friday is here. Most of our colleagues who opted for the buyout and were approved depart this day. It is striking to see the talent walking out the door."

The line above could've applied to what we went through at The Sun last month. But actually, it was written by a blogger who's helping keep staff at the Dallas Morning News informed about the painful contractions they're going through, too. Here's a snapshot of their blog -- NewsBuyout2008:



The blog has been covering the job losses and nitty-gritty details of buyouts and layoffs. Like us at The Sun, they've also been trying to take care of their own, by posting journalism and media-related jobs and seeking advice from ex-staffers who survived leaving the paper and moving on to another career. (Our separate jobs blog is private for now.)

Though we're half a country away, journalists in Baltimore and Dallas share in the impulse to keep their colleagues connected in this time of crisis. I'm sure the DMN and the handful of Tribune-related blogs aren't the only ones where journalists are trying to keep their colleagues informed.

Let's try to find them all.

I'll set up a link list in the middle column. If you find one, post in the comments section or email the link to us at newsofthesun(at)gmail(dot)com, and we'll update the list.

Thank you.