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Alternative Gigs For Media Pros

Break into a new market or repackage your media services in a unique way to boost your income

By Lin Grensing-Pophal - June 22, 2009
It's no secret that times are tough and perhaps no more so than in the media industry. Every day, it seems that news of more media company layoffs, mergers or bankruptcies are becoming fodder for hallway, cafeteria, water cooler and watering hole conversation. Worried media professionals who are either already without a job or fear the worst are turning to new sources ...

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