15 to 20 People Have Already Applied to the Best Journalism Want Ad in the World

Yesterday, in a bit of unsolicited advice to the Huffington Post, we suggested that they follow up on their desire to hire only professional journalists, not lowly bloggers, by taking some tips from the best journalism Want Ad in the world. It turns out we weren’t the only people who took note of the ad seeking an investigative reporter for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, which says that its “ideal” candidate:

[H]as also cursed out an editor, had spokespeople hang up on them in anger and threatened to resign at least once because some fool wanted to screw around with their perfect lede.

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