THEY'RE HIRING AGAIN: Thank God. It looks like newspapers are emerging from the recent economic slump and are starting to fill some long-vacated positions:

Scott Bosley, executive director of the American Society of Newspaper Editors in Reston, Va., says newspapers are slowly hiring again, but mostly for entry-level positions, to help daily operations run more smoothly. His organization sponsors journalism job fairs and turnout reflects the market, he says. "More recruiters seem to have come out during the last few fairs. The numbers aren't off the charts, but it's better than it was six months ago," he says.

Please send some of these people our way. We could use the help.