In College in Wisconsin? Help me out

Do me a favor if you're a college student in Wisconsin. Take the survey below and pass it along to other students, especially those on campuses other than Madison. Let's take this baby viral because representative results will help us tell a better story.
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The Journal Sentinel is asking students to complete a short, anonymous survey about drinking behavior and to send the link via e-mail to at least 20 friends. Students also could post the link on their Facebook page.

The survey will be used confidentially by staff writers working on an upcoming series of stories about alcohol.

Here is the link to the survey, which takes about 5 minutes to complete:
http://tinyurl.com/2vzveb

The survey results will be sent directly to a database at the Journal Sentinel.

Journalism students who help spread the word about this survey will get their name in a contributor box that will accompany an upcoming series of stories.

Thanks.

Strib Layoffs

Another 202er supplies a post. (Have I mentioned how much I love you guys?)
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Hey Katy,

Here's an article on WCCO (Minneapolis) from today. Looks like the Star Tribune is laying off people in their print department. Tie into the Cap Times?

http://wcco.com/business/star.tribune.job.2.651035.html
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This was a part of the conversation I'm hearing at the multimedia conference I'm at this week. Job losses are nothing new in newspapers right now. The interesting, and disconcerting, element to this one is that these are involuntary layoffs, not voluntary buyouts. At papers like the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that have been cutting staff, the cuts to date have been voluntary and accompanied by a severance package. These cuts are not anything pretty, but they're a grade above a layoff.
So here's what I want to know from you: does this scare you? If you want to go into journalism, how does this time feel for you? I gave a speech last week to the Wisconsin Newspaper Association titled, "Why It's a Good Time to Want to Be a Reporter Even Though Everyone Says It Isn't" (and incidentally, the subtitle was "Yes, They Pay Me to Teach People to Be Concise"). Why do you think I'm optimistic?

Print Circulation

Here's a great note from a 202er to supplement Monday's lecture:

Hi Katy,
In case you haven’t read this yet, I saw this article this morning. Relates to what you lectured on yesterday on the Journal Sentinel losing customers regardless of their strong Web site.

<http://www.jsonline.com/watch/?watch=20&date=11/5/2007&id=31384>http://www.jsonline.com/watch/?watch=20&date=11/5/2007&id=31384

Thanks,

Update on tape story

In a previous post, a 202er raised the issue of still images being posted of a girl abused in an explicit video. The victim has been found and is safe. Here's a link to the developing story. I remain interested in your thoughts on the decision by AP, CNN and other news organizations to show the girl's picture to aid in locating her.