And so it goes... joining the ranks of the unemployed, and hopeful that it's a short-lived dose of "funemployment" for me. So far, the biggest challenge I'm facing seems to be finding work that allows me to continue to create meaningful content. If AlJazeera America, and particularly America Tonight, delivered anything, it was content that mattered. Meanwhile the only work I'm hearing about is truly horrible reality tv featuring middle aged women acting like teen age girls, cooking shows, and true crime programs. (insert heavy sigh here) It's difficult not to feel a tiny bit of bitterness - so many people have made a point to say "I'm so sad AlJazeera America is closing, they raised the television journalism bar and reported on so many things you'd NEVER see on the other news networks." And all I can think is, "SO WHY WEREN'T MORE PEOPLE WATCHING?"
Leila Garcia
Editor. Story Producer. Writer. Storyteller. Problem Solver.
Leila Garcia is an award winning television professional with over 10 years experience creating broadcast programming. Clients include: NBC, Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, National Geographic, PBS, Travel Channel and HGTV.
