Barbara McCarthy made the move into the virtual newsroom after five years in the community newspaper industry in such positions as writer, copy editor, and managing editor. Her first online job was at Community Newspaper Company and Townonline.com. When the dotcom bubble burst and layoffs ensued, her online career took her into various marketing opportunities, including software, travel and tourism, and higher education. She has come full-circle at the Nieman Foundation, where she can indulge in her passion for the Web, all the while rubbing elbows with successful journalists. She
will be getting an H1N1 flu shot.
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