Seasoned writers don't exactly need the American Newspaper Guild's new study to tell them jobs for journalists are increasingly rare. We've been feeling the pinch since magazines and papers started laying off staffers in favor of cheaper freelancers. But that's not to say there's much work in freelance writing either. Those former staffers became favored freelancers, narrowing down the market even more.

The New York Times says this is different, though. "What is happening now is something new, something more serious than anyone has experienced in generations. Last year started badly and ended worse, with shrinking profits and tumbling stock prices, and 2008 is shaping up as more of the same, prompting louder talk about a dark turning point."

What about you? Have you felt the pinch? Are you finding ways of supplementing your income, other than our job ads, of course? Tell us how.