Wilmington | Fired reporter already has new job

Brooks

Before he even started work, The News Journal fired Khristopher Brooks April 11, after he announced his hiring in an exuberant mock press release. The incident garnered industry-wide attention -- much of it, critical of the Wilmington, Del., paper -- and more than a few job opportunities.

Now, just three weeks later, Brooks has landed at The Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville as a K-12 education reporter, according to his LinkedIn profile.

Dept. of Silver Lining
Circulation-wise, looks like it was a step up, according to the new figures as of March 31, out this week:

• Jacksonville: 98,580 weekdays; 157,559 Sundays
• Wilmington: 83,210 weekdays; 122,200 Sundays

The Times-Union is owned by privately-held Morris Communications.

Brooks wrote about getting a new job on his Tumblr, without revealing the paper's name: "I need to focus on my reporting and writing, not more infamy."

(Blogger Jim Romenesko sussed out his new employer's name today, however.)