Six Apart Vice President, Anil Dash, is upset by all the layoffs in the media sector and he hasn’t been sleeping well. So, he came up with an idea that helps struggling journos and Six Apart’s reputation.
According to The New York Times, the TypePad Journalist Bailout Program offers recently terminated bloggers and journalists a free pro account (worth $150 annually) on the company’s popular blogging platform.
In addition to the free yearly membership, the 20 to 30 journalists who are accepted will receive professional tech support, placement on the company’s blog aggregation site, Blogs.com, and automatic enrollment in the company’s advertising revenue-sharing program.
