Complex sentence: Her first job in journalism was as a copygirl for the now-defunct "Washington Daily News", but shortly after being promoted to cub reporter, she was laid off as part of massive cutbacks at the paper.
Split into simpler sentences: Her first job in journalism was as a copygirl for the now-defunct "Washington Daily News". Shortly after being promoted to cub reporter, she was laid off as part of massive cutbacks at the paper.