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How mentors can help accelerate journalism careers

Joe Grimm — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:11:32 +0000

Few successful journalists make it all on their own. Most have help from mentors and become mentors themselves.

During this week’s career chat, we’ll talk with Randall Yip, senior producer at KGO-TV in San Francisco. Yip and I are … Read more

How journalists can make the most of newsroom internships

Joe Grimm — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:38:57 +0000

The busiest internship season of the year is just beginning, and we want to prepare interns and newsrooms for some great experiences.

During today’s career chat, we talked with Joanna Hernandez, director of career services at the CUNY Graduate … Read more

How journalists can develop mobile video skills

Joe Grimm — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:40:08 +0000

There’s a good chance you already have the equipment you need to add video to your reporting skill set. In an increasingly visual and mobile news environment, that can be a job saver.

During a live chat, experienced multimedia journalist … Read more

Digital portfolios for journalists: What are your options?

Susanna Speier — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:00:33 +0000

Until recently, many journalists built their own sites to highlight and promote their work.

Now platforms like Pressfolios, Muck Rack, Clippings.me and Contently offer turnkey solutions. But do they offer a substantial enough advantage to justify the time … Read more

What journalists need to know about covering education reform

Joe Grimm — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:55:52 +0000

Scott Elliott, incoming president of the Education Writers Association, is the education reform reporter at The Indianapolis Star.

That’s a pretty unusual job title and a beat that Elliott pretty much carved out himself. During a live chat, … Read more

How to use social media to get your next job

Joe Grimm — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:21:42 +0000

In this week’s career chat, we talked with Randy Essex, senior editor for local news at the Cincinnati Enquirer/Cincinnati.com and Kentucky Enquirer/NKY.com.

Essex uses social networking sites to find people for jobs in his newsroom, and job opportunities have … Read more

How to get news apps experience, build a news apps team

Joe Grimm — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:01:57 +0000

During our latest career chat, we talked with Lauren Rabaino, news applications editor for The Seattle Times. Rabaino is a digital journalist who works to improve storytelling and audience engagement with design and the development of digital news applications. … Read more

How can journalists negotiate for better salaries?

Mallary Jean Tenore — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:20:33 +0000

The National Association of Colleges and Employers’ annual report on college graduates has drawn a lot of attention to journalists’ salaries in recent weeks.

During a live chat, Michigan State University’s Joe Grimm addressed the study and offered strategies for … Read more

What does it take to start a news website?

Joe Grimm — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:09:29 +0000

In this week’s career chat, we talked with Glenn Burkins, editor/publisher of Qcitymetro.com in Charlotte, N.C.

Burkins, who started his site in 2008 after more than two decades with major metro newspapers, talked about why and how he started … Read more

What skills do journalists need to build online communities?

Joe Grimm — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:41:56 +0000

During this week’s career chat, we talked with Holly Edgell, the new community editor at WCPO-TV, an ABC affiliate in Cincinnati. Edgell talked about what goes into the job, its objectives, and how the community editor role is expanding. … Read more