by Deborah Potter • • Comments Off on Make the most of your first job
When you’re the newest hire in a newsroom, there’s always a lot to learn: Who does what? How do the systems work? Where’s the coffee, again? It can be overwhelming. Your boss wants to get as much as possible out…
by Deborah Potter • • Comments Off on Job hunting advice from news directors
We keep hearing about the mistakes job hunters make when applying for journalism jobs. The same mistakes, over and over. There’s no reason for you to become the next bad example. Take these tips to heart. Make a good first…
by Deborah Potter • • Comments Off on What journalism jobs are going to grow?
Most journalism jobs today require critical thinking and excellent writing, plus strong social media skills. That’s obvious. But what about the jobs of tomorrow? “We are genuinely in a revolution when it comes to getting information,” says Raquel Amparo, news…
by Deborah Potter • • Comments Off on Community journalism in local TV news
A recent job posting at WPVI-TV in Philadelphia is for an unusual sounding job. The ABC station is hiring a “community journalist,” and says it’s looking for “innovative multi-platform journalists” and “self-sufficient story tellers who can create memorable content for…
Finding that first job in television news can be stressful. There are many paths you can take to prepare yourself and just as many paths to success. Daniella Oropeza and Madison Van Zile are both journalism graduates of the University…
by Debora Wenger • • Comments Off on Beyond skills: What a news director wants from job applicants
Callie Starnes is a relatively new news director, but she’s been in the WRCB newsroom in Chattanooga for about 10 years. Now that she’s doing the hiring for her station, she’s had to quickly learn what kind of employee is…
by Deborah Potter • • Comments Off on Looking for a news job? Check these tips
You’ve already been told to make the most of your internships, right? News directors says it’s astounding how many interns don’t take the initiative to get to know people in the newsroom. They don’t go out with reporters, don’t learn…
by Debora Wenger • • Comments Off on How to get a social media job in a newsroom
Forget “digital first,” you need to be “digital now,” says Tanita Gaither, digital content manager for Raycom’s WIS-TV in Columbia, South Carolina. The 2011 graduate from the University of Georgia says it’s simply not enough to post regularly to your own personal…
by Deborah Potter • • Comments Off on Overcoming your “accent”
When I worked at CBS I was often asked where in the Midwest I was from. I’ve never lived a day of my life in the Midwest. No one in my immediate family was from the Midwest. But apparently, I…
by Deborah Potter • • Comments Off on Skills new journalists need
It’s a perennial question. What skills do journalism students need most to get a job today? As always, it depends on who you ask. At NPR, executive producer Robert Garcia says it’s simple: Writing, writing, writing. “If you can write,…