All right, so you have all been forced to read my ideas about the state of journalism today, how to produce good resume materials, interview for jobs, and so on. Now comes your turn. For the rest of the semester, I'm asking you to submit your own blog writings for posting here on "Your Senior Seminar." They can be about anything related to journalism, the job search, the future of media, etc. For this week, I will select one blog to post on Monday morning, which doesn't give you much time. The deadline to send me your proposed blog is Sunday night at 9 p.m. As an incentive, the blog selected will result in extra credit for the writer on her/his final average for this class. If it's good enough, your blog could mean the difference between your numerical average for the course and the next highest grade. So, get blogging, people!
Ahh sorry, being that it was a holiday weekend and I have a huge family, I didn't have much time to escape to check my email and such.
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I've always wondered, in the midst of this crazy transformation in journalism and the hype of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, how can journalists embrace those sites and utilize them for their work, or should they not look to FB and Twitter at all?
I ask because I constantly hear about Twitter on ESPN, various athletes using it, and the reporters quoting their 'tweets' and I was just wondering if that is considered good journalism or just pure laziness.
One topic that I am interested in is how the general public views the media. A 2009 study from the Pew Research Center found that distrust in the media has grown. According to the results, 63 percent of those surveyed said that news articles were often inaccurate.
ReplyDeleteCheck out the entire New York Times article at...
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/business/media/14survey.html
So what can we, as future journalists, do to fix this problem? It's easy to say things like, "Be accurate, get both sides, etc." But sometimes it's not that easy.
What do you think?
This semester we’ve discussed resumes, interviewing skills, job hunting, etc. but we haven’t addressed what WE, as future journalists of some sort, should look for in an employer. We know what is expected of us (skills and such) but what do we expect from them?
ReplyDeleteIs pay the only thing that matters? Benefits? Training? Opportunity for advancement?
We have talked a lot about creating the perfect resume, doing internships, etc., but most people I know (myself included), got their jobs from who they know, not what they know. I would like to know what type of networking we should try to do, outside of the typical school and internship settings. Who should we know, what organizations should we join, should we be on LinkedIn, etc?
ReplyDeleteI would like to learn more about negotiating and evaluating job offers (just in case you get more than one). What can we do to ensure we don't get the short end of the stick? Obviously employers are going to see that we are recent graduates and therefor they can offer us less pay ect. What are some effective ways to negotiate salary? This site
ReplyDeletehttp://www.jobweb.com/studentarticles.aspx?id=322
gives a lot of information, but I'm not sure it's good advice to follow. What do you think?
This is late, I know but I am not getting the blackboard email updates for some reason. I would like to discuss on the blog how everyone feels about graduating, I know that sounds broad but I am interested to know if we share the same concerns and worries and from those try to address some of the "real life" things we are experiencing and help us out with this. I know that I feel like if I wanted to get a job in journalism I wouldn't be able to because I don't have enough experience with the design and visual elements and I am not able to create much because I don't know a lot of the programs. It kind of makes me feel like I would be helpless to find a job right now (in journalism) but I am supposed to be ready. I wonder if other people have concerns like this....
ReplyDelete1.) The article says it IS ok to have a multiple page resume. It says that a one-pager is ok for a recent college grad..BUT that is assuming a recent college grad does NOT have the experience to fill up a resume. (So, Miranda...work that three pager girl!) =) So, obviously there is conflicting advise here. Apparently there are no set rules for resumes, because everywhere you look there are different opinions. But, that is how the world works. If there were set rules on life (which many wish there were) then we would have nothing to aspire to.
ReplyDelete2.) I ALWAYS take a pen and paper to interviews, and I think it shows that you are responsible and organized. Don't forget a pen! That is always a must to show you are prepared and think ahead!
Kudos to this article I really liked reading it and think it is a helpful tool to make us think about how the rules we are given every day can be bent and we should think for ourselves.
What are your dreams? What is your passion? Like the business sector referred to in the article, journalism isn't exactly flooded with job openings. But, this may be just the time and circumstances for college graduates to go out into the world and do the things they want to do. Are there any advantages towards one's future in volunteering or taking a job in the public sector? What could such an opportunity lead to later on down the line? What other options are there for college graduates outside their field of study? Holler back!
ReplyDeletePublic service is cool again
http://www.csmonitor.com/Money/2009/0819/public-service-is-cool-again/%28page%29/2