Written by NLGJA Staff Think you’re doing enough to get that next job? You’re not. Read more on the NLGJA Members Only Site This piece originally appeared in 2011, in the official newsmagazine of NLGJA.
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When a College Adviser Gives Bad Advice
Written by Sue Green It was March when I got the call – a call that made me sit back in my seat and go, are you frigging kidding??? It was a call from Bach in the national office concerning a message he had received from a young woman in New York. Bach was asking if I...
One Year In
Written by Mary Susman A freshman year of college towards a career in journalism. Read more on the NLGJA Members Only Site This piece originally appeared in 2011, in the official newsmagazine of NLGJA.
The Shared Experiment
Written by Doug Stewart I work in what might be termed an experiment. For the past year the broadcast station Fox Connecticut and The Hartford Courant newspaper have shared a newsroom, resources and content. Some people don’t like it, and some think it’s the future....
Career Advice – Apply for the Job You Want
Written by Geoff Dankert One key to a successful job search may sound obvious, but it’s a trap a number of people fall into... Read more on the NLGJA Members Only Site This piece originally appeared in 2011, in the official newsmagazine of NLGJA.
Advice for Young Journalists Pounding the Pavement for a New Job
members_only.gifWritten by Sue Green With the local news industry in upheaval the past few years, you can only imagine how daunting it is for students graduating from journalism programs across the country to try and find a job. Read more on the NLGJA Members Only...
Working (It): How To Put Yourself In The Lead For That First – or Next – Job
Written by Geoff Dankert Read more on the NLGJA Members Only Site
From Journalism to PR
members_only.gifWritten by Patty Mattern I’m here to tell you, it isn’t dark on this side. It’s just different. And, it takes time to adjust, to shift, to let go – to transition. Read more on the NLGJA Members Only Site
Telling the Transgender Story
As we've discovered over and over again at this blog, telling the story of transgender people seems to be especially tricky for reasons that are both complicated and fairly simple. So it's worth pointing to examples when the story of transgender people is done well....