Tag: Journalism School
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2005 Graduate Survey Summary
Fresh data on how j-school graduates are faring in the job market. 2005 Graduate Survey Summary
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That Master of Science degree I’m working on looks pretty good right about now
Lots of uplifting statistics in the latest Grady College/University of Georgia survey of j-school graduates, but my favorite is the part about how much grad students are making out of the gate: “Master’s degree recipients in 2005 reported a median salary of $37,000, up from $33,000 in 2004. The 2005 figure was the highest reported…
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10 things I heard at the AEJMC convention today
Let me tell you about my first time … at the AEJMC convention. Seriously, I had never been to a conference or convention that was about my own field before today. I mean, I’ve hung out with the physicists and the photographers and maybe even the real estate data information professionals back when I was…
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Resources for Web Workers – Web Design Tips – Mindy McAdams
Nice set of pointers with explanations of why you need to know what you need to know. Resources for Web Workers – Web Design Tips – Mindy McAdams
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Search drives serendipity, a continuing conversation
[Ed. note: This is the text of an e-mail I sent in reply to a comment a J-School professor from the University of Florida left on a post from a couple months ago regarding Serendipity on the Web. Part of his reply is posted at the end of this post.] Hi Prof. McKeen – Thanks…
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Blog research at the AEJMC convention
For next week’s trick, I’ll be both a reporter and a student at the AEJMC convention. I’m planning on showing up Thursday morning to the citizen journalism session and later in the day for the “What’s Next for Newspapers and for Journalism Education? – A Continuing Discussion” session. Of course, I might want to duck…
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News Reporting and Public Records
Here’s a supplemental blog from a j-school prof teaching investigative journalism in Florida. News Reporting and Public Records
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Career paths of glory
(Just thinking out loud here…) There’s the multimedia producer version, where I keep learning Flash and web design until I can get myself a job putting together interactive graphics and training others to do it. Extra points here for my video editing skills and general understanding of visual style. Those four years of film school…
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OJR: J-schools step up investigative reporting instruction with News21
“Raise your hand if you remember the following assignments from journalism school: The obit. The neighborhood piece. The ten-week investigation into the Department of Homeland Security’s budget. No? Last one wasn’t on your syllabus? For 44 student fellow OJR: J-schools step up investigative reporting instruction with News21
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Get a job
It looks like the SJSU J-School has sprouted a new blog: jmcjobs. For now it’s a list of internship opportunites, which are usually posted on a bulletin board or two in the hallway of the building. Three cheers for posting things in an RSS feed instead of a hallway! Here’s a pleasant gig: The Santa…