Calling all cub reporters

By Reynolds Staff on Dec 08, 2009 in Basics, Career tips, Jobs

With a record number of students enrolled in journalism schools, there are no doubt a high number of beginners looking to break into the biz.

Here’s a site – CubReporters.org – that promises to guide new journalists through the trenches of finding internships, fellowships and full-time reporting gigs. The site is packed with advice from veteran journalists and also offers tips on interviewing and lists of training opportunities. It’s editor is Mark Grabowski, a professor at Adelphi University in Long Island who teaches media law and online journalism.

Most useful area of the site: a breakdown of publications perfect for beginners. The site features the top spots to target for entry-level journalism jobs and an aggregated list of current opportunities.

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The Reynolds Center, created through generous grants from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation of Las Vegas and operated by ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, is dedicated to improving the quality of business and economics coverage through training programs for business reporters and editors.