Networking tips for better business stories and jobs

By Reynolds Staff on Feb 25, 2010 in Selling yourself, Tools, TrendingTopic, Tutorials

As a master of the art of networking, former newsroom recruiter Joe Grimm shared his secrets on how to connect with the sources who will improve your coverage, as well as those who can help you take the next step up professionally.

In his 18 years as the recruiter for the Detroit Free Press, Grimm helped hundreds of journalists make the connections that got them their next job.

In 1997, Grimm launched the JobsPage, a journalism career site. He spun off a journalism careers blog,Ask the Recruiter, in 2003; it became part of Poynter Online’s Career Center in 2006. He has been a regular contributor to Editor & Publisher magazine, the Newspaper Association of America’s Fusion magazine and UNITY: Journalists of Color. Joe Grimm is a visiting journalist at Michigan State University’s School of Journalism. He was a newsroom recruiter and staff development editor at the Detroit Free Press from 1990 until 2008.

RESOURCES FROM GRIMM’S WEBINAR

One-hour Webinar recordings:
Day 1 – Using networks to better cover the business beat and advance your career.
Day 2 – Making strategic connections.

POWERPOINT – DAY 1

Networking for Better Business Stories, Jobs – Day One

POWERPOINT – DAY 2

Networking for Better Business Stories, Jobs – Day Two

About the Author

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.