Career tips

Apply for an all-expenses-paid seminar on ‘Covering the Green Economy’ June 28-30

The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism is offering 20 fellowships for an all-expenses-paid seminar on “Covering the Green Economy” June 28-30 in Phoenix.
This three-day specialized reporting institute, combined with two follow-up Webinars, will arm attendees with information to help them recognize “greenwashing,” track federal stimulus dollars designed to create green jobs and [...]

Just because you own a video camera, doesn’t mean…

By Robin Phillips on Feb 23, 2010 in Career tips, Networking

Gawker TV has a funny post today on how NOT to apply for a job.
The first example is a young man from Minnesota who compares himself to the ketchup needed on a dry, dull sandwich. Lest you feel old-fashioned, out-of-date with your resume printed on nice paper stock, Gawker compiled eight videos to show you [...]

Want to report overseas?

By Reynolds Staff on Feb 04, 2010 in Career tips, Job listings

The International Reporting Project (IRP) offers fellowships to up to 10 journalists to travel and report from abroad for five weeks. Deadline to apply is April 1.
The fellowship also includes two weeks of training in Washington both before and after the reporting trip. The program runs this year from Aug. 26 to Oct. 29. Stories produced [...]

3-minute video contest launched by Pulitzer Center

By Robin Phillips on Feb 01, 2010 in Career tips, Networking, Technology

Project: Report 2010 launches YouTube partnership on crisis reporting.
The contest invites non-professional, aspiring reporters to share their stories with the world.
Round 1 launches today
The assignment:
Document a single day in the life of a compelling person the world should meet and showcase how that person is making a positive impact in his or [...]

Unlocking financial statements: Online, July 19-23

The Particulars
Instructor: Jimmy Gentry
Location: Online
Date: July 19-23
Register for this Webinar.
The free, weeklong “Understanding Financial Statements” online seminar covers income statements, balance sheets, cash flows and writing about numbers.
As one past participant said, “This course really revolutionized my reporting. I felt much more confident writing my last earnings story.”
Space is limited for these seminars, and [...]

How to be an entrepreneur as a business journalist: Online, Aug. 9-13

The Particulars
Instructors: Maya Smart
and Joe Grimm
Location: Online
Date: Aug. 9-13
Noon or 4 p.m. EDT
Register for this workshop.

The free, weeklong, How to be an Entrepreneur as a Business Journalist Webinar will teach you how to use your skills to make a living outside mainstream media.
Freelancer Maya Smart and “Ask-the Recruiter” blogger Joe Grimm will teach the five-hour [...]

Training, scholarships offered for journalists striking out on their own

By Robin Phillips on Feb 01, 2010 in Career tips, Networking

The Knight Digital Media Center at the UC Berkeley j-school is offering scholarships for a week-long training program, March 21-26, for journalists wanting to strike out on their own.
Participants of the workshop will come away with knowledge about how to set up a Wordpress blog, the finer points of SEO optimization, how to video, how [...]

Deadline Monday for SABEW’s Best in Business Contest

By Reynolds Staff on Jan 28, 2010 in Career tips

Monday, Feb. 1, is the deadline for entries in the annual Best In Business Contest, conducted by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW).
The contest is the largest competition for business journalists. More than 175 judges will review the entries, with winners to be honored at the Best in Business awards dinner on March [...]

Where will grads find journalism jobs?

Jodi Schneider, a senior editor for American Banker in Washington who handles newsroom recruiting, predicts that jobs for new grads will be in specialty pubs and Web sites, not small-town newspapers.
In addition to understanding their niche — such as energy or politics — and multimedia, new grads need the ability “to decipher complicated information in [...]