Comments on: Advice for young journalists

By: I lost the race « Kristin’s Weblog

I lost the race « Kristin’s Weblog — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:33:17 +0000

[...] Journalists are being required more and more to interact with the web as part of their job, and that is a very daunting fact. Math is hard, but HTML is a completely new language. I thought that speaking English and being able to hold my own in Spanish were more than enough to fill my language quota, but once again I was wrong. [...]

By: Shawna Kirkby

Shawna Kirkby — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:01:18 +0000

Hi, this is information is a useful tool, I now can apply. I just had a question though, what programs and databases to journalists use?

By: ScribbleSheet Blog

ScribbleSheet Blog — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:24:11 +0000

[...] However, do not think you are entitled to a job because you once wrote for your student newspaper. These days everyone writes at least once for their student newspaper so they can pack their CV full of empty experiences that look good but mean nothing. Perhaps try learning some basic programming, such as html, css etc. With the rise of online journalism this may become a necessity. [...]

By: Advice to aspiring journalists « reportr.net

Advice to aspiring journalists « reportr.net — Tue, 01 May 2007 02:17:47 +0000

[...] He recently visited his alma mater, the University of Florida, to speak with about 250 journalism freshmen. Before he went, he canvassed opinion and outlines the advice in this entry. [...]

By: Journalistopia » Newspapers slashing intern budgets

Journalistopia » Newspapers slashing intern budgets — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 01:11:30 +0000

[...] Translation: More wannabes, less openings. If you’re a college student, you will need an edge more than ever. Getting those Web skills might just help you do it, but you’ll still need to have a solid traditional news foundation. [...]

By: News Reporting and Public Records » Blog Archive » Good advice from practicing journalists

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 14:44:11 +0000

[...] I wish I could say that I thought to do it, but instead I’ll just give some blog love to the University of Florida journalism graduate who solicited advice from journalists in the field and in academics on tips that aspiring reporters should know. Danny Sanchez, who is now working as a web producer at the Orlando Sentinel, returned to UF recently to give a class talk and he shared this advice, collected from his blog readers. [...]

By: The Editor's Log

The Editor's Log — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:18:38 +0000

Job seekers, be aware…

I often get asked by students and job candidates about the best way to get hired. I give the usual sort of advice, and now, thanks to Mindy McAdams, I have one more item to add: I don’t want to……

By: Journalistopia » Sigh. I’m a cut-and-paste ‘expert.’

Journalistopia » Sigh. I’m a cut-and-paste ‘expert.’ — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 21:28:52 +0000

[...] More interesting comments have come in regarding my previous student advice post. But pay particular attention to the remarks of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune’s Lucas Grindley. [...]

By: Lucas

Lucas — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:05:49 +0000

When folks send me their resumes, I often feel bad for those who think they have two years experience working at a major news Web site. But really they have two years experience pasting photos into a gallery and writing cutlines.

If that’s your job, learn on your own how to do something more complicated. Learn a programming language. Teach yourself something. Try Flash. Anything.

But don’t tout yourself as an “expert” at cutting and pasting photos or stories into a content management system.

By: MMC3260/5015 Blog » Blog Archive » Advice for young journalists

MMC3260/5015 Blog » Blog Archive » Advice for young journalists — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 03:21:46 +0000

[...] Professor McAdams blogged this morning about a post on Journalistopia. The post is from a recent UF grad, Danny Sanchez, who is working in the online department at the Orlando Sentinel. Through his blog, Sanchez asked journalists to share the advice they would give to aspiring young journalists. The post is about what he was told. You should read it. Heck, you should memorize it: http://journalistopia.com/2006/10/25/advice-for-young-journalists/”. [...]

By: Alfred Hermida

Alfred Hermida — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 21:48:43 +0000

This is all great advice. At the core, it is still about the journalism. But the other side of this is the ability to have a multimedia mindset. This means been able to think about which is the best way to tell a story in a way that works for your audience. Multimedia tools are just that – tools. What makes the difference is how we use them to improve and better our journalism.

By: Allan

Allan — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 00:21:23 +0000

If you don’t have fire in the belly about injustice and corruption, then get some. Go find a story topic that makes it possible for you to experience outrage about pollution’s effect on the poor who live next to a dump or downwind of toxins, or about racial or gender or disability or regional discrimination. Then make that story a serious project that not only results in immediate stories, but also a lifelong interest that never burns out. That fire will sustain you when covering county supervisor meetings or other mind numbing but important topics. Journalism isn’t always “fun” or “exciting” as I hear so many people claim. But someone has to do it, and if you dare to wade into these danger-filled waters then make it worthwhile for you and your readers. You might just accomplish something that way.