Comments on: Advice for fresh journalism graduates (from a May graduate)

By: Mindy

Mindy — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:29:00 +0000

If someone with your background can’t find a decent job in journalism, Brendan, then probably we are doomed.

But it also depends where you look, and what kind of organization you’d be happy to work for. Some of our graduates have very narrow criteria for location (e.g. must stay in Florida) or employers (e.g. will not work for a smaller publication).

By: Brendan

Brendan — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:03:42 +0000

But Mindy, does that mobility that you assume exist? Myself and many young journalists are finding that it doesn’t, and after that first job are moving into other careers (or going to Law School).

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By: Mindy

Mindy — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:23:27 +0000

It tends to be easier to find a good job from the position of having a related job — rather than from the position of having no job.

First jobs used to be copy boy, go-fer, the girl who makes the coffee. First jobs now can be updating the Web site at 2 a.m.

Smart people don’t stay in their first job too long.

By: Brendan

Brendan — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:07:07 +0000

Good job? What define a good job in this climate? Or has any job become a good job? Bad morale and hours. No raises. Likely no training, and few opportunities for professional development. If you’re with a decent outlet, one of these jobs for young grads may lead to a fun, albeit short ride. But its become nearly impossible for recent grads to make a career in journalism within the traditional media. Where I worked it seems there have been far more voluntary departures among young people who still have a sense that they have other career choices, than from retirees who were getting paid handsomely to leave. Journalism is bleeding many of its future leaders to other careers, presenting a real crisis for an industry most in need of new talent.

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By: Luke Morris

Luke Morris — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:59:41 +0000

MLB.com offers its copy editing — I mean editorial production — jobs to recent grads? Hook me up!!!

Luke
http://breakingintojournalism.blogspot.com