Similar to the links I posted on journalism education a few days ago, here are some bloggers’ thoughts on the skills and such that student journalists should note.
Further notes on the new journalism skillset » Invisible Inkling (Ryan Sholin)
Teaching Online Journalism: Dreams vs. reality in journalism ambition (Mindy McAdams)
What sort of things should an aspiring journalist be thinking about? (Rob Curley)
Take note of what these three detail and be sure to subscribe to their blogs.
I’m glad I waited a day to publish this post, because Ryan Sholin wrote a post called Your real competition, which links to related Paul Conley and Dave Cohn posts, that all student journalists should be aware of.
If you go to interview for an internship or job at a place that says what Ryan writes below, you’ll A) Not be exposed to the kind of working environment that will help you compete for jobs and B) Probably not have a job very long because the organization will become irrelevant to most readers, especially younger ones.
“If you’ve said the words ‘Oh, well we’ve always done it that way’ in the last FIVE YEARS, you have a problem with addressing the question of who is competing with your organization.
If you’ve said the words ‘Oh, but that won’t work here’ in the last THREE YEARS, you definitely have a problem with addressing the pace of change in the news business.”
I’ll soon post a Top 10 list of advice for student journalists that will help them to stay relevant, viable and competitive in the evolving world of journalism.
Hi, Greg. Please change the URL from my old blog (which will go away soon) to the new blog:
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Taken care of, thanks.