Congratulations, Graduates! You've worked on your studies for years and now you are ready to put all that knowledge to work.
Here are some sites on the World Wide Web that can help you scout out jobs and get some job-seeking advice. Also listed are listservs that often post new job openings.
So, get yourself a job!
Careers in Journalism
http://www.asne.org/kiosk/careers/carerdet.htm The American Society of Newspaper Editors has put together this page with information on preparing for a career in journalism and tips on finding your first job. Check the listing of 1997 Newspaper Internships, but hurry: Many of them have pretty early deadlines for application.
Asian American Journalist's Association http://www.aaja.org/benefits.html Learn about the AAJA's Job Hotline and find information on the Executive Leadership program, and fellowships to help Asian American journalists develop their journalism and leadership skills.
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication http://www.aejmc.sc.edu/online/home.html Scroll down the home page of this association for journalism educators and locate the "Placement Ads" area. There are opportunities for graduate assistantships as well as postings for professor positions.
Dow Jones Newspaper Fund http://www.dowjones.com/newsfund/alumni.html Find out where you can get a monthly posting of editing and reporting positions available in the 70 newspapers that participate in the DJNF programs.
Journalism and Women Symposium http://www.jaws.org/jobs.html Job postings on JAWS numbered more than 10 on a recent check. They have also put together links to other sites with Job Banks including:
National Diversity Journalism Job Bank http://www.newsjobs.com/ See the link to other job banks more than 15 listed!
National Association of Hispanic Journalists' Job Bank http://www.nahj.org/nahjjob.html Nicely broken down into different types of positions, internships, print, broadcast, radio.
Gannett Newspaper Newsroom Opportunities http://www.gannett.com/job/jobs.htm Covers not only opportunities in the newsroom, but on the business side and production, too.
The Minorities in Broadcasting Training Program http://www.webcom.com/mibtp/OPENINGS.html Focused on jobs in television, broken down by administrative, technical, on-air and writing.
Editor and Publisher Classifieds http://www.mediainfo.com/ephome/class/classhtm/class.htm These listings are broken down into all the kinds of positions in a news organization from advertising to art and graphics to editorial and production. With dozens of listings, this may be the most comprehensive site for journalism job openings.
Listservs:
Newslib http://sunsite.unc.edu/slanews/about/newslib.html Information on how to join NewsLib, the listserv for news librarians and researchers. This listserv is often the posting place for internship, researcher and news library director positions available.
NICAR-L http://www.nicar.org/list.html This site tells you how to join the National Institute for Computer Assisted Reporting listserv. If you are looking for a CAR type position in a newsroom, read the postings, be an active (and intelligent) contributor and get your name out there!
Nora Paul can be reached at (813) 821-9494, or send e-mail to npaul@poynter.org