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  "id": "1997-march-on-the-internet",
  "slug": "1997-march-on-the-internet",
  "url": "https://dwillis.github.io/uplink/article/1997-march-on-the-internet.html",
  "year": 1997,
  "month": "March",
  "monthNum": 3,
  "headline": "On the Internet",
  "kicker": "Internet job search",
  "author_name": "Nora Paul",
  "author_title": "",
  "affiliation": "Poynter Institute",
  "summary": "A comprehensive guide to journalism career resources and job search websites for recent graduates, including links to major job boards, professional associations, and listservs that post journalism positions.",
  "keywords": [
    "journalism",
    "careers",
    "jobs"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "Journalism & Newsroom",
    "Technology"
  ],
  "technologies": [
    "World Wide Web",
    "Internet",
    "Listserv"
  ],
  "full_text": "Congratulations, Graduates! You've worked on your studies for years and now you are ready to put all that knowledge to work.\n\nHere 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.\n\nSo, get yourself a job!\n\nCareers in Journalism\n\nhttp://www.asne.org/kiosk/careers/carerdet.htm\nThe 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.\n\nAsian American Journalist's Association\nhttp://www.aaja.org/benefits.html\nLearn 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.\n\nAssociation for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication\nhttp://www.aejmc.sc.edu/online/home.html\nScroll 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.\n\nDow Jones Newspaper Fund\nhttp://www.dowjones.com/newsfund/alumni.html\nFind out where you can get a monthly posting of editing and reporting positions available in the 70 newspapers that participate in the DJNF programs.\n\nJournalism and Women Symposium\nhttp://www.jaws.org/jobs.html\nJob postings on JAWS numbered more than 10 on a recent check. They have also put together links to other sites with Job Banks including:\n\nNational Diversity Journalism Job Bank\nhttp://www.newsjobs.com/\nSee the link to other job banks more than 15 listed!\n\nNational Association of Hispanic Journalists' Job Bank\nhttp://www.nahj.org/nahjjob.html\nNicely broken down into different types of positions, internships, print, broadcast, radio.\n\nGannett Newspaper Newsroom Opportunities\nhttp://www.gannett.com/job/jobs.htm\nCovers not only opportunities in the newsroom, but on the business side and production, too.\n\nThe Minorities in Broadcasting Training Program\nhttp://www.webcom.com/mibtp/OPENINGS.html\nFocused on jobs in television, broken down by administrative, technical, on-air and writing.\n\nEditor and Publisher Classifieds\nhttp://www.mediainfo.com/ephome/class/classhtm/class.htm\nThese 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.\n\nListservs:\n\nNewslib\nhttp://sunsite.unc.edu/slanews/about/newslib.html\nInformation 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.\n\nNICAR-L\nhttp://www.nicar.org/list.html\nThis 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!\n\nNora Paul can be reached at (813) 821-9494, or send e-mail to npaul@poynter.org",
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