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Yeah or Nay on Tape Recorders

2007-10-13T23:57:47Z

I would vote 'No' on most occasions. Unless you're doing a story with highly sensitive information, which may become controversial later. Or if you're covering a story where people are firing a lot of specific facts at you that you wouldn't be a...

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What Kind of Reporter Are You?

2007-10-08T22:36:15Z

Upon graduation, you might want to consider what kind of reporter you are, in order to best select the objectives that are right for you. In Quill magazine, Bruce L. Plopper, journalism professor at the University of Arkansas, wrote about the hu...

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Are Internships Over-Rated?

2007-09-18T19:37:35Z

Yes. I did two internships in college, but I don't think you need them. In fact, a guy who I worked on my college newspaper with, Tom Iacuzio (pictured), got a job as an editor and reporter for the Daytona News-Journal before he even graduated....

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The First Amendment: It's a Free For All

2007-09-18T18:17:40Z

The other day, I visited my former college newspaper editor, Brian Thompson (pictured). And we were talking about this very topic. He is a phenomenal editor, who always gives his writers a lot of freedom and respects their style. Brian's also ...

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I Told You I Would Post Again About...

2007-09-09T19:19:38Z

Location, of course! Here's a picture of where I'm moving to this week--Tucson, Arizona: As I promised in my former post, I would go into my experience with this. This post will be slightly more personal and less practical than my posts usually...

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What Do You Mean I Don't Have Experience? cont.

2007-09-04T19:55:52Z

Here's stage two of the inaugural post. ASSEMBLING A PORTFOLIO After you've clearly defined your goals and networked a bit, it's time to assemble a portfolio that reflects those objectives (if you haven't done so already). A standard portfolio ...

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Backing Off or Showing Off

2007-09-02T20:53:23Z

I wanted to actually meet Roy Peter Clark (he's such an awesome writer). But the workshops Poynter puts on are like a grand a pop (What's up with that? They should know journalists and journalism students aren't rich), so I haven't yet. But t...

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Touring Newsrooms to Determine Work Culture

2007-08-29T05:53:21Z

Alright, say you go and do some recon before starting your actual job search. A big part of this would be a newsroom visit. Remember when you were scouting colleges in high school? Just as the campus visit makes or breaks your decision, tourin...

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Company-owned Versus Indy Newspapers

2007-08-29T00:57:23Z

In terms of your first reporting job, there are pros and cons on both sides of these coins. If upward mobility is important to you, consider taking a job with a newspaper that is owned by a media giant. For instance, USA Today is owned by Ga...

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Use Social Networking Websites to Get Stories

2007-08-21T07:17:53Z

Ok, say you've just graduated and haven't captured that first reporting job, but you're eager to cover a story. You'd like to build some clips, get involved in a new newspaper, do some freelance work, get some post-college experience or all of t...

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