Category Archives: The Job Hunt

The economics of the journalism job search

The whole “new media” thing is usually a problem when looking for a journalism job.
As highlighted in a recent post here, as well as in a Mindy McAdams post, most newspapers don’t quite know what they are looking for. Many also have unrealistic expectations of their potential hires.
But one comment on Mindy’s post struck […]

How to translate Journalism job postings

One of the reasons I wanted to be a journalist was so I didn’t have to spend all day in front of a computer.
Therefore, one of my biggest fears while applying for a job is that I will end up in the back room, tucked away in somebody’s Web department emerging only to make small […]