Some job sites and info

Hi, folks, a few good sites for job info, plus a few sites to make you think (I hope):
Some good links for jobs:

University of California at Berkeley journalism jobs and internships page
Journalismjobs.com
Georgia Press Association (for jobs, look under GPA Classifieds)
National Diversity Newspaper Job Bank
Mediabistro.com
Editor and Publisher
Careers in Newspapers
Diversity Links
Journalism jobs page
TV jobs [...]

Internships

Hi, folks, I ran into Dr. Barthlow today, and he told me he has a lot of people wanting interns in the fall semester. I know most of you are focused on graduating as soon as possible, but having an internship is a great stepping stone to a job. Plus, there’s not as much competition [...]

Some writing tips

Here’s a nice post with lots of writing tips from Amy Gahran, who blogs about new media and journalism at poynter.org and at her blog, contentious.com. These are taken from a presentation she did at the Blogher conference. Blogher is a gathering place for women bloggers. Here’s a wiki she set up with some exercises, [...]

Prize-winning features

Let’s look at some prize-winning features today:

The Pulitzers
Association of Alternative Newsweeklies

A few more thoughts on story ideas

Let’s talk some more about coming up with and refining story ideas. This little discussion on a sports journalist bulletin board shows how it’s always a problem. How about some new media ways to come up with ideas?

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Here’s a few story ideas for free, from the Andrew Young [...]

story idea

local Atlanta resident Brian Craig loves the satisfaction of being a lawyer, but doesn’t like the reputation.  He has a few ideas to change how lawyers are perceived through non-profit and pro-bono work.

Batman story idea

With the new movie coming out there is a lot of excitment from fans. IMAX all over the country is sold out for the opening, and several theatres are sold out as well. A possible story would could highlight this as well as talk to some of the fans who are going to the debut [...]

Are Foreclosures Affecting the Georgia Economy?

Is China Ready for the Olympics?

The Olympics are rapidly approaching and it brings to mind the 96′ olympics and how aAlanta prepared for it. What are some comparisons and contrasts?

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