Employment
Resources for Journalists
The
majority of these links were compiled by Cathy DuPre, editor
of the excellent newsletter, Internet
InfoScavenger.
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Online
Job Banks
- National
Diversity Journalism Job Bank. Sponsored by the Florida
Times-Union, this site claims to be "the nation's most
comprehensive list of journalism openings on the Internet."
Available to anyone, it aims for participation by minorities
and women, and specifically focuses on openings at newspapers.
- Media
Professional. An informative monthly ezine from the
Young Media Professionals Committee of the Audit Bureau
of Circulations. They have compiled all the job resources
from their archives into one document. Send a request for
the "jobs compilation" to MediaProfl@accessabc.com.
Contents include Job Hunt Guides, Resource Directories,
General Job Banks and Media-Focused Resources. An excellent
resource. You can subscribe to the monthly ezine at the
same address.
- The
Reporters Network from Houston Chronicle Interactive
includes help wanted postings. Journalists looking for work
post here as well. Check out these Boards: The
Reporters Network Jobs Board, News
Reporters Bulletin Board, and Freelance
Writers Bulletin Board
- JobLink
from AJR/NewsLink. Search job listings from a detailed
set of criteria including: Category (traditional media,
online media, academic); Medium (newspapers, broadcasting,
advertising, etc.); Experience Level; Specialty (reporter/writer,
editor/manager, researcher, photojournalist, etc.); and
Region (within US and "outside US").
- The
Job Bank of the National Conference of Editorial Writers
(NCEW). Brings together editorial and op-ed page opportunities.
Links to other job sites as well.
- Journalism
Jobs. Inclues an archive of J-JOBS, a weekly digest
of journalism job postings on the Internet. The source for
these job postings are journalism related newsgroups and
discussion lists as well as postings sent by media organizations.
Listings include both permanent and freelance opportunities.
- The
Write Jobs. Job Listings from Writers Write(tm) for
staff writers, journalists, editors, technical writers,
etc. Other writer-specific resources at this site include
how to submit to publications via e-mail.
- Reuters
Media World Employment Office. The site requires registration,
but it's free. The "employment office" links to
job resources at AdWeek, Ad Age, Media Central, Rep Temps,
Inc. and Reuters. You may find a few journalists' positions
sprinkled throughout these resources which primarily list
marketing and advertising jobs.
- Newspaper
Jobs Page. From the Detroit Free Press; select "journalism
job banks" to find resources categorized by listing
services, professional associations, communications companies
and university sources. Also see the Knight Ridder openings.
Many other helpful links for journalists at this site.
- Broadcast
Employment Services. A must for broadcast professionals.
Find jobs that are available right now, post your resume,
and connect to the employment pages of TV stations across
the country.
News
Organizations
- CareerPath.com.
Search classifieds from major newspapers across the US.
Helpful if you want to restrict your job search to a specific
geographic area.
- News
on the Net from Investigative Reporters and Editors,
Inc. links to news sources by category; target your specialty
and go directly to sites for possible job listings. Also
includes a list of major national, international, regional
and metropolitan news sources.
Mailing
Lists
Subscribe
to mailing lists in your field -- job postings appear frequently.
- The
Beat Page. Mailing lists for journalists compiled by
Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc.
- Liszt.
A mailing list directory, Liszt lets you search for even
more mailing lists that relate to journalism, jobs, or specific
categories or beats.
Just
for Freelancers
- FreelanceOnline.
Includes art, Web design/maintenance and writing and editing
related jobs. Full-time jobs are also listed. The service
is provided by Dan A. Wilson, editor of The Editor's DeskTop.
- The
Writers' Forum. Writing tips from Phil Philcox and the
staff at The Press Association. Includes articles like "Promoting
Yourself and Your Writing Online - No Charge!" and
information on self-publishing, and how to market your book
via e-mail.
A
Media Recruiter
Journalism
and Writers' Resources
If
the online job banks don't help, try using the journalism mega
sites. Look for news organizations or publications that you
can contact directly. Many post employment opportunities on
their web sites.
Interview
Sources
- GuestFinder
is a web-based service designed to make it easy for journalists
to find guests and interview sources. Highly recommended.
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