The majority of these links were
compiled by Cathy DuPre, editor of the excellent newsletter,
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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.
- Other Job Banks.
Secondary page on the National Diversity site; includes media-specific
sites, plus a few generic job hunting sites such as the Monster
Board.
- 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.
- Editor & Publisher Classified Page. Many specific categories of positions;
the same ads are found in the print edition.
- 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 Louisiana Tech Journalism Web Server. Also maintains J-Jobs postings, as
well as links to other online sources for journalism job searches.
- 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.
- Copy Editor Job Board. Copy editing positions from the print
newsletter Copy Editor.
- 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.
Associations and Professional Organizations
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
- Freelance Journal from Trond Husoe. Lists opportunities and position specifics,
as well as links to professional associations, the Dow Jones
Newspaper Fund, and mailing lists. Check out the articles from
this journal -- many focus on finding paying markets.
- 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.
A Media Recruiter
Collect Royalties on What You've
Written
- Authors Registry.
An "Automated Rights Payment System" that collects
royalties from publishers, database producers and reprint services
on behalf of authors whose work has been re-used electronically
and via photocopy.
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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