Tips for Laid Off Journalists

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• JobNews – Journalism employment listings searchable by region, and job type including non-newsroom positions; updated daily
• JobNews Extra! - Info on seminars, teleseminars, webinars, local events and more for laid-off journalists
• An online resume & cover letter guide - Advice on updating, honing your CV
• Journalism fellowships - a lengthy list of opportunities compiled by Career Services
• Association Networking Links from Columbia J-School
• CU Journalism Continuing Education – Find out about professional development workshops you can sign up for

• Journalism Alumni and Friends – Connect with fellow alumni in your graduation year
• Columbia Alumni Association Events listings - including workshops on using the web more effectively, tools for changing careers and more
• Audit Classes at Columbia – Find out how alumni can take courses that might assist in developing skills to move in a new direction

• SPJ Journalism Training
• New Journalist - training program that provides fellowships for journalists
• www.cencom.org - journalism training sessions
• News University - training and courses for journalists (project by the Poynter Institute)

• Poynter.org - tips, articles, webinars and more on journalism careers
• Colleen on Careers - Poynter's Colleen Eddy offers job hunting tips
• Joe Grimm: Ask the Recruiter
-- How does a young, laid-off journalist recover?
• WSJ Career Help - articles, news & trends, career strategies and more
• JournalismJobs.com Career Advice
• Free Blog Accounts for Laid-Off Journalists
• Society for Professional Journalists (SPJ) Job Bank
• MediaBistro - Job listings, freelance tips, media training workshops
• Association of Independents in Radio - industry resources, mentoring, pitching tips, fellowships and grants
• Ed2010 - tips, blogs, jobs and more for magazine journalists
• WetFeet - company & career profiles, interview tips and research tools
• Online Journalism Review: focusing on the future of digital journalism
• LaidOffCentral - job hunting resources and articles
• How to Make Losing Your Job a Winning Venture (from AllBusiness)
• Laid off at 50: What Next? (from CNNMoney.com)
• J-Lab - The Institute for Interactive Journalism at American University
• Recessionwire - founded by laid-off journalists to look at the upside of the recession
• twitter.com/themediaishuntn - Twitter's feed for those seeking jobs
• twitter.com/themediaishirin - Twitter's feed for those advertising jobs
• twitter.com/themediaisdying - best way to find out about changes in the business