Tips for Laid Off Journalists
Graduates: We’ve compiled a list of online resources where you can find guides and advice about how to get back into the work force, re-tool your career and shift directions, or keep your current journalism jobs.
If you have suggestions for other sites or links we should add, please send an email with the URL to careers@journalism.columbia.edu.
Networking Links on the Journalism School Websites:
• 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
Columbia University Alumni Association:
• 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
Training Sessions:
• 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)
Entrepreneurship Tips from Columbia:
• Columbia Technology Ventures - Venture Lab
Job Search Engines, Articles & Guides:
• 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
• 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
How to Keep Your Job if You Still Have One:
• Keeping your Job in Journalism (from the Knight Digital Media Center)
• Tips on Keeping Your Print Journalism Job
• How Citizen Journalism Could Save New Pros’ Jobs
• How to Maintain a Career as a Successful Journalist