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Thursday, June 26, 2008 1:53 PM

Asking For a Title Change

Anyone have any experience with asking your boss for a title change? Does title really matter all that much if it doesn't mean a change in job responsibilities? (Or pay.) Why are we always trying to label and re-label ourselves? *shakes head* I've been
posted by AieshaLittle | 2 Comments
Monday, June 23, 2008 8:06 AM

Social networking as a journalist

Hey everyone. Now, I'm going to guess here, but I'm pretty sure everyone who reads this blog is on at least one social networking site.I'm not exacty average, but I'm on plenty. Those include: Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, Twitter, ColourLovers, LastFm,
posted by SonyaSmith | 2 Comments
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Friday, June 20, 2008 3:48 PM

Has Anyone Seen This?

Should we be completely disheartened by AngryJournalist.com? Someone responding to my Gen J column on burnout sent me the link to site and it has more than 5,000 POSTS, from people angry about co-workers stealing their food ("I'm pissed because money
posted by AieshaLittle | 5 Comments
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 3:29 AM

Resumes for the new journalism world

How to apply for journalism jobs is something we were all supposed to learn in journalism school.I know I sure did: you write stories, keep copies of newspapers in which your articles appeared and you clip them out and mail those with a resume to places
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008 3:03 AM

SPJ looking for young journalists for panel

Hey Gen Jers, here's a note from SPJ's Holly Fisher:Hello! I am organizing a panel discussion for the SPJ National Convention in Atlanta called "The first five years: You can do it."Here's the description: For new journalists, the first five years can
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Friday, June 13, 2008 3:48 PM

Fearless Leaders

I attended the 2008 Ted Scripps Leadership Institute last weekend and I must say that it was completely re-energizing! It's nice to know that there are other chapters out there, large and small, that have the same issues (recruiting members, retaining
posted by AieshaLittle | 0 Comments
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 4:15 AM

Early election coverage

What topics do you focus on when covering city elections? What is the best and worst thing about covering politics? This will be my first year covering an election and I'm looking for tips!
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008 4:32 PM

Are citizen journalists serving a "watchblog" function?

Surely many of you have heard of Mayhill Fowler's exploits, but if you haven't, check out Howard Kurtz's wrapup of the whole affair:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/09/AR2008060900373.htmlNow that you're back, I was wondering
posted by GenePark | 1 Comments
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Friday, June 06, 2008 3:56 PM

Just making democratic conversation...

Like everyone who has been following the election season, I wanted to know where in the world Obama and Clinton were. So I was watching CNN, and Candy Crowley was parked in front of Clinton's Washington home, assuming it was the meeting place. Of course,
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Wednesday, June 04, 2008 3:07 AM

Angry phone calls

Journalists get lots of calls from the public. What do you do about angry calls? Do you let readers vent their frustrations on you? Do you try to solve their problems?
posted by ElysseJames | 2 Comments
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Tuesday, June 03, 2008 11:21 PM

Rolling Stone No More

A rolling stone gathers no moss - Publilius Syrus (~100 BC)I'm buying a house this summer. I've spent the last 10 years gallivanting from state to state, taking whatever journalism-related jobs piqued my interest and now, I want roots. I have a job that
posted by AieshaLittle | 2 Comments
Tuesday, June 03, 2008 2:49 PM

I've got a bad habit

And no, it isn't smoking. I just quit that Friday. ^_^I've got a bad habit of not writing things down. Yes, I write notes when I report. But when it comes to getting "organizezed," I never write down anything. I never write down important dates or appointments
posted by GenePark | 2 Comments