This document discusses the future of journalism and provides advice for students. It notes that journalism now requires multi-layered "packages" that incorporate various media like photos, graphics and video, rather than just text. It encourages students to learn diverse skills, take risks, connect with other journalists, and start practicing journalism now rather than later. While journalism jobs are competitive, female graduates and those willing to write for online media have better prospects. The document promotes soaking up information from many sources and sharing skills with others.
2. What I Wish I Knew Then...
• It’s Not a Story, It’s a Package
• Soak It All in
• Showing Up Isn’t Enough
3. It’s Not a Story, It’s a Package
• Being a good journalist
used to mean being a
good writer.
• Being the next
Woodward and
Bernstein was as
simple as writing a
2,000 word
masterpiece for The
Washington Post.
4. It’s Not a Story, It’s a Package
• Now, the best journalism has layers.
• It’s a story -- but one told with pictures,
text, graphics, interactivity and audiovisual
content.
• You can still be Woodward or Bernstein, but
it’s going to take a little more creativity.
6. Land Contracts & Sales Go To Johnson
Associates
• WashingtonPost.
com
• Short-term
investigation
(Summer 2008)
• Link
7. But there’s still room for great writing...
• “Drought
series”
• Austin
American-
Statesman
• 2 week solo
investigation
8. Soak It All In
• Learn everything. Then when you think
you’ve learned enough, look for more
resources.
• Right now, you’re all ahead of a lot of the
so-called “pros” in journalism
9. Soak It All In
• Trade skills with your friends. If you’re a
strong editor, but have a friend who’s great
with a camera, share your wisdom.
• If there’s something you want to learn, but
you don’t know anyone who has that skill --
make new friends!
• Emily’s Web site
10. Tools to Play With Today
• Google Maps
• Google Wave/Google Buzz
• Twitter
• WordPress/Blogger/Movable Type
• Online Video and Audio
11. Showing Up Isn’t Enough
• How many of you have heard journalism is
dying? Or that you should go to med
school/law school/something more secure?
12. The Scary Facts
• In 2009, only 60% of journalism graduates
had full-time employment six to eithg
months after graduation. That’s down 10
percent from last year.
13. The Fun Facts
• 55 percent of college grads with full-time
jobs in journalism are writing, reporting and
editing for the Web.
• Female students have significantly more
success finding full-time journalism jobs
than males.
14. How You Beat The Odds
• Take risks -- try everything once
• Study abroad
• Try out a new hobby, then write about it or shoot a cool video
• When you see something that no one’s covering, cover it!
• Connect with the journalists you admire
• Start today (oh wait, you already have!)
