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TV Week: In Depth
Push for Work: Job Seekers Must Be Willing to Do More for Less
By Dinah Eng
The outlook for television news jobs in 2010 is brighter than it was last year, but the key to getting hired is having multimedia skills and the willingness to do more — for less money. To view the whole article click here.

Americas Journalism Training program is a small American company dedicated to providing students with internship placements with top media outlets and in-depth Spanish lessons in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Click Here

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Lane's in the news. Check out this article about Lane and the Shure wireless microphone system installed at NBC Chicago. http://pitch.pe/33144

Chicago's $80 million film studio
State grant triggers purchase of 50-acre Ryerson Steel site
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Fox News Channel announces the 7th Annual "Fox News Channel College Challenge." This is a nationwide competition for undergraduate students majoring in journalism, broadcast journalism, communications or an equivalent. The competition's mission is to recognize, encourage and support excellence in broadcast journalism in America's colleges and universities. Winning teams will share in a $10,000 scholarship and their school will receive a matching grant of $10,000. For details click here.

A recent National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) report finds the Class of 2009 will have fewer jobs in hand upon graduation than the Class of 2008. The NACE 2009 Student Survey says that less than 20% of 2009 grads applying for a job actually have one upon graduation. In 2008, that figure was 26%. Specific majors most likely to have a job in hand are: engineering and accounting.

Good news: The NACE report says that employers will be reassessing their hiring needs on a monthly basis as the summer continues. So, those that are not hiring now, may be hiring next month or a month later. The impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is still being assessed by 26% of businesses.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook states that the following positions are expected to grow between 2006 and 2016: Accountant and auditor, Database administrators, Electrical engineers, Financial analysts, Management analysts, Marketing managers, Mechanical engineers, Network analysts, Financial advisors, and Sales managers. In 2009, customer service and sales associates will be in demand.

Remember: Resumes don’t get you jobs, interviews do. So make sure you are prepared for the interview. Arrive about 15 minutes early, take a quick trip to the restroom and make sure you look presentable, use a firm handshake when meeting the interviewer, consider the interview a two-way conversation so be prepared to ask questions, and be sure to let the interviewer know you want the job. Follow up with a thank you note, immediately. E-mails are fast, but written notes may stand out, since they are so rare these days.

Mobile DTV dominated talk at the NAB in Vegas. The broadcasting industry is still trying to figure out how it all figures into a new business model.

According to a study at Hofstra University, the recent economic downturn has hurt print especially hard, but TV stations are producing more news than ever before.

In 2007, nearly 70 percent of interns received job offers from their internship employer, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

Get an internship because.... Three out of four employers say they'd prefer new college grads with relevant work experience though internships according to a National Association of Colleges and employers poll of 1199 of it's employer members.

Be a constant job seeker...according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median amount of time that workers in their 20s spend on one job is 1.1 years.

Work on your network everyday...it is estimated that 90 percent of jobs are found through networking. Really?

Below is a list of very important video interviews with media professionals. These interviews are specifically geared to provide you with information to help you get your first media job or internship.

We'll be adding new interviews and articles to the site, so please watch for them. All videos posted will be under the videos tab.

Media professional video interviews:
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David McGuire   
1 Part Sr. VP. of Production and Development for Telepictures

Diane Hannes      
2 Parts VP of Advertising and Promotion NBC WMAQ-TV

Frank Partipilo      
2 Parts Freelance Cameraman, Lighting Dir. and Teacher

Frank Whittaker  
3 Parts Station Manager and VP of News NBC WMAQ-TV

Jan Jaros               
2 Parts VP of Broadcast Operations and Development

Joe Carzoli            
2 parts Freelance Cameraman, VP of Program Productions

John Ankowicz      
1 part Sr. VP Of Programing for WB/Telepictures

Lora Le Sage      
3 Parts Director of Intergrated Marketing and Development for NBC WMAQ-TV

Marion Brooks     
2 Parts News Anchor and Reporter for NBC WMAQ-TV

Paula Faris
2 Parts, Sports Anchor and Reporter for WMAQ-TV
Joe Amigleo
3 parts, Freelance Engineer, Camera, Audio and Editing.
Mark Luciano
2 Parts, Manager of IT Dept. at NBC
Ken Wharton
2 Parts, Sales Account Manager for NBC