Events
#EIJ12 | Day Three, Sept. 22
On the final day in Fort Lauderdale, Excellence in Journalism attendees engaged in a full day of training on writing, reporting, ethics and job hunting. It all ended with a taping of "The Kalb Report."
- What We Swear By with the SPJ Generation J Committee on how they have been able to adapt to the new challenges in journalism and not only get jobs but move up in their careers
- Crafting the Perfect Cover Letter with Mike Brannen, newscast producer at KSTP in Minneapolis and Pat Kane, multimedia editor at Progress-Index of Petersburg
Cover-letter session at #EIJ12 is full, people standing, all age groups. #SPJ @spj_tweets #journalism #media
Introduce yourself. Tell a story. Make them think. Remember you're applying for a communication job. #ThePerfectCoverLetter #EIJ12- Be so original on cover letter, no sentence sounds like it would be on another letter. #EIJ12 #SPJ #journalism #jobs #employment
- Don't ask questions in an interview that you can find the answers by yourself. #EIJ12 #SPJ @spj_tweets #journalism #media #employment #jobs
- Taking Investigative Reporting to the Next Level with Hagit Limor, investigative reporter in Cincinnati (WCPO-TV), and Sally Kestin, investigative reporter in Fort Lauderdale (Sun Sentinel)
Look for big news events in your community and see if it represents a bigger problem. #investigativereporting #eij12
Ooooo, good advice RT @acherry13: A lot of companies have blogs they think insiders and employees only use. Look there. #EIJ12- Never discount the "small" story. One persons tip can reflect a national problem. #investigativereporting #eij12
- Getting Subjects to Let You in, Then Opening Them Up with Lane DeGregory, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer from the Tampa Bay Times
