Top 10 Web Sites For Finding Jobs in Journalism
By
Rachele Kanigel
SLUG! EDITOR
1. California Journalism Job Bank
www.csne.org
Job postings for newspapers in California. Sponsored by the California Society of Newspaper Editors.
2. Pacific Northwest Newspaper Association
www.pnna.com
Provides job listings and links to 58 Northwest daily newspapers, media sites, journalism and newspaper resources.
3. Media Alliance
www.media-alliance.org
San Francisco nonprofit organization that offers classes and posts job listings in an array of media. Job listings subscriptions cost $55 for three months for nonmembers and $40 for three months for members.
4. J-Jobs
www.journalism.berkeley.edu./jobs/default.html
Journalism Jobs Bank sponsored by the University of California at Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Includes jobs in new media, magazines, newspapers, radio, broadcasting, and journalism education as well as freelance opportunities. Also has links to other journalism job sites.
5. Detroit Free Press Jobs Page
www.freep.com/jobspage
A great place to start. Offers tips on writing resumes and cover letters, choosing clips, doing interviews. Also links to numerous job listings sites.
6. Journalism Jobs
www.journalismjobs.com
Up-to-date listings organized by geographic area and type of job. Lists positions in online, magazines, newspapers, television, radio and related fields. Job seekers can also post their resumes here.
7. Careers in Journalism
www.asne.org/kiosk/careers/carerdet.htm
Sponsored by the American Society of Newspaper Editors, this site offers tips on finding a job, lists of newspaper internships and links to newspaper job resources.
8. JobLink for Journalists
ajr.newslink.org/x-joblink.html
American Journalism Review's job listings in online, newspapers, magazines, radio, television and public relations.
9. Craig's List
www.craigslist.org
Bay Area bulletin board that lists local jobs in writing and editing as well as other fields.
10. Editor and Publisher
www.epclassifieds.com
Classified advertising listings from the leading newspaper industry trade magazine.
