just got a masters in journalism-any advice on job hunting?

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

cuz there isn't a lot here in wv to chose from

[xray s]

1. Yes

go to another country. journalism is dead in the US.

[rug]

2. First, change your name

[evlbstrd]

5. I thought the name was kinda cool.

[rug]

9. What kind of byline is Adenoid Hynkel?

Reporting live from the Isles of Langerham.

[evlbstrd]

12. Think about it.

Engelbert Humperdink. The backup to Tom Jones.
Loudon Wainright. Odd name.
Just a couple of examples.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

14. not a chaplin fan, i take it?

perhaps i could be a correspondent in the nation of Ptomania

[rug]

17. Well,

Adolf Hitler isn't much better as a byline. (BTW, I like the Three Stooges take on Hitler better.)

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

3. Can you flip a burger?

Given the state of "journalism" in this country at the moment, I'd say you're s*it outa luck. Unless the government hires you, in which case you wouldn't be able to tell us about it anyway.

[evlbstrd]

4. Go freelance, a la Hunter S. Thompson.

Rolling Stone is refusing on political journalism.
There's nothing for you otherwise.

[serryjw]

6. First Congrats

Second...Your question is a little open ended...Do you want to move? Write for TV, Newspapers,freelance....Give me some breadcrumbs,please

Or be a starving writing going after your great american novel?

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

13. planning on print

that was my focus

[serryjw]

16. How about Technical writing

does pay well and you can explore other option later

[left is right]

7. There is no greater

quest than the quest for truth. Also, forget balance be truthful.

[RagingInMiami]

8. Do you have any clips?

Have you done any freelancing?
Any internships?

I have a bachelors in journalism, and I wrote for dailies for almost eight years, and it's really about the clips -- not the degree.

[Mizmoon]

10. Congrats!

What a wonderful achievement! You should be proud.

As I understand, you cut your teeth at a small paper or as a freelancer. They call you a cub and junior and other slightly demeaning names. You accept it because you are on your way up ...

THEN you break the BIG STORY about the BUSH FAMILY and their LIES! It makes the front page - above the fold! And you win a Pulitzer, and everyone wants to hire you, and sleep with you, and buy you drinks!

You reach dizzying heights of fame until one night, in a pill-and-booze-stupor, you are arrested in front of your house for playing bongos while naked. You resign in disgrace, but then years later write an amazing, funny, poignant, and brilliant autobiography. It makes the bestseller list and you, my friend, become very rich and get hired by a British newspaper. You move to London and live happily ever after.

Wait, what did you ask again? :)

[Catchawave]

11. Start a blog !

Write for DU !

If you don't want to leave WV, start sending out resumes to every daily, weekly and monthly in your state!

Become an investigative reporter!

Freelance!

Good Luck!

:hug:

[Seabiscuit]

15. How about working for Air America?