so you want to be a journalist. are you crazy?
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Talk for Next Gen Radio college students in Seattle on Oct. 21, 2014TRANSCRIPT
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SO YOU WANT TO
BE A JOURNALIST:
Are you crazy?
NEXT GEN RADIO PROJECT
SEATTLE
SHARON PIAN CHAN
2014.10.21
a
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NO
“…the podcast is resurgent, drawing
hard-core fans who want to listen to
other people talk about, well, pretty
much everything.”
Via ”Podcasts are back — and making money,”
Washington Post, Sept. 25, 2014
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LISTEN: THE BUSINESS
CASE FOR RADIO
JOURNALISM
(In < two minutes)
“How not to pitch a billionaire,” StartUp Podcast, April 9,
2014
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HOW I GOT MY FIRST JOB
IN JOURNALISM
Pre-med in college
Magazine summer
internship
2 freelance
jobs
Magazine managing
editor
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INTERNSHIPS MATTER
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WHY INTERNSHIPS MATTER
Bad news: Hiring managers care little about you did at your college radio station/ newspaper/TV station.
You now have professionally published work for your portfolio.
You have a professional reference.
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ALL IT TAKES IS ONE
PERSON
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HERE IS MINE
You are always
interviewing for a
future job
Don’t burn your
bridges
Buy his books
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MY NEXT JOB
Ready for a new job
Diversity job fair
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WHAT’S THE END GAME?
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FIND YOUR FLOCK
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MY FIRST DAY AT
THE SEATTLE
TIMES
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DIDN’T LIKE IT.
NOW WHAT?
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STATE WHAT YOU WANT
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THE IMPORTANCE OF PASSION
EXPERIENCE/SKILLS
CLARITY OFPURPOSE
PASSION
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STILL AT THE SEATTLE
TIMES…
BUSINESS REPORTING RESIDENT
TECH REPORTER
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT
HIGHER ED REPORTER
CITY HALL REPORTER
MICROSOFT REPORTER
SENIOR DIGITAL NEWS
PRODUCER
ASSOCIATE OPINIONS
EDITOR
DIRECTOR OF JOURNALISM INITIATIVES
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STATE WHAT YOU WANT
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MY COLUMN: KIDS
“…We have decided we have other
things to give to the world. We
won’t be having kids.”
Via “Why I am not having kids,” Seattle Times column
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GUEST OPINION:
DATING IN SEATTLE
“I quickly learned that Seattle men
are far different from any other I’ve
encountered: shy, timid and
seemingly incapable of striking up a
conversation, let alone offering to buy
a female a drink.”
Via “What’s wrong with Seattle’s dating scene,” Danielle
Campoamor Seattle Times op-ed
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TELL STORIES.
LOTS AND LOTS OF
STORIES.
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TEND TO YOUR FLOCK
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MY FLOCK
2003
HIGHER ED REPORTER
AAJA CHAPTER
PRESIDENT
2005
CITY HALL REPORTER
AAJA NATIONAL
BOARD
2009
MICROSOFT REPORTER
AAJA NATIONAL
PRESIDENT
2011SENIOR DIGITAL
PRODUCER
UNITY VICE PRESIDENT
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MIKADO COLUMN
“All 40 Japanese characters are
being played by white actors,
including two Latinos. KIRO radio
host Dave Ross is in the cast. It’s
yellowface, in your face.”
Via “The yellowface of “The Mikado” in your face,”
Seattle Times column
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MORE CAREER READING
How to land a job in a digital era
http://bit.ly/journojobs
“Show your work,” a book by Austin
Kleon
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THANK YOU!
QUESTIONS?@sharonpianchan
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