Comments on: 2 Keys to Broadcast Media Careers for Students http://breakawaymedia.com/2010/04/18/2-keys-to-broadcast-media-careers-for-students/ Breakaway Media - Digital publishing and marketing, corporate sponsorship marketing Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:07:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: A.L. Walther-Stewart http://breakawaymedia.com/2010/04/18/2-keys-to-broadcast-media-careers-for-students/comment-page-1/#comment-100 A.L. Walther-Stewart Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:31:11 +0000 http://breakawaymedia.com/?p=410#comment-100 I agree with all of Henry Rubin's sage advice for aspiring broadcast professionals, however, such students need to have a backup career in mind. I attended NAB (the National Association of Broadcasters annual tradeshow) in Las Vegas last month and it sad to see how many broadcast, journalist in general for that matter, are out of work. There were also at least a couple thousand students or recent graduates perusing NAB looking to make career connections. Frankly, it was scary. I have been a guest speaker at a local junior college for several years where I address what it is like to be a newspaper reporter. I always advice the students to have a backup plan because there are not enough good paying jobs available for all of the journalism majors today. And I stress good paying, because one of these days when you have a family, you may realize many journalism jobs won’t put your kids through college. I agree with all of Henry Rubin’s sage advice for aspiring broadcast professionals, however, such students need to have a backup career in mind. I attended NAB (the National Association of Broadcasters annual tradeshow) in Las Vegas last month and it sad to see how many broadcast, journalist in general for that matter, are out of work. There were also at least a couple thousand students or recent graduates perusing NAB looking to make career connections. Frankly, it was scary.

I have been a guest speaker at a local junior college for several years where I address what it is like to be a newspaper reporter. I always advice the students to have a backup plan because there are not enough good paying jobs available for all of the journalism majors today. And I stress good paying, because one of these days when you have a family, you may realize many journalism jobs won’t put your kids through college.

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