Hitting the Job Market

Seniors spring has hit and the soon-to-be grads are all out on the job hunt.



The following website shows that the course work we have been taking is relevant to finding jobs. The article lists organizations seeking those who claim to be business journalists.



http://businessjournalism.org/2010/04/02/business-journalism-continues-to-see-job-opportunities/



Well what exactly is business journalism you might ask? Even though this course teaches the subject matter many are unfamiliar with what the responsibilities are.



http://bizjournalism.history.org/



This is a comprehensive website explaining in detail what exactly the responsibilities of a business journalist are.



Outside of the direct working world there are also many opportunities for people interested in business journalism to further their education.



http://journalism.nyu.edu/prospectivestudents/coursesofstudy/ber/



NYU offers a program and argues for the significant competitive advantages to attending post graduate programs before the job world.



In contrast time magazine ran a story last year that business journalism is actually something of the past.



http://time.com/business/article/0,8599,1911239,00.html



The article argues that educated consumer reads such as business week are struggling to get add revenue as the American public is searching for pop culture and infotainment. The article states that this is actually going to be the end of the business journalist.



The bing blog offers a remedy on how to save business journalism.



http://stanleybing.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/11/02/how-to-save-business-journalism/



Overall the field of journalism is ever changing and many believe that business journalism is thriving while others think it to be dying.



Charlie Gentles