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Breaking Into Web Journalism: The Basics

Even the most skilled writers should beef up their technical knowledge to garner gigs at online outlets

By Laura Palotie – July 28, 2008
For most successful magazines and newspapers, a content-rich Web site is no longer a stylish advertisement for the newsstand product, but rather an essential branch of the outlet's editorial content. Journalism school graduates are advised to dodge the shrinking job market of print media and turn online, while publications now recruit designated online editorial staffs to try ...
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