Media Jobs Monthly
Media Jobs Monthly NewsletterMarch 10, 2010
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How to Pitch: Your tip sheets, straight from the editors
How To Pitch: 5280Catering to Denver denizens, this venerable monthly wants adventurous travel ideas, nightlife coverage, and culture-centric features.
By Nicole Papantoniou, March 12, 2010
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Pitching an Agent: Literary agents tell you what kind of manuscripts they're looking for.
Pitching An Agent: The Irene Goodman Literary AgencyAlmost 'anything with a strong hook' goes at this shop, provided you can present a solid platform and impress the agents in 10 pages or less.
By M. David Hornbuckle, February 22, 2010
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Interviews: mb conversations with media-world notables
So What Do You Do, Ariel Foxman, Managing Editor of InStyle?Tastemaker Ariel Foxman reveals what he learned from launching Cargo, why InStyle Weddings folded, and why it's crucial to be part editor, part businessman.
By Amanda Ernst, March 10, 2010
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Departments: Recurring mb features
Revolving Door Newsletter: 03.09.10Variety Revamps Masthead; E&P Vets Find New Gigs
March 9, 2010
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Follow The Money
Follow The Money: Are There Any Jobs Out There?Recruitment experts share strategies for marketing yourself to employers and securing a media job in a down economy.
By Heather M. Graham, January 20, 2009
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Hey, How'd You Do That?
Hey, Andrew Nachison and Dale Peskin, How'd You Form a Media Think Tank?We Media's founders believe every institution is a media company and accordingly address how they can make creative advances in a competitive digital market.
By Brian T. Horowitz, March 8, 2010
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PR, Perfected: The sharpest public relations advice
PR, Perfected: Work Your Way to the Top of a Source ListMake the press come to you with these strategies for forming solid relationships with journalists and positioning yourself as a go-to source.
By Saptosa Foster, February 23, 2010
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What to Charge
What To Charge: Blog & Social Media DesignCash in on the burgeoning social media sector with these tips for competing for and crafting design projects like Twitter avatars or blog backgrounds.
By Samantha Melamed, November 9, 2009
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Features: Our original reporting
Give the People What They Want: Six Foolproof Ways to Go FreemiumAs media outlets face an online pay paradigm in flux, six execs share how to make a freemium business model pay off for the company and the consumer.
By Samantha Melamed, March 9, 2010
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Transcripts: Catch up on our seminars, panel discussions, and special events
mb Seminar: Journalism Ethics, Online and OffGet tips from an industry expert on how to navigate situations that aren't black and white.
By Lynda Gorov, April 15, 2008
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Pitches That Worked: The inside story on getting an assignment
Pitches That Worked: Heart & SoulFed up with generalizations about AIDS in Africa, this writer composed an in-depth story proposal with an appealing, unusual angle that helped her score an assignment.
By Donya Blaze, February 2, 2010
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From the Editors: Book editors offer a look inside the publishing house
From the Editors: Into Projects 'On The Edge''I adore narrative nonfiction,' says this hands-on editor eager to add female thriller writers to her wide-ranging list.
By Rachel Kramer Bussel, May 30, 2007
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HR Qs: A look inside major media companies' human-resources departments.
HRQs: Community Connect, Inc.Powering ethnic social networking Web sites, this company prizes diversity and seeks hires to further its team efforts.
By Rebecca L. Fox, August 22, 2006
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Event Photos: Snapshots from our events and cocktail parties
Event Photos: mediabistro.com Book Club Party in New YorkMarch 12, 2010
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Book Keeping: The business of books, straight from authors
Book Keeping: Expanded Worldview Deepens WritingThis novelist informs her writing with travel experiences and uses her magazine and PR background to creatively market her books.
By Andrea K. Hammer, December 14, 2009
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mbManage: Exploring workplace issues for media industry professionals
mb Manage: To Promote or Not to PromoteIndustry vets discuss mastering the fine art of asking for a promotion.
By Maya Avrasin, March 10, 2008
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Video: Watch writers pitch editors, see industry experts and events
Video: MSNBC's Morning Joe Team Talks Digital-Age Political JournalismEngaging viewers long after the election, watch Morning Joe's Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski discuss the Internet's impact on TV and media coverage of the White House.
May 22, 2009
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Essays: First-person reflections on life in the media business
New Media, New Censorship ConcernsThis NYT reporter questions the future of freedom of the press on the Internet.
By Diana B. Henriques, December 17, 2008
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SalesRants: Our ad guy on the inside reveals what really goes on in media sales
SalesRants XX: The Acne HorseIn sales, determination and grit outweigh shining personalities. Secret Sales Guy explains all.
By Anonymous, November 16, 2006
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Books: Excerpts from books about the media business and interviews with authors
Excerpt: Small Screen, Big PictureWriter, producer and exec Chad Gervich breaks down the key strategies for breaking into the TV business in his new book -- and tells mediabistro.com how he did it.
By Chad Gervich, December 1, 2008
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