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Communications, Entertainment, and Journalism

While these are a few of our favorite resources for both career exploration and job hunting, inclusion does not represent an endorsement by Career Services.

Advertising Broadcasting/Entertainment Journalism/Publishing
Public Relations Career Services Library Holdings Recommend a Site

General Information

Internships in Communications and Media Highlights from Class of 2000 student panel on internships.
Internships in the Entertainment Industry Highlights from the Spring 2001 student panel on internships.

Advertising

Advertising Age Good site to help "keep pace" with the field, learn players, and current events. Advertising Age Career Center - Classifieds
Advertising Educational Foundation
Trends and current issues. Resources for the job search and links to professional associations.
Advertising & Media Jobs Page Includes copywriting, creative and marketing - will also e-mail new jobs according to your preferences
American Association of Advertising Agencies
AAAAdvertisingJobs.com
Provides wealth of information for career exploration, including descriptions of job responsibilities and titles, and broad overview of industry.

Broadcasting/Entertainment

"Insider Resources"

Broadcast Employment Services
TV Jobs.com - a student favorite.
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting
  • NPR Internships
  • PBS - Job Openings - Internships
  • Film, TV, & Commercial Employment Network
    Includes listings throughout the U.S. (i.e. "LA" could be "Lower Alabama.") Many entry level positions.
  • Media Line
    For the television industry.
  • National Association of Broadcasters Home Page
    You have to join to peruse their Career Center.
  • ShowBizJobs.Com
    Advertises itself as "the one source for jobs in film, television, recording, multimedia and attractions."
  • The William Morris Talent Agency offers a trainee program for recent graduates. For information about the program, click on the "Agent Careers" link on their Careers homepage.
  • Journalism/Publishing

    AcqWeb's Directory of Publishers and Vendors
    International directory of publishers and vendors used by libraries.
    NewsLink Classified Ads. Affiliated with the American Journalism Review.
    American Society of Magazine Editors American Society of Newspaper Editors
    Association of American Publishers Good industry statistics and overview of the profession.
    BookPublishing.com Information for the budding author who wishes to "self publish."
    BookWire Homepage "Inside the Book Business." Good way to keep current with the industry.
    Editor & Publisher Home Page News of the Trade
    NewsDirectory: Newspapers and Media From Ecola.com
    Newspaper JobsPage A comprehensive site for the newspaper job search.
    PA Newspaper Association Foundation Internship Guide

    Summer Publishing Institutes

    Society for Technical Communication Home Page Good resource for aspiring technical writers.

    Sunoasis Jobs for Writers, Editors, and Copywriters Emphasis on classified ads, not how to search.

    *The Write Jobs -- Job Listings for Journalists, Editors and Writers Electronic bulletin board.

    Public Relations Council of Public Relations Firms

    O'Dwyer's PR Daily Trade news. Ideal for interview preparation, keeping up with current events. Additional paper materials from O'Dwyers available in Career Services library. Public Relations - About.com Industry news, case studies, classifieds, and "how tos" Public Relations Society of America PR Newswire Home Page Trade news. Less "glossy" than O'Dwyer's. Three year archive of stories, profiles.
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