Comments on: Reporter resumes lacking web experience http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/16/reporter-resumes-lacking-the-web/ Where TV Finds the Future Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:00:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: unsurelok http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/16/reporter-resumes-lacking-the-web/#comment-279458 unsurelok Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:26:34 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/16/reporter-resumes-lacking-the-web/#comment-279458 It this awkward in-between stage of media convergence, if you know web you still need to say so. The next generation will be so fluent it would be like putting "I read" on a resume. It this awkward in-between stage of media convergence, if you know web you still need to say so. The next generation will be so fluent it would be like putting “I read” on a resume.

]]> By: invitedmedia http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/16/reporter-resumes-lacking-the-web/#comment-279095 invitedmedia Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:48:14 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/16/reporter-resumes-lacking-the-web/#comment-279095 over the last few weeks i've taken to looking at my 17 year old daughter's myspace/facebook as well as that of her friends. sorry to say, but these KIDS could kick some major ass over much of what i see coming from corporations. seriously. to my knowledge not one has their high school diploma yet. over the last few weeks i’ve taken to looking at my 17 year old daughter’s myspace/facebook as well as that of her friends.

sorry to say, but these KIDS could kick some major ass over much of what i see coming from corporations.

seriously.

to my knowledge not one has their high school diploma yet.

]]> By: Michael http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/16/reporter-resumes-lacking-the-web/#comment-279074 Michael Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:13:12 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/16/reporter-resumes-lacking-the-web/#comment-279074 On the other hand, I've found that new reporters fresh out of college or making that first career jump are some of our strongest contributors. I'd say of the nine that have come and gone over my tenure, eight came out of the gate writing complete Web stories, not just pasting from the rundown and fixing a few things. In my experience, they got it. Calling from the field with breaking news updates, ideas for extra links or content, even overall ideas to improve the site. Maybe we've been lucky, but our new reporters have come out of the gate knowing how important the Web component is. On the other hand, I’ve found that new reporters fresh out of college or making that first career jump are some of our strongest contributors. I’d say of the nine that have come and gone over my tenure, eight came out of the gate writing complete Web stories, not just pasting from the rundown and fixing a few things.

In my experience, they got it. Calling from the field with breaking news updates, ideas for extra links or content, even overall ideas to improve the site.

Maybe we’ve been lucky, but our new reporters have come out of the gate knowing how important the Web component is.

]]> By: Jason http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/16/reporter-resumes-lacking-the-web/#comment-278802 Jason Tue, 17 Apr 2007 04:32:23 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/16/reporter-resumes-lacking-the-web/#comment-278802 I'll be thrilled when employers actually start looking at that for reporter hires. But just like my skill at writing a vosot for the morning show won't get me a job... writing for the web also won't get me a job. Neither will blogging or videoblogging. At least not yet. I think that's changing, but it's still a slow process. Or maybe some hiring manager will prove me wrong. I’ll be thrilled when employers actually start looking at that for reporter hires. But just like my skill at writing a vosot for the morning show won’t get me a job… writing for the web also won’t get me a job. Neither will blogging or videoblogging. At least not yet. I think that’s changing, but it’s still a slow process. Or maybe some hiring manager will prove me wrong.

]]> By: Michael Rosenblum http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/16/reporter-resumes-lacking-the-web/#comment-278611 Michael Rosenblum Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:26:36 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/16/reporter-resumes-lacking-the-web/#comment-278611 Like I said yesterday, they are wasting their time and money. Go study history or english lit and learn to be video and web literate on your own. Get a camera, shoot stuff, post online. Make your own site. I would rather hire someone who had done that than someone who was a journalism major. Like I said yesterday, they are wasting their time and money. Go study history or english lit and learn to be video and web literate on your own. Get a camera, shoot stuff, post online. Make your own site. I would rather hire someone who had done that than someone who was a journalism major.

]]> By: thomas http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/16/reporter-resumes-lacking-the-web/#comment-278605 thomas Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:19:56 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/16/reporter-resumes-lacking-the-web/#comment-278605 HTML? people still use that? Seriously though, most sites use a CMS of some sort which probably does not require much knowledge of HTML, a basic understanding should suffice. I wouldn't imagine that many journalism majors are taking web-development courses; if they are then they are just one step ahead of the rest. HTML? people still use that? Seriously though, most sites use a CMS of some sort which probably does not require much knowledge of HTML, a basic understanding should suffice. I wouldn’t imagine that many journalism majors are taking web-development courses; if they are then they are just one step ahead of the rest.

]]> By: Rob http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/16/reporter-resumes-lacking-the-web/#comment-278550 Rob Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:01:25 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/16/reporter-resumes-lacking-the-web/#comment-278550 When I talk to people here in market seventy-something, particularly those that might be looking at trading up out of here at the end of their contracts, I let them know that contributing to the station's website in some form or fashion, whether its blogging or posting content or video to the site, is just one more thing you can add to your resume to make yourself more marketable over someone without web experience. When I talk to people here in market seventy-something, particularly those that might be looking at trading up out of here at the end of their contracts, I let them know that contributing to the station’s website in some form or fashion, whether its blogging or posting content or video to the site, is just one more thing you can add to your resume to make yourself more marketable over someone without web experience.

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