I ‘ve really wanted some professional insight and now I have it. Of course, our professors at MSU give us endless useful information, most having been or currently being in the journalism industry themselves. But I always appreciate fresh perspectives. We had two guest speakers last week in class, both of whom shed a lot… Continue reading Freelancing is a whole new world
I was pissed at Gannett, but now I’m having second thoughts. Based on my experience in the world up to this point, it is my impression that big companies’ downfall is their greed. That’s why I assumed Gannett had to lay-off and pay-out so many reporters, many of whom were well established and respected. I… Continue reading Journalism: Or, how I learned to worry even more and stay ambivalent
Anticipation and gumption seem to be the base recipe for a successful entrepreneur. The rest of it is anyone’s guess. While listening to Masters of Scale, a podcast hosted by Reid Hoffman who co-founded Linkedin, I learned this. Hoffman consistently emphasized, in so many words, that this is why Sara Blakley was so successful at starting… Continue reading The Spark: How great ideas happen and why they matter
What brings a median salary up or down? I know the literal answer is outliers, but when I was taking a look at the State of the Media 2018 from the Pew Research Center, I wanted to look a bit deeper. Near the end of each section, from cable news to podcasting, was the heading… Continue reading Journalists don’t make enough — it’s time to get mad
Spartans Innovate 