Passing on from Diana Marrero, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

I recently attended a boot camp at the National Press Club to help
prepare print journalists for television interviews. The boot camp was
led by two longtime Washington, D.C.-area television journalists
Andrea McCarren and Alisa Parenti. I thought I would share some of the
things I learned with other regional reporters. Hope they are useful.

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If you could not make the “Survival boot camp” Saturday at the National Press Club, the daylong program was well received by the 50 to 75 attendees, including several RRA members. The agenda included tips on reinventing yourself after a layoff, resume dos and donts, power networking, transitioning from old media to new media, talks from some of the specialty publications that are hiring, how to assess your own life, tips for financial planning, and advice on freelancing.

Here’s some takeaway points that RRA members shared: (more…)