J-Schools

Journalism jobs off, enrollment may slip, too

Oct 14th, 2009 | By joegrimm | Category: J-Schools, News

The 2008 journalism job market may have been the toughest one up until then for journalism school graduates and today’s could be even worse.



Please, no journalese

Aug 22nd, 2009 | By joegrimm | Category: Resources

Journalists should eliminate the strange construction, stilted language and stiff wording of journalese to make their writing stronger.



What color is your boss? Can this dog-training system help?

Aug 8th, 2009 | By joegrimm | Category: J-Schools

Bad bosses have always been a management challenge. Can the color-coding system suggested by a dog trainer finally help us?

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Jobless grad blames career services, sues

Aug 5th, 2009 | By joegrimm | Category: J-Schools

A graduate who is still out of work three months after leaving school is suing her college. That is wrong and illustrates the way some students misunderstand career services.

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Quickchés: New source of tired writing

Apr 22nd, 2009 | By joegrimm | Category: Resources

Cliches are timeworn expressions that were once fresh and new. From overuse, they have become tired and can weaken our writing.