ADVICE

Advice for Students Interested in a Career in Journalism [1]
-- from Bill Kovach, Founding Chairman of the Committee of Concerned Journalists

Why Choose Journalism? A Guide to Determining if a Career in Newspapers is Right for You [2]
-- from a book produced by the 2002-03 ASNE Education for Journalism Committee

Becoming a Journalist [3]
-- advice from the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)

What TV Stations Look For in New Reporters [4]
-- advice from CCJ on what newsroom managers look for in new reporters as online becomes a greater part of print and broadcast media offerings

CONTESTS

--- Preventive Journalism Prize
-- Nonprofit foundation Understanding Government [5] will award a $50,000 prize for best example of 'preventive journalism' published in a newspaper or magazine. Submissions accepted through June 30, 2008 and prize will be awarded in September 2008.
Click here for more information about this award. [6]
Click here for a message about preventive journalism from the president of Understanding Government. [7]
and the competition is open innovators of any age worldwide.