Kathryn Garvie Audio Slideshow

Pamela Bates cuts her way through the recession, and turned her kitchen into a hair salon.

Amanda Frederick Slideshow

Brice Hafner, a senior abroad student at SMU, explains why he loves Celebration of Lights.

Tackling Today’s Job Market

One professor quoted in this New York Times story says the journalists of the future will have to “invent their own jobs.” Here’s some quick advice that Brittany Edwards and Oscar Martinez had for our class.

Shaky as today’s journalism job market may be, there are inspiring examples of journalists taking matters into their own hands. Shawn Williams recently started a news site called Dallas South News. And down I-35 in Austin, the Texas Tribune is putting a new stamp on Texas politics with exclusive news and features like Stump Interrupted.

Jeff Brady also showed us that you can put your multi-platform journalism skills to work outside of the newsroom, as he explains in this video for his new venture, Brady Media Group. And here are another 10 reasons to hire a journalist.

Batsell’s Favorite Journalism Job Links

JOB/INTERNSHIP LISTINGS:
UNT Journalism Career Site
Wired Jobs (via Publish2.com)
JournalismJobs.com
Poynter.org’s searchable job database
Lost Remote (TV-related digital journalism jobs)

JOURNALISM CAREER ADVICE/STRATEGY:
Joe Grimm’s Career Strategies for Journalists (previous version)
Joe Grimm’s “Ask The Recruiter” column for Poynter Online

I routinely add job-related links to my delicious page under the tags “jobmarket” and “jobs“

Kat Garvie Audio Slideshow

Hair stylist Pamela Bates overcomes the recession with her passion for hair and beauty.

Christine Ricciardi Audio Slideshow

Del Rio Dan is a local Dallas artist who paints in downtown. His signature works are called Cell Phone Paintings.

Maria A. Prato Audio Slideshow

George Salas is a handyman who has used his diverse skills to survive this down economy.

Jana J. Martin Audio Slideshow

Andy Anker, assistant band director, at Highland Park ISD is an inspiration to his students. What began as just having fun turned into a fulfilling career for him.

Jaimie Siegle Audio Slideshow

Two years ago, two SMU friends-turned-entrepreneurs partnered with their fraternity brother Tony Gulla to launch Swamphouse Industries, a record label, producing company, studio and creative space off Greenville Avenue.

Now seniors, Mike McDonald and Jackson Butt jam in the Swamphouse and reflect on how their concept has evolved and what it’s been like getting a foothold in the recording industry and the Dallas live music scene … not to mention making it to class in the morning.

Orlando Rojas Audio Slideshow

Former SMU student Jamal Stephens describes his triumphs after having to withdraw from the university due to financial troubles.