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Media Jobs Monthly Newsletter
October 28, 2009

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How to Pitch: Your tip sheets, straight from the editors

How To Pitch: Health
Pitch cleverly packaged service stories, investigative features, and first-person essays to this health mag and Web site.
By Blake Gernstetter, November 6, 2009

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Pitching an Agent: Literary agents tell you what kind of manuscripts they're looking for.

Pitching An Agent: 'Promoting A World Of Culinary Talent'
This literary agency digs in to innovative cookbooks, culinary nonfiction, and women's health proposals.
By M. David Hornbuckle, August 24, 2009

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Interviews: mb conversations with media-world notables

So What Do You Do, Leonard Burnett, Co-CEO and Group Publisher of Uptown Media Group?
Resurrecting and revamping Vibe for the digital age, Uptown's CEO talks about creating vibrant online content and monetizing it.
By David Hirschman, November 4, 2009

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Departments: Recurring mb features

Revolving Door Newsletter: 11.06.09
Changes Unfurl at Time Inc.; Shakeup at CNN
November 6, 2009

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Follow The Money

Follow The Money: Are There Any Jobs Out There?
Recruitment experts share strategies for marketing yourself to employers and securing a media job in a down economy.
By Heather M. Graham, January 20, 2009

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Hey, How'd You Do That?

Hey, How'd You Turn Your Personal Essay Into A Memoir, Walter Kirn?
Journalist and critic Walter Kirn talks about crafting a memoir from a magazine article and how it feels to have your personality reviewed.
By Alex Dueben, October 27, 2009

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PR, Perfected: The sharpest public relations advice

PR, Perfected: Crisis Communication: What Should Have Happened
Experts dissect recent communications blunders and offer proactive PR solutions for handling potential problems.
By Whitney McKnight, July 27, 2009

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What to Charge

What To Charge: Freelance Translation
Find your right freelance rate in the growing translation market based on your level of language fluency and ability to churn out a flawless product.
By Laura Palotie, May 12, 2009

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Features: Our original reporting

Keeping Track of Media Contacts: Old Methods, New Tools
PR practitioners dish on tools of the trade that will help you curate your press lists and keep in touch using social media.
By Lin Grensing-Pophal, October 26, 2009

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Transcripts: Catch up on our seminars, panel discussions, and special events

mb Seminar: Journalism Ethics, Online and Off
Get tips from an industry expert on how to navigate situations that aren't black and white.
By Lynda Gorov, April 15, 2008

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Pitches That Worked: The inside story on getting an assignment

Pitches That Worked: Spa
We dissect the elements of a detailed beauty pitch that won a freelance writer repeat gigs at Spa, with input from the assigning editor.
By Donya Blaze, November 3, 2009

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From the Editors: Book editors offer a look inside the publishing house

From the Editors: Into Projects 'On The Edge'
'I adore narrative nonfiction,' says this hands-on editor eager to add female thriller writers to her wide-ranging list.
By Rachel Kramer Bussel, May 30, 2007

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HR Qs: A look inside major media companies' human-resources departments.

HRQs: Community Connect, Inc.
Powering ethnic social networking Web sites, this company prizes diversity and seeks hires to further its team efforts.
By Rebecca L. Fox, August 22, 2006

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Event Photos: Snapshots from our events and cocktail parties

Event Photos: Cocktail Party in D.C.
November 6, 2009

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Book Keeping: The business of books, straight from authors

Book Keeping: Speed-Writing For Success
To kick off National Novel Writing Month, an enterprising YA author reveals how her participation in the 30-day writing frenzy landed her a 12-book deal.
By Rachel Kaufman, November 2, 2009

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mbManage: Exploring workplace issues for media industry professionals

mb Manage: To Promote or Not to Promote
Industry vets discuss mastering the fine art of asking for a promotion.
By Maya Avrasin, March 10, 2008

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How To: Things you need to know to do your work better.

Get A Guest Blogging Gig
Networking on the net as a guest blogger can promote your work on a greater scale.
By Laura Palotie, April 21, 2008

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Video: Watch writers pitch editors, see industry experts and events

Video: MSNBC's Morning Joe Team Talks Digital-Age Political Journalism
Engaging viewers long after the election, watch Morning Joe's Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski discuss the Internet's impact on TV and media coverage of the White House.
May 22, 2009

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Essays: First-person reflections on life in the media business

New Media, New Censorship Concerns
This NYT reporter questions the future of freedom of the press on the Internet.
By Diana B. Henriques, December 17, 2008

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SalesRants: Our ad guy on the inside reveals what really goes on in media sales

SalesRants XX: The Acne Horse
In sales, determination and grit outweigh shining personalities. Secret Sales Guy explains all.
By Anonymous, November 16, 2006

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Books: Excerpts from books about the media business and interviews with authors

Excerpt: Small Screen, Big Picture
Writer, producer and exec Chad Gervich breaks down the key strategies for breaking into the TV business in his new book -- and tells mediabistro.com how he did it.
By Chad Gervich, December 1, 2008

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