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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Preface to the Media Industries
Preface Recap
Flashcards
Practice Quiz
Recommended Readings
Chapter 6
Chapter Recap
Flashcards
Practice Quiz
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Interactive Timeline
The Internet Industry
Chapter 7
Chapter Recap
Flashcards
Practice Quiz
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Interactive Timeline
The Book Industry
Chapter 8
Chapter Recap
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Interactive Timeline
The Newspaper Industry
Chapter 9
Chapter Recap
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Practice Quiz
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Interactive Timeline
The Magazine Industry
Chapter 10
Chapter Recap
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Practice Quiz
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Interactive Timeline
The Recording Industry
Chapter 11
Chapter Recap
Flashcards
Practice Quiz
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Interactive Timeline
The Radio Industry
Chapter 12
Chapter Recap
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Practice Quiz
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Interactive Timeline
The Movie Industry
Chapter 13
Chapter Recap
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Interactive Timeline
The Television Industry
Chapter 14
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Interactive Timeline
The Video Game Industry
Career Resources Links
- General
- These large-scale career websites offer a broad variety of employment-related information and services. All of these sites feature many career resources including job postings, job application advice, career descriptions, job fair listings, career blogs, message boards, and recruiter directories.
- These sites have much to offer for the first-time job-seeker in any arena, including all media industries.
- www.careerbuilder.com
- www.monster.com
- www.princetonreview.com
- www.rileyguide.com
- www.vault.com
- www.simplyhired.com
- www.indeed.com
- General Media Industry Sites
- These sites offer a range of positions across multiple media, from entry level to mid career to advanced.
- www.journalismjobs.com
- www.mediajobs.com
- Media Industry Job Sites
- These leading sites offer a broad variety of employment-related information and services within specific media industries. Although their focus is more specific, their offerings are similar to those of the general sites listed above. For both seasoned professionals and those looking for their first entry-level position, the following sites are a tremendous resource.
- Media Bistro
- www.MediaBistro.com
- Check here for information on job and internship opportunities in a variety of media industries including magazines, television, film, radio, newspapers, book publishing, online media, advertising, PR, and design. The site also includes many opportunities to learn more about career paths in various media industries through industry-specific blogs, professional forums, networking events, and courses.
- Publishers Marketplace
- www.publishersmarketplace.com/jobs/
- Check here for industry news and job-postings within outlets related to print media, such as newspapers, book and magazine publishers, literary agencies, and the like.
- Mandy
- www.Mandy.com
- Search here for job-postings within the international TV and film production industry as well other industry-specific information, such as event listings, classified ads, and a directory of contacts.
- National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation
- www.nabef.org/careerCenter/default.asp
- Click here for an extensive bank of links with job-postings, as well as a list of initiatives, fellowships, events, and post-undergraduate opportunities within the broadcasting industry.
- Asian American Journalists Association
- www.aaja.org/
- While this non-profit is Asian-American in focus, search here for journalism-related job postings, internships, awards, fellowships, and specialized training programs.
- National Association of Black Journalists
- www.nabj.org
- While this non-profit is African-American in focus, search here for journalism-related job postings, internships, awards, fellowships, and specialized training programs.
- National Association of Hispanic Journalists
- www.nahj.org
- While this non-profit is Hispanic in focus, search here for journalism-related job postings, internships, awards, fellowships, and specialized training programs.
- Showbizjobs.com
- www.showbizjobs.com
- Check here for job postings within the entertainment industries of film, TV, music, theater, animation, game development, and new media, among others.
- Public Broadcasting Service
- www.pbs.org/about/careers/job-openings/
- Find information here on job openings and internship opportunities at PBS.
- Variety
- careers.variety.com
- Variety offers job postings for the entertainment and media industries, along with social networking and community resources.
- UNC Center for Media Law and Policy Job Board
- medialaw.unc.edu/jobs/
- The Center compiles a job board of jobs and internships related to media and internet policy. Jobs range from undergraduate internships to mid-level legal and research positions.
- Internships
- Check the following for internship opportunities related within certain media industries. Check the general and media industry job sites as well.
- Berkman Center for Internet and Society
- cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/internships_summer Each summer, the Berkman Center for Internet and Society accept a group of undergraduate, law, and graduate students to work on projects related to media law and internet policy.
- Comcast
- jobs.comcast.com/campus
- Offers an 11-week summer program focusing on business and operations and aimed at students entering their third or fourth year at the undergraduate level.
- Federal Communications Commission
- www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/internships-available-fcc
- Find applications here for student internships that vary from eight to twelve weeks in length at the Federal Communications Commission.
- Freedom Forum
- www.freedomforum.org/about/internship/default.asp
- Focusing on three priorities—newspaper newsroom diversity, the Newseum, and the First Amendment—the Freedom Forum offers journalism-oriented internships beginning in June, September, and January in both its Arlington (VA) and Nashville (TN) locations.
- Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
- www.emmys.tv/foundation/internships.php
- Television Academy Foundation internships, offered through the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, are designed to provide qualified full-time students in-depth exposure to professional television production, techniques and practices.
- National Public Radio
- www.npr.org/about-npr/181881227/internships-at-npr
- NPR offers internships at its headquarters in Washington, DC, and at its NPR West office in Culver City, CA. The internship program provides qualified students and recent graduates an opportunity to learn about broadcasting careers.
- New York Women in Communications
- www.nywici.org/career/jobs-internships New York Women in Communications empowers women in all communications disciplines to reach their full potential by promoting their professional growth and inspiring them to achieve and share their successes in the rapidly changing world of communications.
- PRI
- www.pri.org/internships.html
- Public Radio International's mission is to serve audiences as a distinctive content source for information, insights and cultural experiences essential to living in our diverse, interconnected world. This website provides information on PRI's mostly unpaid internship experiences.
- Free Press
- www.freepress.net/about_us/internships
- Free Press offers the country's premier internship in media reform. Every semester, a select handful of students are chosen as Free Press “Media Reform Scholars,” and have the opportunity to make a difference in a movement that is both critical and cutting edge.
- Interns at Free Press are key members of the team and will be involved in research, outreach, policy, development, communications and operations work to support all of our campaigns. We are committed to making sure every internship is meaningful. All internships are designed to give students a chance to make a real impact on our work, develop new skills, and network with other media reformers around the country.
- MEDIA Matters
- mediamatters.org/jobs
- Media Matters for America is a web-based, not-for-profit progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the media — every day, in real time.
- We are looking for interns to work in our Washington, DC office who believe in progressive causes. Both full and part-time internships are available for the fall, spring, and summer terms.
- FAIR
- fair.org/about-fair/fair-internship-program/
- FAIR has openings each semester for volunteer student interns interested in media research, publicity, magazine and radio production. Interns have opportunities to develop writing, research and public relations skills, and to acquire broad knowledge of both corporate and independent media.
- Students with an educational background in the social sciences, particularly political science, will benefit greatly from an internship with FAIR. Other students well suited to this work come from public administration and journalism programs.
- Kaiser Media Internships and Fellowships
- kff.org/media-internships-fellowships-2/
- The Kaiser Media Internships Program, established in 1994, is an intensive 12-week summer internship for young journalists interested in specializing in health reporting, with a particular commitment to coverage of health issues affecting diverse and immigrant communities.
- On the Media
- www.onthemedia.org/internships/
- On the Media is accepting applications from people interested in helping out with the production of the program. Internships generally last three months, are unpaid, and are part-time. They take place at WNYC-Radio in New York City, where OTM is produced.
- Go Abroad
- www.goabroad.com/intern-abroad/search/communications/internships-abroad-1
- This site provides information about a variety of internationally based internship opportunities in the field of communications and other fields.
- Women in Film and Video
- www.wifv.org
- Women in Film and Video (WIFV) of Washington, DC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the professional development of and achievement for women working in all areas of film, television, video, multimedia and related disciplines. WIFV supports women in the industry by promoting equal opportunities, encouraging professional development, serving as an information network, and educating the public about women's creative and technical achievements.
- PRWeek
- careers.prweekus.com/home/index.cfm?site_id=11138
- PRWeek is a publication for public relations professionals.
- Altice USA Internships
- www.alticeusacareers.com/jobs/internship-jobs/
- Altice USA (formely Cablevision) is a large cable company based in the U.S.