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football team for the paper.
Maria Welych, who was an Explorer
managing editor in 1979, is now a
reporter for the City News Bureau
Syndicate in Chicago. And Tanya
Anderson, a post member for three
years, is interning for the Herald
Journal while she completes school at
Syracuse University.
What is the job outlook for journal-
ists? A Dow Jones Newspaper Fund
survey shows that 20,400 people
received bachelor's degrees in mass
communications in 1985. Within six
months of graduation, 55 percent of
those people found a job in the media.
The survey also notes that in 1985
women journalism graduates out-
numbered men almost two to one.
Of the 3,160 graduates hired by the
print media, 2,160 went to work for
dailies, 980 were hired by weeklies,
and news services employed 20. The
survey reported that the beginning
median annual salary at daily news-
papers was $13,520.
Although journalism has been gla-
morized by movies such as 'All the
President's Men" and TV shows like
"Lou Grant," Post 932's Advisors
warn Explorers about the profession's
long hours, low pay, and daily deadline
pressure.
"All these things are mentioned at
our firstnighter," said Larry Richard-
son. "The disadvantages are there; we
have never hid them. Anyone who has
ever worked at one of these confer-
ences realizes that the work is not
glamorous."
Still, many of Post 932's Explorers
hope to break into the field. Vince
Gonzales wants to become a foreign
correspondent and someday work for
the Sunday Times of London. Donna
Hamilton is interested in either writ-
ing or broadcasting.
Why do they want to become jour-
nalists? Penny Sori sums up the
answer when she tells why she likes
her job.
"I like the diversity. I like the fact
that new things are always coming
up, that there's a different story every-
day. I might be working on three or
four different stories and in the next
five minutes the mayor will call me
and say, 'Come over to my office, I
want to tell you something.' It is just
exciting." H
Are You Interested
In a Journalism Career?
If you want to find out more about
careers in journalism, here are some
resources for further information.
The Dow Jones Newspaper Fund
publishes an annual Journalism
Career and Scholarship Guide, avail-
able free by writing to: The Dow Jones
Newspaper Fund, P.O. Box 300, Dept.
EX, Princeton, N.J. 08543-0300.
Women in Communications, Inc.,
publishes a 32-page book titled,
Careers in Communications. It's free
from: Women in Communications,
Inc., P.O. Box 9561, Austin, Tex.
78766.
Careers in Radio and Careers in
Television are available for $1 apiece
by writing to: Publications Depart-
ment, National Association of Broad-
casters, 1771 "N" St., N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20036.
Careers in Broadcast News is avail-
able free with a stamped (35<t), self-
addressed 6x9 envelope from: Radio
Television News Directors Associa-
tion, 1735 DeSales St. N.W., Washing-
ton, D.C. 20036.
Top, Noel Dougherty, right, interviews a
DJ from WYYY-FM, Syracuse, about life
in the radio business for a Herald Junior
story. Above, Mike Hippie, questions the
food service manager of Liverpool (N.Y.)
High School about the quality of
cafeteria food. Right, Advisors Jay
Goldman (at head of table) and Larry
Richardson (left) critique newspapers
with staffers at an editorial meeting.
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