PRESS AHEAD is a book!
Now available in paperback or ebook at Amazon or paperback via Barnes & Noble
Some of Press Ahead’s most popular newsletter editions + more, all in one book …
This is Press Ahead, a book about finding journalism jobs and navigating newsroom careers, for both first-time journalism job-seekers and experienced journalists.
All material is geared specifically for journalism!
The book includes:
- THE ADVICE: Secrets of salary offers, an audience-centric career, experience when you don’t have experience, the first year in a newsroom, jumpstarting your current journalism job and much more
- THE RESUME: Write your resume like a journalist – Journalism-specific resume tips and templates for working journalists, students looking for their first full-time jobs and students seeking internships
- THE PORTFOLIO: Make your portfolio stand out to editors – Journalism-specific portfolio advice and sample/template portfolios for news jobs
- THE INTERVIEW: 10 common job interview questions (and suggestions on how to frame your journalism answers so they don’t sound like BS)
- THE CAREER: DIY Career Clinic – Where do I go from here? Some questions and action steps to guide you on your journalism career path
Grab your copy or gift it to someone —
in paperback or ebook at Amazon or paperback via Barnes & Noble
FAQ
How did this all start?
In March 2022, I started the newsletter PRESS AHEAD.
The internet is full of good general career guidance, but not a lot when it comes to the newsroom. Journalism-specific career resources with practical, actionable tips and examples were sometimes hard to find.
Everything in PRESS AHEAD is geared toward journalism.
My goals for the newsletter when I started were:
Help journalists, especially student and early career journalists
Help me stay informed for my clients in newsrooms and students in the classroom
Exercise my writing, strategy and product muscles as well as experiment with platforms and revenue models
Give myself a deadline and monthly assignments to have a book by the end of the year
In spring 2023, I published the PRESS AHEAD book, and archived the newsletter, most of it accessible to only paid subscribers. (More about that here)
Are the book and the newsletter the same?
Edited versions of select newsletter editions fuel a chunk of the book, but with new chapters as well. Check out the book’s description for more info on topics covered. The “5 Questions” series is not included. Time sensitive material is also left out.
🐱 And, unfortunately, print and most ebook formats do not take kindly to animated gifs. So the cat gifs will live on only in the newsletter web archive and in your joyous cat-filled hearts! A cat-astrophe. I wish I were kitten, but it’s no joke. I guess no medium is purr-fect. (I had to get that out of my system.) 🙀
Who wrote this?
That’s me, Amy! I’ve spent more than 25 years in the journalism industry, with nearly 20 years at CNN Digital. I also teach reporting, writing and digital fundamentals to student journalists at universities as well as training/coaching professional journalists.
As a veteran of the newsroom and the classroom, I know the value of practical advice. I like actionable steps and real-life examples and hope you do, too.
Where/when can I get the book? Can I gift it to someone?
The PRESS AHEAD book is now available as a paperback or ebook on Amazon and paperback at Barnes & Noble. And yes, it makes the perfect gift, especially for J-school grads or student journalists!
Have other questions?
Email me at pressahead@substack.com
Thanks to everyone who has read, commented, posted, cheered and shared their experiences and expertise. I hope this has helped journalists just starting out in their careers as well as the veterans who’ve been at this marvelous thing called journalism for a while.
— Amy
Now available in paperback or ebook at Amazon or paperback via Barnes & Noble