The U-Wire Top 100 Young Journalists

I don't have a problem with the list. It's nice to put on a resume, but it's the clips that get people jobs. Does it matter that you're nationally recongized? No, since you really need to impress your own bosses and potential ones.

So all of those cub reporters left out of the list, you're not puppy chow or you're worthless. Some of the best reporters out there may not even get recognition from their own school.

Signed,
Someone not on the list

 

I echo Stitch's thoughts. Being among U-Wire's Top 100 Young Journalists isn't going to get you employment at my shop. It's not even the thing that's going to get your foot in the door for an interview.

Your clips are what draw my attention first. The other stuff is just window dressing. If you have all the awards in the world but your clips suck, you're not getting the time of day. If you don't win a single award but your clips blow me away, I'm calling you in.

 

Thanks for the suggestion, Leo, but I'll pass. And I'll continue posting, and more than likely they'll be more informed and educated than your post(s).

Best,

Some guy whose name is Lantaur

p.s. Sorry you f'd up the editing of that page.

 

Nick Zaccardi can't report his way out of a paper bag. The last time I saw him, he was covering and cheering for his former high school at the same time.

 

To those jumping down Leo's throat, it's a freaking quote from The Office. Chill.

 

Nope.

 

I don't watch The Office, nor do I give a shit about quotes from The Office.

 

It was actually a hilarious joke, and I can't believe people took it seriously. The whoever vs. whomever exchange was one of the best moments of The Office this season.