Journalism
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Books
Search our catalog online at http://www.vsac.org/LibrarySearch. Patrons may borrow books either by coming to the Resource Center in downtown Winooski, or by making an interlibrary loan request through their local school or public library.
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Bookmark Now: Writing in Unreaderly Times (2005) |
Call # 808.02 Smokler |
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Career Opportunities for Writers (2000) |
Call # 808.02 Guiley |
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Careers for Bookworms & Other Literary Types (2003) |
Call # 381 Eberts |
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Careers for Perfectionists & Other Meticulous Types (2007) |
Call # Call # 331.702 Camenson |
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The First Five Pages: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile (2000) |
Call # 808 Lukeman |
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I’m an English Major – Now What?: How English Majors Can Find Happiness, Success, and a Real Job (2006) |
Call # 650.1 Lemire |
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Opportunities in Journalism Careers (2001) |
Call # 070.4 Ferguson |
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Opportunities in Writing Careers (2006) |
Call # 808 Foote-Smith |
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Writing to Change the World (2006) |
Call # 808.02 Pipher |
Vermont Web Links
Castleton State College offers a BS and AS in communication with concentrations in journalism and mass media — www.csc.vsc.edu/communication/index.htm
Champlain College offers the following:- BS in professional writing — www.champlain.edu/Undergraduate-Studies/Majors-and-Programs/Professional-Writing.htm
- BS in mass communication — www.champlain.edu/Undergraduate-Studies/Majors-and-Programs/Mass-Communication.html
Community College of Vermont offers an AA in multimedia communication — www.ccv.edu/multimedia_communications
Goddard College offers a BA in its individualized studies program, a personalized, student-centered study of liberal arts where students can choose to concentrate in journalism — www.goddard.edu/bachelorarts_individualizedstudies
Green Mountain College offers a BA in communications/journalism — www.greenmtn.edu/communications.aspx
Johnson State College offers a BA in journalism — www.jsc.edu/Academics/WritingAndLiterature/Journalism.aspx
Lyndon State College offers a BA in English with a concentration in journalism and professional writing — www.lyndonstate.edu/ProspectiveStudents/MajorsMinors/OurPrograms/ENGJournalismCreativeWritingBA/tabid/369/Default.aspx
Saint Michael’s College offers a BA in journalism and mass communication — www.smcvt.edu/academics/journalism
Southern Vermont College offers a BA in communications — www.svc.edu/academics/divisions/humanities/communications.html
Area Vermont Career and Technical Centers offer:- Evening and/or weekend classes geared towards adults (both free and fee-based).
- Daytime programs geared towards high school students that are also open to adults (by state law).
- Free for adults without a high school diploma or with a GED.
- Fee-based for adults with a high school diploma or adult diploma (on a space-available basis).
The following centers offer journalism (or related) programs:
- St. Johnsbury Academy (St. Johnsbury) offers journalism writing classes — (802) 748-8171, http://www.nekcareersolutions.org/
- Southwest Vermont Career Development Center (Bennington) offers a communication technologies program — (802) 447-0220, www.svcdc.org
Labor market information is available from the Vermont Department of Labor — www.vtlmi.info/oic3.cfm?occcode=27302200&page=occrpt
Vermont Department of Labor provides a job bank, locations of statewide career resource centers, and Vermont labor market information — www.labor.vermont.gov
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Other Web Links
2007 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (U.S. Department of Labor) — www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes273022.htm
Occupational Outlook Handbook Data, including nature of the work, job outlook, and earnings — http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos088.htm
Detroit Free Press offers a Web site for researching a career in the newspaper industry, including information for high school students, internship opportunities, industry contacts, professional associations, and strategies for getting the job you want — www.freep.com/legacy/jobspage
Dow Jones Newspaper Fund offers information for high school and college students on scholarships, internships, and careers — https://www.newsfund.org/
The Freedom Foundation offers journalism scholarships, awards for high school journalists, publications, and information about journalism — http://www.freedomforum.org/
HighSchoolJournalism.org offers lists of student scholarships, summer programs, and journalism schools, links to high school newspapers, and a quiz to test your skills — www.highschooljournalism.org
Society of Professional Journalists, with a student chapter at Lyndon State College, offers a job bank, awards, internships, fellowships, scholarships, and discussion boards — www.spj.org
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Software Resources
VT Guidance Central is a web-based, personalized, self-guided program that provides comprehensive career, college, and education planning tools
You can use VT Guidance Central as a tool to:
- explore career possibilities
- plan the training you need for specific careers
- search for colleges/universities that fit your desired criteria (e.g., location, size, programs/majors, activities, costs)
- learn about financial aid options
- and much more!
Visit the VSAC Resource Center in Winooski to utilize other assessment, career, and education planning software tools.
Updated: December 2008
Compiled by: VSAC Resource Center, 10 East Allen Street, PO Box 2000, Winooski, VT 05404
Call: 800-642-3177 toll-free, or Burlington area 802-655-9602 • Fax: 802-654-3765 • E-mail: info@vsac.org
The Vermont Student Assistance Corp. was established by the Vermont General Assembly in 1965 to help Vermonters obtain the information and financial resources they need to pursue their education goals beyond high school.
