Hope you're all thirsty...

Congratulations, Z-Nation. Good luck at the 200k!

My first job out of school came after I applied to just about every opening I saw during the spring of my senior year. The second newspaper I worked at, I applied through the APSE jobs board, and helped me earn the job at the current paper.

I'll take an Odell 90 Shilling, btw.

 

Nice work, ZN.
Talk to everyone. Walk up to people in the press box whose stuff you like and talk to them. LISTEN to them, too. Pitch yourself for 3d sidebar duty on the bigger stages if you can. Talk and listen some more. Within a couple of years, you'll be amazed how many contacts you have.
Damn, I'm parched.
Leinie's Original, please.

 

Zombie,

Congrats on the new gig, man.

I have no advice for you.

But I'll take a Guiness.

 

Also, it is one of the few Pyramid beers you can get in the lonely state of Texas.

 

Diet Coke with Lime.

and welcome to the brother(sister)hood.

 

Congrats, buddy. I'm sure listening to that song 10 times per football game prepped you well. I'll join IJAG in requesting a Yuengling.

 

Congratulations.

Grain Belt Premium, keep 'em coming.

 

my advice, as someone formerly in the business but now in law school, is to never close off any doors. treat everyone with respect, even if it's the preps guy from the podunk weekly. you never know what contacts will ultimately come in handy. it's also a good way to live your life. but remember that you have it better than a whole lot of sports writers starting out, so don't get cocky.

i'll have blue moon or summit hefe weizen if you've got it.

 

Welcome to the board and Congrats

Just like everyone else has said, a good combo of networking and using web sites are key to success in this biz.

However, one thing that helped me out big time was befriending and earning the respect of two editors who have kept in touch with my career, who made calls to other publications on my behalf, who listened when I called to say I can't take the poor pay in journalism anymore and then gave me the "Hoosiers"-type pep talk I needed to stick with it, etc. So, I suggest finding a mentor in this business who will go to bat for you.

Um, how about a chocolate martini?

 

Sxy, the kid is poor. He can't afford a chocotini. Stop watching that Sex and the City crap.