Comments on: Young journalists should learn how to write a business plan

By: Eric R. Olson

Eric R. Olson — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:06:44 +0000

Thanks for the link to the BPlans.com website. I am a recent graduate of j-school and also interested in starting my own media company. My school provided very little on the business side of journalism, or rather, the new reality of the journalism business. The assumption was that you would either get a job as an editor or be able to make a living as a freelancer magazine writer, but both of those career paths are quickly becoming unlikely and/or unsustainable.

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Jornalismo é um negócio, não esqueçamos… « Kuarta Dimensão — Sat, 23 May 2009 20:32:21 +0000

[...] Christopher Wink, no seu weblog, lembra-nos a importância de um jornalista saber escrever um plano de negócios; Jean A Miller, autora do Jersey Shore, comenta: ” Você pode ser o melhor escritor do mundo, mas se não conseguir vender o seu trabalho, nada significa.” [...]

By: Philadelphia Photographer Colin Lenton

Philadelphia Photographer Colin Lenton — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:39:14 +0000

When I was at Temple I took an online only course through Fox called Starting a Media Business. It was amazing.

The text book we used was The Successful Business Plan by Rhonda Abrams

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By: Christopher Wink

Christopher Wink — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:26:24 +0000

Glad to hear the support. Every journalist should know the drudgery of tax status and DBAs!!
-cgw

By: Jen Miller

Jen Miller — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:22:08 +0000

If I teach magazine writing at Rutgers-Camden in the fall (if our schedules line up), the business of magazine writing will be a sizable part of the course. It has to be. You can be the best writer in the world, but if you can’t sell your work, it means nothing.

By: nigelbarlow

nigelbarlow — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:33:55 +0000

Totally agree and don’t understand why more journalism schools don’t go down this route.
As you so rightly say the traditional opportunities in journalism are vanishing but new media is opening up fresh avenues.
However you need some business planning skills to take advantage of them.