What are the job prospects after graduation, especially with so many cutbacks in the newspaper industry and elsewhere?
They remain encouraging, but there is never any guarantee of immediate employment. That holds true for grads seeking work in any medium – print, broadcast, online. Yet, at graduation time in May 2010, slightly more than 69 percent of the 300+ graduates had jobs, and the year before, slightly more than 64 percent of grads were in some type of employment by commencement. In 2009, the biggest single block found jobs in digital media with newspapers close behind, followed by magazines, television and radio, wire services, and alternative weeklies. These jobs ranged from short internships and long-term fellowships to full-time jobs, part time, freelance or going on to another educational or degree program. And, the number of employed graduates increases with each passing month post-graduation.
