Journalism jobs and a photo of my dog

Journalism jobs and a photo of my dog

Audience journalists share how they got their starts

Pivoting from reporting to audience work and more

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Mandy Hofmockel
Oct 21, 2021
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Over the years, I’ve met and worked with lots of talented audience journalists who got their start in a variety of ways, including focusing on audience from the outset via internships and fellowships or pivoting after a stint as a reporter.

There’s no set path for how to get into audience work so I did a callout recently asking other journalists how the…

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