Journalism jobs and a photo of my dog

Journalism jobs and a photo of my dog

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Product folks in journalism share how they got their starts

Product folks in journalism share how they got their starts

Carve out a path by working with others

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Mandy Hofmockel
Apr 14, 2022
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There’s no set path for how to get into product work. Some folks might enter into the field through higher education, but more and more I’m meeting people with roots in editorial or marketing who learn product thinking and best practices on the job or through fellowships and short-term training.

To help demystify the process, I did a callout recently as…

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