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Are You Having a Journalism Midlife Crisis?

Presented at ONA19
September 11, 2019
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Want to cheat on journalism? Quit your job and escape the daily content grind? Feel like you have no control over your career? You might be having a midlife crisis with journalism!

Join this workshop to learn how to future-proof your career from journalists who left to pursue fellowships, executive MBAs, startup opportunities and volunteer leadership work after years of the grind.

This session is designed for:

  • Newsroom leaders who want to help bolster their institution’s work/life balance
  • Anyone who would benefit from an action plan and SMART goals for the year
  • Mid-career journalists interested in building soft skills

Speakers

Kim Fox
Managing Editor, Audience and Innovation, Cal Matters
Sharon Chan
VP, Innovation, Product & Development, The New York Times
Paul Cheung
Director / Journalism + Technology Innovation, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

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