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A bundle of belated pictures

Featuring Ed 2010's lovely founder/Ms. CosmoGirl herself:



And equally lovely interviewers:





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Chandra loves her job so much that it comes home with her each night (see green folder bursting with papers that are thirsting to be edited)



This Executive Editor is so smokin' hot that two water bottles were necessary!



And of course, she is just as friendly and down-to-earth as she is inspirational and amazing :-)

Chandra Czape Turner

Chandra Czape Turner, founder of Ed2010 and Executive Editor of CosmoGIRL! magazine came to TCNJ tonight for a question-and-answer panel hosted by Ed@TCNJ. It was a great evening, and we're so thankful to Chandra for coming to speak with us! Here is a picture I took during the event. If you have any more, post them here! I'll repost them on the Ed@TCNJ website, which you can visit here.

Ed's Biggest Event Ever.

So, it finally happened. Chandra Czape Turner, executive editor of CosmoGIRL! and Founder of Ed2010 visited our campus here at little 'ole TCNJ! She provided tips and insight into the magazine industry and inspired us to get our foot (well, feet) in the door.

A small bit of Chandra's awesome advice for those of you that missed out:

1. Work hard on your cover letters!
Cover letters may seem secondary to your resume, but according to Chandra, they are crucial! Don't write and send out generic "To Whom It May Concern" emails. Study up and KNOW the magazine you are applying to work for. Tell them why you would be the best person for the job and why you know the magazine better than anyone else.

2. Your new mantra should be--"I CAN get an internship." It's not impossible. Your odds go up when you apply. That mentality of thinking there are too many qualified applicants that you don't stand a chance, is simply untrue. Chandra hears about many internships that go unfilled and even more that only have a small applicant pool. So, be in charge of your career and apply! Check out Ed2010.com for listings and take a dip in that pool!

3. Be THAT intern. Chandra has had her share of forgettable interns, but she has also had lots of great interns. Several staff members at CG! were actually interns before they landed their full-time positions. Chandra stressed the importance of working on your college publications and getting those internships! Be that intern who does work without being asked or does a little extra to make it easier on your editor. Make yourself memorable.

4. You CAN have it all.
It seems nearly impossible to live in NYC, work for a top magazine and have a family. It just doesn't seem feasible, but Chandra proves you can have it all. You may have to make sacrifices and its a learning process, but you can make it happen.

Thanks to Chandra for taking time out of her busy schedule (an understatement really) to come visit us! Also thanks to Kat for proving why she is going to be an awesome CUB Director next year. She really pulled through to help organize and amazing event. And, finally thanks to Alex for all the amazing flyers, and the rest of the Ed@TCNJ crew for being so amazing :)

Entertainment Journalism Panel!

Just a reminder that Tanner Stransky of Entertainment Weekly and Annette John-Hall of the Philly Inquirer will be visiting to participate in our entertainment journalism panel tomorrow! They will provide insight into entertainment writing/editing and what it's like to interview celebs and keep up with pop culture for a living.

It will be in the Library Auditorium at 8 p.m. Don't miss this chance to network and ask questions!

pointing fingers.

I just love this photo of Michelle Williams on this month's cover of the UK magazine Wonderland. What do you think?

I'm curious to know what you think of the media's coverage of Heath's passing. It's hard to think about what she must be going through with everyone watching her every move.

I definitely think this is where the idea of civic journalism comes in--remembering we are humans first and journalists second. We (journalists) seemingly tend to get generalized and it really bothers me sometimes when everything is blamed on "the media" because who exactly are they talking about--bloggers? newspaper reporters? anchormen/women? photographers? paparazzi? political figures? tv hosts? The word has lost all meaning.

Teen Vogue: Meet Stacey

Hi, everyone! I just came across this intern blog from Teen Vogue that I thought might be of interest to some of you, particularly if you are Degrassi: TNG fans and/or aspiring to intern at Teen Vogue. Stacey Farber, best known for playing (aspiring journalist!) Ellie on the aforementioned TV show, just landed an internship at the NY Teen Vogue offices (she's also interned at NYLON mag). Teen Vogue sure does love those "celebrity" interns. ;) She makes landing an internship sound so easy in her blog, but she does seem devoted to the fashion industry and the magazine and is building quite the resume. Any thoughts?

NAME: Stacey Farber
AGE: 20
HOMETOWN: Toronto, Canada
SCHOOL: The New School University

Seated in Teen Vogue's head office, at my desk and facing my new Mac, I suddenly wonder how I got here. There are less-important, literal questions (like: How did I decode New York's complex subway map and actually make it to work this morning?), but I have deeper questions, too. These ones are farther-reaching and cloudy because even though I try, I can never pinpoint exactly when I traded my high school textbooks for designer look books. It seems that somehow, it all just…happened.

I transferred to the New School University (from Toronto, Canada) a year and a half ago to study Creative Writing. Once settled in Manhattan, I discovered the city's abundance of internship opportunities. My school offered credit for internships and it looked as if, understandably, every company in Manhattan wanted to benefit from the [free] labor of interns—students could send their resumes anywhere! I boldly applied for and landed an internship position in the Fashion Department at NYLON Magazine in October, and I worked there (packing and unpacking garment bags, shipping clothing, walking anything and everything back to designers' PR offices, etc.) for two semesters. I loved working for a publication that I enjoyed reading and genuinely respected, and at the end of the school year I knew I wanted to apply for an internship at Teen Vogue....

Read the rest of her blog, as well as other intern blogs,here.

obliterating the ombudsman.

I daily read up on industry news through MediaPost and MediaBistro and today, the latter linked an interesting article from Salon.com. The article discusses the Baltimore Sun scrapping its ombudsman position entirely, a trend becoming more and more common in the industry. The Sun claims that they have enough features for readers to give feedback (i.e. letters, blogging). Hmm. I just don't see a paper functioning well and to its best without an ombudsman. Look at what happened with the New York Times and Jayson Blair. Actually, according to the article, the ombudsman appointment for the Times, was a direct effect of the incident.

Jeffrey Dvorkin, a former ombudsmen and author of this article, makes a good point. People want to talk to a live person when they have an issue. We don't want to call and get automated voice messages. We don't want to send in our letters never to be answered. We want to be assured that our needs and concerns are being voiced. Isn't our job as journalists to put the public's interest first? Don't we want to know how to improve the quality of our coverage? Shouldn't we be held accountable? I don't know, I just think that they could have cut down costs in other ways. Until we completely go digital and there are countless ways for readers to give input, I feel that the position is vital.

Report: CNN citizen journalism site close to launch

I just came across an article that looked very interesting. Apparently, CNN is close to expanding "iReport" ( an intiative that allowed users to submitt their own news content) into a separate Web site. Contributors of the site would be able to create their own profiles and the site will be moderated only after the content has already been posted.

Here's the link to the article, if you're interested in reading it:

http://www.news.com/8301-13577_3-9869182-36.html?tag=cd.blog

Personally, I think "citizen journalism" is great but I strongly believe that if this site comes to light, there needs to be a better system in place to moderate what users report as news. Without the proper filtering system, false news can easily be reported as something factual, and that is never a good thing!

Calendar us in...

Hey Guys,

Just to make all the dates easier to remember and organize, check out our very own Ed@TCNJ Event Calendar. Swanky, huh?

-Sharon

Our very own social network!

Be sure to check out and join our very own social network here courtesy of our webmaster extraordinaire Alex! It's a great way to stay connected and network!

Also, I don't know if you know about LinkedIn.com, but it is a great way to stay in touch with people that you have met in the industry through internships and networking. You will be surprised to see how many professionals are members of this site! It really is a great way to stay in touch and have them remember you! Click here to check it out!

PS. Add me if you join! :)

Magazine Junkie...

So guys...what are some of your absolute favorite magazines? I'm a big music person so I love Alternative Press, Rolling Stone and Spin. I also adore NYLON, which is really artsy and always has awesome photos and accompanying articles. Along with that, I love Marie Claire and CosmoGIRL! (and no, not just because I interned there!) as well as Details, Vanity Fair and Entertainment Weekly. Wow, I could go on forever...

I gotta say, even though I love both Reese Witherspoon and Marie Claire, I wasn't the biggest fan of the cover this month. It just seemed a bit awkward. Anyone else see it? On the other hand, I loved their September cover with Ashley Olsen. I think it was one of their bests. NYLON had a really cool cover of Mary-Kate last month too. Any good February issues/covers you've read?

I have over 10 magazine subscriptions...an addict? Perhaps... :)

PS. If you're interested in joining New York Women in Communications (NYWICI), it's a great organization to network with editors and learn more about the industry! They offer great workshops and events so check out the site!

Welcome!

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