Month: June 2022

When you are in the media industry, naturally you will end up spending a lot of time online making connections. The internet and social media are very important in today’s media world. Some of the connections you make online could be extraordinary in helping to move forward in your career. Not everyone online is so trustworthy though. People can pretend to have your best interests in mind while they are actually scheming to steal your information or take control of your account. With social media growing exponentially, the number of scammers looking to use social media to find their victims … Continue reading Who to Trust Online

Hey there again guys. Reading the title I know you’re thinking that being happier doesn’t have anything to do with getting into the media business. Although the two don’t seem connected, they really are in the end. Connecting with people is easier when you have a positive attitude. People gravitate towards people who radiate positive energy. The problem is negativity is becoming more and more prevalent in the world. Social media websites allow people to see what people are doing all around the world. Before social media, to find out what was going on, even in your own friend group, … Continue reading Being Happier

(Disclaimer: This post is to be used in emergency scenarios only. Procrastination is a very bad way to get work done.) Hi, guys. I have a confession to make. My name is Cole Carder, I’m 22, and I am a serial procrastinator.  Procrastination is not something I’m proud of. Before college, I was always kind of lucky. School came easily to me and I would often wait to do projects until the last minute but was still able to receive good grades throughout. I didn’t start to learn the danger of procrastination until I started college. I’m not saying procrastination … Continue reading The Procrastinator’s Playbook

What’s up, guys? I don’t know if I’ve even mentioned my age in any of these posts or not. I’m 22 and I have one semester left before I graduate from college. So, that’s pretty exciting but also kind of terrifying. If you’re coming up on the end of your college career, I’m sure you get the feeling.  The problem is we’ve been isolated in a school setting for the last 17+ years of our lives. From the time you were 4 or 5 until the end of high school, you spend 8 hours a day for most of the … Continue reading The Real World

Guys, I’m going to be real with you for a minute. I am a very anxious person. I don’t know if there is really a way that you could discern that just by reading my writing, but if you know me, it wouldn’t take you long to figure it out. I’ve been able to ease my worry in many scenarios by remembering that a lot of the people that have negative opinions about you can’t do anything to negatively impact your life. This isn’t to say I don’t still try to be a sociable guy, but not everyone is going … Continue reading Handling Interview Anxiety

Hey, there future media moguls. If you’re anything like me getting the motivation to work on projects doesn’t come easily to you. There have been countless times when I get ready to work on something and decide to put it off or get distracted by other things. This is something I have found to be true for a lot of the students at my school. Many college students don’t only have school projects to worry about, as a lot of students juggle college coursework with internships, part-time jobs, and extracurriculars. Getting the motivation to work on school projects isn’t easy, … Continue reading A Guide to Getting Through Projects

Hello, again my future media moguls.  With this post, we continue building ourselves to be better candidates for careers in the media industry. Specifically, I will be discussing how to build a portfolio that showcases your production capabilities.  Many students go into interviews for media positions unprepared to show the interviewer work they have already created. This is the purpose of building a portfolio that demonstrates your skills to your potential employer. The first problem students face when creating their portfolio is what work will best showcase their talents in media. Students must learn to look at the work they … Continue reading Building Your Production Portfolio

Hello to all my future media moguls. A problem, that many students in the media field face, is finding ways to gain experience in their field.  Media experience is vital in your future job search. However, finding avenues in which to gain that experience can seem impossible. This experience-based barrier of entry to the media world leads some students to give up on their dreams in media before they even have a chance to get their start. This dream-crushing reality stems from students being either uninformed or apathetic about the resources they have at their disposal. Many students don’t take … Continue reading Finding Ways to Gain Experience in Media

Hello media moguls. Today we take a step back from our job search to focus on a skill sports media companies value heavily, writing. Being a well-rounded individual is important in a modern media environment. Having a skill for writing game recaps and press releases in a short turnaround is essential for making it in the sports media world. The problem today is getting your writing seen. The second a game ends, hundreds of sports journalists are already writing their game recaps. How do you get your work noticed on social media sites flooded with other writers? The best way … Continue reading How to Write a Game Recap. (Video Blog Included)

The media industry has exploded in recent years. This can be attributed to the rapid growth of social networks. Facebook alone has billions of users. Companies are taking advantage of these massive user bases and creating content specifically for social media. Taking advantage of social media is important while looking for a career in the media industry. The first challenge you will face with social media is growing a following. Getting users who are already following hundreds if not thousands of other accounts on social media to notice you is a daunting task. No one who isn’t already a celebrity … Continue reading Finding Your Audience on Social Media

Hey there future media moguls. Hopefully you’ve started looking into clubs and talking to people in your field. While networking may have been step one, it is crucial to continue to network throughout your entire journey in sports media. Now that you’re starting to make connections, and you have an idea of what your goals are in media,you need to figure out what skills are required to achieve those goals. Let’s say you want to run the social media account for the Miami Dolphins. Like I said yesterday, things in media aren’t just handed to you. Remarkably, professional sports teams … Continue reading Now You’re Going to Have to Make Yourself Valuable

Hello to all my future sports media moguls. If you’re anything like me, when you were growing up, you watched a lot of sports on television. When I was a little kid, I wanted to be the next Tom Brady, or LeBron James, and while those dreams felt achievable as a small child, my coordination and size had different plans. Since I was a below average athlete who wasn’t blessed with a 6’5″ frame, when I graduated high school, I decided to follow in a path of something I was actually good at, math. That lasted for two years, but … Continue reading How You Can Get Your Start in Sports Media