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Journalists, are you exhausted by the demands of the grind? Wishing you could pivot to something outside of news but don't know how? You've come to the right place! Welcome to Beyond the Newsroom! We're Diana and Lou, two network news buds who both successfully pivoted to new careers in communications and we want to help. We're interviewing former newsies who've jumped to awesome new careers, successfully transferring the skills they learned in the newsroom into new work, & who now have a hi ...
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Ep. 7: Claire Atkinson - A Top Media Reporter on the State of the Industry & Launching Your Own Independent Brand
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After working her way into the top ranks of media reporters, Claire Atkinson is launching her own independent journalism brand, the Media Mix, which includes a Substack and a podcast. Hear her talk about the early days of working for Rupert Murdoch, what it's like reporting on your boss while in the same building, and why she feels the time is righ…
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Ep. 6: Jonathan McFadden - How Crime Reporting Led to a Successful New Career in Tech
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Jonathan McFadden felt like he was born to be a journalist, and despite various industry awards and recognition early in his career, the day to day pressures of the job simply became too much. Hear how this father-to-be landed his first print reporting job, why crime reporting in North and South Carolina taught him the skills he now uses in his suc…
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Ep. 5: Christine Byrne - This Nutrition Entrepreneur Credits Buzzfeed for Boosting her Profile
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Christine Byrne started her career as a restaurant line cook in New York City in 2010. She got her first freelance writing assignment in 2012 and started working as a food editor at BuzzFeed in 2013. Her writing career continued at Conde Nast until, armed with a Masters degree in nutrition, she started her own private practice - Ruby Oak Nutrition …
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Ep. 4: Jesus Ayala - How Producing Network News led to a New Calling in the Classroom
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Throughout his 17 years as a network news producer at ABC, Jesus Ayala, a first generation Latino-American journalist, covered too many big stories to mention in a short bio. He worked his way to the top of the news game - winning 4 Emmys and 7 Edward R Murrow awards for his news coverage - by being unflappable in any story or crisis, until the one…
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Ep. 3: Dick Belsky - From 'Headless Body in Topless Bar' to Authoring 20 Crime Fiction Novels (and Counting)
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He was part of the team behind The New York Post's most infamous headline - Headless Body in a Topless Bar. Now Dick Belsky is the author of more than 20 mystery novels, inspired by his decades in the newsroom. Hear Dick's journey in news, how he managed to get his first novel published, and how despite the constantly changing news industry, there …
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Ep. 2: Aditi Roy - Juggling babies and the demands of network news
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Growing up and idolizing network stars like Diane Sawyer, and then getting to sit across them on the evening news was Aditi Roy's dream. She realized that dream while starting and growing a family. Hear what this Emmy winner learned on the way to ABC and CNBC, why the competition never stopped at the network level, and what ultimately led Aditi to …
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Ep. 1: Greg Gittrich - From Journalism to SoulCycle to CEO
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From stakeouts in New York City to rising all the way to the C suite, Greg Gittrich learned his leadership skills in the newsroom. Today, he leads the team at Creatively, one of the hottest talent startups currently making all sorts of business rising star lists. On the debut episode of Beyond the Newsroom, hear what led him to leave news and embar…
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Why go beyond the newsroom? Meet Diana and Lou, two buds who met in the newsroom, then left the newsroom in search of new careers and more fulfillment. We explain why we started this podcast and what it means for you.
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