LIVE: Leveraging Your Journalism Background To Land A Non-Traditional Media Job

In this panel episode of The Sidebar, NYABJ President BONITA SOSTRE moderated a discussion with "Jill of All Marketing Trades" AFRIYIE "FREE" AMANKWAA, JP Morgan Chase Executive Director for Global DEI Communications JILL DAVIS, and Senior Creative Producer SARA KETCHUM, as they revealed how they used their experience in journalism to pivot into a non-traditional journalism path. Learn how they used networking, highlighting certain skills, and other tools and tricks to create a career path that is tailor made to their specific talents. (NOTE: This was recorded on January 17th, 2024) --------- The opinions heard in this episode belong to the individuals who made them and not to NYABJ. Music by HoliznaRAPS. For more information on the New York Association of Black Journalists, please visit our website at www.nyabj.org. --------- Tickets are now on sale for the 3rd Annual New York Association of Black Journalists Juneteenth Scholarship and Awards Gala on Wednesday June 19th, 2024 at The Standard, hosted by CBS 2 News anchor Maurice Dubois and national correspondent and CBS Weekend News anchor Jericka Duncan. Proceeds will go to NYABJ's First Take program for high school students interested in a career in journalism. You can buy your tickets today at www.nyabj.org.