Tips From the Field

Tips From the Field

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Tips From the Field episodes

  • Meet our new chapter president: Elle Perry

    Elle Perry is the newly elected president of the Memphis Association of Black Journalists for 2022-2024. In this episode, Elle and immediate past president Kelli Cook talk about highlights from the past couple of years and what's to come for MABJ.

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    Episode host: Kelli Cook
    Executive producer: Elle Perry
    Producer: Brandi Hunter

    23 min
  • Planning your pivot in your journalism career

    Wendi C. Thomas, Georgia Dawkins and Brittany Cole discuss making transitions in their journalism careers with MABJ vice president of digital Myron Mays during our January 2021 general body meeting.

    Learn more about our panelists:

    • Wendi C. Thomas: MLK50 Founder
    • Georgia Dawkins: Producer, Author, Podcaster
    • Brittany Cole: Speaker, Author

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    CashApp: $MABJournalists

    Executive producer: Elle Perry
    Producer: Brandi Hunter

    39 min
  • Working in public relations and Memphis tourism with Milton Memphis

    MABJ Vice President of Public Relations Richard Thompson talks to Milton Howery III, Memphis Tourism public relations director and PRSA Memphis president, about transitioning from journalism to PR, working in the tourism space, and starting his own entertainment company.

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    CashApp: $MABJournalists

    Episode host: Richard Thompson
    Executive producer: Kelli Cook
    Producer: Brandi Hunter

    27 min
  • Sports journalism and "professional hair" with Samaria Terry

    MABJ student liaison Brandi Hunter talks to WREG-TV sports anchor and reporter Samaria Terry about working in sports journalism, and the viral picture she posted about her hair. Take a look.

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    CashApp: $MABJournalists

    Executive producer: Kelli Cook
    Producer/Episode host: Brandi Hunter

    28 min
  • How can journalists use Clubhouse, TikTok and Fleets

    Sign up for the Memphis Association of Black Journalists newsletter at mabjtn.org. Follow MABJ on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.

    Join MABJ
    Membership dues are $30/year for media professionals and $15/year for students.
    PayPal: [email protected]
    CashApp: $MABJournalists

    Executive producer/Episode host: Kelli Cook
    Producer: Brandi Hunter

    20 min
  • Working in business journalism with Corey Davis

    MABJ vice president of print Elle Perry talks to Memphis Business Journal reporter Corey Davis about working as a journalist covering sports business, travel tourism and logistics in Memphis.

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    CashApp: $MABJournalists

    Episode host: Elle Perry
    Executive producer: Kelli Cook
    Producer: Brandi Hunter

    19 min
  • Working in education journalism with Laura Faith Kebede

    MABJ treasurer Omer Yusuf talks to Chalkbeat Tennessee reporter Laura Faith Kebede about working as an education reporter in Memphis.

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    CashApp: $MABJournalists

    Episode host: Omer Yusuf
    Executive producer: Kelli Cook
    Producer: Brandi Hunter

    24 min
  • Working moms in media with Kym Clark and Sagay Galindo

    MABJ president Kelli Cook talks to WMC-TV anchor Kym Clark and meteorologist Sagay Galindo about balancing life as wives and mothers while working in journalism.

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    Recommended resources from Kym and Sagay:
    -Stretched Too Thin: How Working Moms Can Lose the Guilt, Work Smarter, and Thrive
    -Mom Up: Thriving with Grace in the Chaos of Motherhood
    -What to Expect When You're Expecting
    -Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood
    -You Are a F*cking Awesome Mom: So Embrace the Chaos, Get Over the Guilt, and Be True to You
    -Motherhood Sessions

    Episode host/Executive producer: Kelli Cook
    Producer: Brandi Hunter

    36 min

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A podcast from the Memphis Association of Black Journalists about navigating work and life in the media industry.