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The NAA Foundation focuses on Newspaper In Education, newspaper youth content, scholastic journalism and diversity. In this blog, you'll learn about products, programs and resources that emphasize the use of newspapers and other media by young people. You'll also learn about programs and activities that can help news media companies transform their cultures in order to grow business and increase readership and audience.

Job readiness, employment among subjects addressed in new surveys of J-school grads

A new survey of journalism and mass communications graduates shows that the level of employment rose slightly in 2010. The survey, one of four conducted regularly by the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia and funded in part by the NAA Foundation, reveals that 2010 bachelor's degree recipients reported a full-time employment level of 58.2 percent, up from 55.5 percent a year earlier.

Most of those surveyed said they had the skills upon graduation to write, edit and use still photography for the Web, as well as to adapt to the digital environment generally and use social media professionally. However, they also indicated they lacked some skill they needed for the job market, with Web skills of various types dominating the list of needed accomplishments.

Read more here about findings from the surveys. 

About Marina Hendricks

Marina Hendricks is manager of the NAA Foundation. She manages Newspaper In Education, youth content and scholastic journalism programs, oversees the development of print and online products, and coordinates the NAA Foundation Web site, www.naafoundation.org. Before joining the Foundation, Marina was a features writer and the teen editor at The Charleston Gazette in West Virginia. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Marshall University.