ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the opportunity for those looking for a possible career niche: the world of magazines and newsletters. The opportunity stems from the facts: There are far more magazines and newsletters than you ever dreamed. Magazine and newsletter offices are located all over the country, so there are probably jobs near you that you have no idea are there. Magazines often pay more for opening positions than recent journalism grads would make at a first newspaper job— sometimes between half again as much too almost twice as much. Editing for a magazine or newsletter often offers a chance to make a living writing and editing about a field of specific interest to editors. Fewer journalism graduates know about these jobs, few may have in combination with your writing and editing skills that often stand a better chance of being hired. Many magazines use freelancers for much of their material, staff positions often are in editorial positions.
