Show That Reporter's Backbone, Hm?

The resident recruiting experts at Poynter were agreed—even when it says “no phone calls,” those rules don’t apply to you! You’re a journalist! Actually, sitting back and following the rules is, as many of you have pointed out, a ticket to No-ResponseVille.

Joe Grimm says that it’s important to work your network and see if someone you know knows the hiring manager, failing that, find a connection who works there, period.