End of the Semester: Have a Great Break!

It's the end of the semester, and we just want to thank you for joining or remaining involved in CAFME this year! We hope you've had as much fun as we have, and we can't wait for an even better second semester.

Thanks, too, to everyone who came out for our end of semester party. We had a lot of fun at Back Bar, and we enjoyed getting to know some of you better!




CAFME End of Semester Party at Back Bar.

New York City Trip 2012

What: An NYC trip to visit THE ACTUAL Ed2010 (our national organization) in the spring and meet its national founders. Talk about fulfilling a love for magazines.

Trip Dates: Sunday, March 25 – Tuesday March 27, 2012

Application Deadline: Friday, January 20, 2012, at 5 p.m. EST.

Notification: Sunday, January 22, 2012, at 5 p.m. EST.

Cost of Trip: ~ $300 (currently $200 for round trip plane ticket, $100 for two nights)

Money Due: Friday, January 27, 2012, at 5 p.m. EST (more details TBD)

Email unccafme@gmail.com if you have questions!

The application was e-mailed to the listserv, but if you didn't get it, see below!

CAFME Recap for Nov. 9: All About Beer Magazine Advertising Manager Amy Dalton

This Wednesday, Advertising Manager Amy Dalton from All About Beer Magazine came and talked to us about the magazine, what it's like to work for a smaller publication and much more! Keep reading to see what she had to tell us!

About All About Beer

-All About Beer is located in Durham, N.C. It's a small magazine, but it has an international distribution, with the largest audience in the U.S. There are seven full-time employees, including Amy, a managing editor, an operations manager and a publisher.

-All About Beer is a bimonthly publication. Every year, a special issue is released around the fall, Amy says. For example, two years ago, the magazine had an issue celebrating its 30th anniversary. There have also been a beer styles guide and a guide to beer festivals.

-Amy says All About Beer caters to consumers of beer, but more specifically, people who want to drink more than Miller Lite and Budweiser. But, at the same time, All About Beer wants to cater to people who are accepting of all beers and want to learn more about them. Amy says the magazine's job is to educate people about beer.

CAFME Recap for Nov. 2: Chapel Hill Magazine Editor Andrea Griffith Cash

This Wednesday, Chapel Hill Magazine editor Andrea Griffith Cash came and spoke to us about the magazine, her duties as editor and much more! Read on to see what Andrea had to tell us!

About Chapel Hill Magazine

-Chapel Hill Magazine caters to the town of Chapel Hill, Andrea says. By doing this, the magazine is intensely local. Only Chapel Hill is covered as opposed to Chapel Hill and surrounding cities, such as Raleigh and Durham.

-Topics and stories featured in the magazine include homes, food, weddings, artists, photo essays and character profiles.

-Six issues are published during the year.

-The magazine is conversational and has a celebratory tone, Andrea says. The magazine is meant to show how much pride there is in Chapel Hill. As a result, the magazine doesn't cover too many bad events or topics that are more likely to be seen in a newspaper, such as city council meetings.

-Andrea says that she hopes to improve some aspects of the magazine, such as its web presence and audio and video use. Since the magazine is published every other month, updated content on the Chapel Hill Magazine website helps to keep the magazine relevant and interesting between issues, Andrea says.

-Andrea also hopes to organize more events that are hosted by the magazine. She says this will help to enhance the brand of Chapel Hill Magazine as well as create more goodwill in the community.

CAFME Recap for Oct. 26: Fall 2011 Intern Panel

We had our fall intern panel last night, featuring Alyssa Bailey (Cosmopolitan intern), Dasha Menafee (Interview intern) and Brittany Bass (O: The Oprah Magazine intern). See below to find out what they had to say on summer internships, New York City and more!

How they got the internship:

Alyssa: Alyssa applied for the Cosmo internship in January after she saw a posting for it at Ed2010.com. She applied for more than 20 internships and didn't hear from any of them. She met with someone at SELF magazine for an informational interview in March, and she told Alyssa to not give up. Alyssa followed-up by sending an email to Cosmo, and she was asked to take an edit test. After she sent back the test, she was offered the intern position.

Dasha: Dasha applied to more than 30 internships, and she also didn't hear from any of them. After she went to CAFME's spring intern panel, she learned that some magazines will offer you an interview if you will be in NYC. She went to NYC for a day and sent emails to certain publications telling them that she would be there. She was offered three interviews, one being at Interview. After her interview, she was asked to come back for a trial day to see how she fit in at Interview. She flew back to NYC for the trial day, and the night of the trial day, she found out she got the internship.

Brittany: Brittany said she lived on Ed2010.com, constantly checking for new internship listings. She turned in over 35 applications, not limiting herself to just one department (editorial, photo, etc.). She heard back from three publications and interviewed at O. She says to keep emailing people (but not obnoxiously) because it's the people who "annoy" the internship coordinators who are remembered. She also says to make sure you put in the correct names of people and magazines when you are emailing people.

What they did as an intern:

Alyssa: Alyssa worked with the books and did certain editorial duties as an intern, which included pitching ideas, researching stories and fact checking. She also made copies and did anything else her bosses needed her to do. She says that you have to be willing to go above and beyond for your job; for example, Alyssa came in to work on her day off each week.

Dasha: Dasha worked for the fashion closet at Interview, where she managed clothes and accessories, picked up clothes from fashion houses and returned clothes to fashion houses. She says that she worked a lot (the days are unpredictable -- you could work from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. or 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.), so you have to immerse yourself in what you're doing.

Brittany: Brittany worked in the closet at O. One of her responsibilities was to sort clothing samples and pick out clothes to show editors. She also got to go to a photo shoot of Jennifer Lopez! Brittany says you have to stand out at your internship; one way you can do this is by showing up early to your job. She also recommends doing any task that the editor needs you to do. "Make the most of it," Brittany says.

Housing in New York City

Alyssa: Alyssa didn't find out she got the internship at Cosmo until late in the semester. She was worried about housing, but she started looking at universities that offered housing, and she eventually found housing at Columbia University.

Dasha: Dasha found out about her internship in April, and by that time, a lot of the housing in New York City was full. She searched for housing online and eventually found a place to stay.

Brittany: Brittany lived at New York University with three other girls from UNC-Chapel Hill. She says to apply early before housing fills up. She also suggests looking into Educational Housing Services, which offers housing strictly for NYC interns.

CAFME Recap for Oct. 12: University Career Services Interview Workshop

Hi, CAFME members! This week, University Career Services came and talked to us about interviewing. If you missed it or need a reminder, check out the tips they gave us below!

Introduction to University Career Services (UCS)

A. Who/What/When/Where
-University Career Services
-UCS Mission: To help students clarify and attain their goals
-Hanes Hall, 2nd floor (NOT Hanes Art Center)
-careers.unc.edu
-Mobile: m.unc.edu/ucs
-Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/uncucs
-Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uncucs

-10+ career counselors
-25 career peers

-Services for students at any point

-Career counseling (It's easy to meet with counselors!)
-Appointments are 30 minutes (1 hour for practice interviews)
-Schedule an appointment online or by calling 919-962-6507, or go during the daily walk-in hours from 1 p.m.-4 p.m.

B. Reasons to come? They will help you...
-Choose a major
-Clarify your goals
-Explore careers
-Write "career documents"

C. UCS Resources
-Exploration/Career Research: What can I do with this major?, Career Search, Vault
-Self-Assessment: Tests to see what your interests are, what your major should/could be, etc.
-Job and Internship Support Tools: Optimal Resume (resume builder), InterviewStream (webcam interview)
-Locating Opportunities: Careerolina, Going Global, Internships.com
-Locating People: Networking, Informational Interviewing, Alumni Advisor Network (7,200 aluumni), e-Leads, Careerolina "Employers" Tab
-Other: Interfolio, Blog, Website, Videos, Social Media

D. Events
-Fall Career Expo (already happened) and Spring Career Expo ("the big fairs")
-Industry Fair (January)
-Industry of Area Fairs (Master's/Ph.D., Nursing, Education, Graduate School, etc.)
-Networking Nights and Industry (panels, professionals from targeted fields come onto campus)
-Workshops and Seminars

CAFME Recap for Oct. 5: Resume Workshop with Jay Eubank

The J-school's director of career services, Jay Eubank, stopped by CAFME last week to talk about resumes and internships with us! Keep reading to see the great tips he gave us on how to make our resumes stand out!

Key points Jay shared with us:

1. The resume is still useful in the electronic age.

2. A resume is a strategic document. You should not list everything you have ever done on a resume; instead, pick and choose your most important and relative experience depending on the internship you're applying for.

3. Try to limit your resume to one page.

4. Be professional!
-Not only should your resume look and sound professional, but you should list a professional email address (not an email like, "iluvsoccer98@gmail.com").
-Your voicemail should also be professional in case a potential employer has to leave a message.
-Make sure the names of companies are spelled correctly on your resume!

5. Important information to include on your resume:
-Say "The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill"
-Put down the name of the J-school because it's a brand
-Include your specialization and expected graduation date

6. What not to include on your resume:
-High school accomplishments
-GPA

7. The meat of your resume: Experience
-Emphasize your relevant journalism experience in this section
-Under each experience, list (with bullet points) what you learned/accomplished and why it's relevant to the position you're applying for. Be as specific as you can.
-Start each bullet point with an action verb.
-List the start and end date of each experience.
-Don't be afraid to use jargon in this section.

8. Include an activities section (clubs, etc.) and a skills section on your resume
-Under the skills section, you can include such things as Twitter, Blogger, Wordpress, InDesign and InCopy.
-Don't include Word, Excel or PowerPoint because most people know how to use these.

CAFME Recap for the Week of Sept. 28: Whitney Wilkerson, Jason Zengerle and First Amendment Day!

Hey, everyone! CAFME had a really busy but fantastic week last week! Not only did we hold our regular weekly meeting, featuring guest speaker Jason Zengerle, but we also held a workshop with NEXT for Women’s Whitney Wilkerson and participated in UNC’s First Amendment Day! Take a look at the highlights from a great week of events!

NEXT for Women Workshop with Founder and CEO Whitney Wilkerson

NEXT for Women is an online community based in Durham that serves as a trusted source for young women to learn, engage and succeed in their professional lives. It is a national organization, but it will soon be an international organization. Whitney gave us great advice for how to succeed in the magazine industry!

Q: What should I do when my job search has stalled?
A: Whitney has three tips to get through a stalled job search:

1. Schedule time every other day to keep up on your search.
2. Don’t be everything to everybody – know your specialty
-Whitney suggests limiting your job search to some specific titles of jobs that you would be interested in
3. Do a resume tune-up
-Whitney says to keep your resume short but give specific proof of what you’ve achieved
-Promote any experience you have, including campus jobs, research jobs and/or internships!

Whitney says to also go through your resume and eliminate the most overused terms used in resumes: extensive experience, innovative, motivated, results-oriented, dynamic, proven track record, team player, fast-paced, problem solver, entrepreneurial.

Whitney also suggests that you research industry resume trends and use resources such as professors, the writing center and university career services. She also says that when sending out resumes, be organized by keeping an excel chart that tracks what businesses you’ve sent resumes to, the contact information from those businesses, responses and all relevant dates (when you sent out the resume, when you received a response, etc.).

CAFME Recap for Sept. 21: Independent Weekly Editor Lisa Sorg

On Sept. 21, we had Lisa Sorg, the editor of Independent Weekly come and speak to us. It was a great meeting, so make sure to check out the recap below if you missed it!

Lisa’s Background:

Lisa grew up in a tiny Indiana town of about 200 people, and she was the first person in her family to complete college. After she graduated, she worked in the music business for a bit before she found her true calling at 29 years old: journalism.

Lisa originally wrote about music for a Bloomington, Ind., entertainment rag and then worked as a general assignments reporter for a daily newspaper. During her first years on the job, “I’d never turn down an assignment,” she says.

The more Lisa settled into her position, however, the more she began to see signs that the work of a daily reporter didn't fit her. She recalls one assignment, an article comparing school supplies prices, when she was approached by a store's security while taking notes on prices. They wanted her notes and forbid her to leave until she handed them over. She refused on principle. “Your notes are like your arm," she says. "You don’t give them up for anything." Her editor had a different view, agreeing the paper wouldn't publish any of the information Lisa had taken notes on in exchange for her release.

As her disenchantment with the daily paper augmented, Lisa took an opportunity when it arose. She left to work for an alternative weekly publication, a weekly newspaper that features more investigative pieces, analysis and art coverage. She hasn't regretted the decision since.

Q: What is a typical week like at an alt weekly?
A: Lisa loves the environment at an alt weekly because it is smaller, and you have more of a creative license. The writing for an alt weekly differs substantially to that at a daily newspaper. For example, Lisa won't publish pieces written in the inverted pyramid style, she says. It's antiquated and unappealing to readers.

Alt weekly writing requires an embrace of the narrative. The articles challenge the status quo and are more sassy. “It’s my calling," she says. "If it’s yours, you should be in this field."

Q: How do you write a controversial story?
A: “Once you write it, you can’t really control what happens,” Lisa says of controversial stories. She maintains it's also important to remember ultimately that the sources you're dealing with are human. “They're not to be used,” she says.

Why You Should Join CAFME

Hi, everyone!

We want to remind you that this week is your last chance to join CAFME!

Why should you join CAFME? First of all, you will get to meet other people who are interested in the industry and love magazines just as much as you do! This is an easy way to not only make friends but to also network.

But you should also join CAFME because it is a club where students meet to

1. Enjoy a love of magazines
2. Learn about internships
3. Learn about jobs and local companies through guest speakers and trips
4. Enable real students like you and I to make friends within our area of interest who later become contacts at various companies and lifelong connections

Breaking into the magazine industry can be hard, and you must research your competition if you want to be competitive. We've all heard “there are so few jobs out there” or “you should pick a more lucrative major.” But then again, we want to do what we love. And for many of us, it’s writing… or taking photos… or using social media … or editing… or creating moving multimedia pieces.

Through CAFME, you can keep an eye on what other students with similar career aspirations are doing and gauge what you need to do to stay involved and be a top-notch journalism student in preparation for when graduation comes and you're thrown into a competitive job market.

But you should also get involved with CAFME to learn about other students' experiences and share your own. We are all in this together. It’s by making connections and meeting people (the right people) that you can make your dreams start becoming a reality (or maybe just draw on their experiences to figure out what you want to do with your life).

There are students who sit back, and there are students who work their way to land their dream job (or just an in-between job for now) or a job in general (upon graduation). Employers will look at how you spent your time in college. Joining CAFME is a great start for students wanting to get involved. Our members hold positions and are part of ALL kinds of campus publications and have completed all types of internships (from small to large, from local to big cities). We are a part of the Ed2010 of UNC (we are all involved in various campus publications as Ed members are involved in all kinds of magazines). We get together and have a good time. We learn together and help each other. Did we mention that CAFME won the Ed2010 Best New Chapter Award last year? That certainly doesn't look bad on a resume.

So please make sure to pay your dues this week. All you have to do is bring $10 to tonight's meeting or pay our treasurer, Ana, outside of the Union tomorrow from 9:30-11:30 a.m. or Friday from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

If you don't pay, then you will no longer be on our listserv, have access to the blog, or be able to participate in meetings and the great events we plan throughout the year!

If you were a member last year, you must rejoin this year.

We want you to join CAFME not only to help us become a stronger organization, but also to help you become a stronger journalist. We can't emphasize enough the opportunities you will miss out on by not joining CAFME, so we hope to see you this week!

CAFME Recap for Sept. 14: Tanner Stransky of EW

This week, we had Tanner Stransky, a staff writer for Entertainment Weekly, Skype with us about his job and how he got there. It was a great meeting, and Tanner was a fun, enthusiastic and informative guest. Read below to see what he had to say!

Introduction

Tanner went to Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, for his journalism degree. There, he worked for a magazine called Drake Magazine and interned at a company called Integrated Marketing through Meredith, a magazine publishing house. While at Integrated Marketing, Tanner worked for such magazines as Dodge and Currents.

The summer after his junior year, Tanner was chosen to be an intern for the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME). Through ASME, he interned at the now-defunct Teen People in the entertainment department. As an intern, his duties included transcribing and updating contact lists. Tanner said that the ASME internship program is especially great because it has a huge alumni network, and the people within this network really help each other out.

During his undergrad, Tanner did apply to be an EW intern, but he was rejected (he still has his rejection letter, he says.) He applied again after college, but he was again turned down. Luckily, he made a good connection with the intern director, and he credits this connection with getting him the job he has now.

After college, he moved to New York City and wrote and edited stories for a Meredith magazine called On DirectTV Magazine. He was then offered a position at the New York Post, where he worked part-time for the Weddings and Dating department while working part-time for On DirectTV.

During this time, he still kept in contact with the intern director at EW. Tanner said that every two to three months, he would always find a reason to email her and say hi (to say he loved an issue, to send a clip, etc.). He eventually heard of an editorial assistant opening, and he interviewed for it and got the position. His job was in the DVD department, and he wrote reviews and news stories.

After nine months, an editorial assistant position opened in the TV department. Tanner interviewed for this position and got the job, so he left the DVD department and began working for the TV department. For this job, he had to write a lot of TV features and recaps. He worked as an editorial assistant in the TV department for two years, and in 2009, he was promoted to a correspondent. In 2011, he was again promoted to a staff writer. Now, Tanner writes primarily articles about TV, but he also writes about music and theater.

Q: What is your day-to-day job?
A: Tanner says his day-to-day job is mostly writing, which covers a lot of different content. He writes blog posts and for the magazine, even though he says more than half of what he writes is for the web. He says his job is a lot about writing for and representing the brand of EW.

His assigned beats at EW are currently TV, music and theater. For the TV beat, he covers “Housewives” (Desperate Housewives, Real Housewives, The Good Wife, etc.), Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice, and he’s also covered Happy Endings, Raising Hope and The Middle.

Tanner says he never quite knows where his day will take him while at EW.

CAFME Recap for Sept. 7, 2011: Magazines 101

Our second meeting was informative and fun, as we talked about the basics of the magazine industry.

We hope you were able to get a copy of our Magazine Cheat Sheet, but if not, click here for the worksheet.

This sheet gives you an overview of positions in the editorial, fashion, beauty, web and art departments of a magazine. It also lists the names of major publishing houses, magazines within these houses, and the names of magazine editors. If you are interviewing for a job or internship at a magazine, it is crucial to know its publishing house and editor, so make sure to check this worksheet out!

Next, we had a discussion and Q&A session about the industry. Thanks to those of you who asked these great questions!

Q: How difficult is it to get photo internships, and if you can’t find one, should you try to intern in a different area of journalism (i.e. reporting) to boost your resume?
A: Photo internships are hard to find, but you can probably find some. If you can’t find any at a major publication, look in and around North Carolina. There are a lot of smaller publications (such as Our State, QSR Magazine, Garden & Gun, Belle Magazine, Pace Communications publications) near Chapel Hill, so try to call and/or email them. Say you are a student at UNC-CH and are looking for a photo internship. If you can work for free, make sure to stress this!

We suggest not going too far out of your field if you can’t find a photo internship because it can be hard justifying how a reporting internship (or something else) has helped your photo skills. An art internship may be the closest thing you can find to a photo internship, so stick to that if you can’t find a photo internship. And, of course, you can always go see Jay Eubank in the J-school for help finding an internship.

Q: What are the sizes of departments in a magazine?
A: This varies among magazines, so we unfortunately can’t give you a specific size. For more information, we suggest doing some research (search, email or call) or go see Jay Eubank in the J-school.

Q: [To Alyssa, who interned for Cosmopolitan this summer] How did you get your start?
A: Aside from working for high school publications, Alyssa got her start as an intern for Girls’ Life Magazine when she was in high school. Since then, she has interned for USA Weekend, The Washington Post Express, and, of course, Cosmo. She has also worked for various campus publications.

CAFME Recap for Aug. 31: A Great Start to the Year!

Wednesday was our first meeting of the year, and we had a great turnout!

In case you missed it, CAFME held a pizza party and magazine fair from 8 to 9 p.m. this Wednesday. We saw some familiar faces and a lot of new ones, so we can’t wait to get this year started!

We (Sierra, Nicole, Alyssa, Carson, Ana and Rachel) first introduced ourselves to everyone and described our sponsor, Ed2010. Ed2010 is a group of young magazine journalists and editors who want to learn more about the magazine industry and teach others about it. If you haven’t checked out Ed2010’s website, you should, as it gives a lot of helpful advice about jobs, internships, networking, etc.

Next, we had representatives from many campus publications talk about who they are and why students should join them:

Campus BluePrint
Who? A non-partisan publication “that aims to offer a forum for open dialogue on progressive ideals at UNC-Chapel Hill and in the greater community.”
How to apply/contact for more information? chelsphipps@gmail.com

The Daily Tar Heel
Who? The student newspaper of UNC-Chapel Hill
How to apply/contact for more information? dth@dailytarheel.com

Black Ink
Who? The official publication of the Black Student Movement at UNC-Chapel Hill
Positions available? Writers, Graphic Designers
How to apply/contact for more information? uncblackink@gmail.com

Her Campus
Who? An online college women’s magazine
Positions available? Writers, Photographers, Real Live College Guy (male advice columnist)
How to apply/contact for more information? bnbass@live.unc.edu

Patchwork
Who? A social justice and world issues magazine
How to apply/contact for more information? ed.patchwork@gmail.com

Uncharted
Who? UNC-Chapel Hill’s only arts magazine, covering campus, Chapel Hill and Carrboro
Positions available? All positions
How to apply/contact for more information? rcollins@unc.edu

Blue & White
Who? UNC-CH's premiere campus features publication
Positions available? Writers, Designers, Bloggers, Online Columnists (no experience required for any positions)
How to apply/contact for more information? bluewhitemag@gmail.com

Scope Magazine (formerly Kaleidoscope)
Who? UNC’s fashion and lifestyle magazine
Positions available? Marketers, Journalists, Bloggers, Editors, Photographers, Graphic Designers, Artists, Stylists, Event Planners, Web Development, Public Relations, Corporate Research
How to apply/contact for more information? kelsey.isenberg@swmediaLLC.com or joinscope@swmediaLLC.com

BoUNCe Magazine
Who? A satirical humor magazine that pokes fun of life at Carolina.
Positions available? Writers, Page Editors, Graphics Editors, Copy Editors, Web Managers, Treasurer, Publicist
How to apply/contact for more information? michelema31@gmail.com

The Well-Being
Who? UNC-Chapel Hill’s premiere health and fitness magazine
Positions available? All positions (especially photographers)
How to apply/contact for more information? twbmag@gmail.com

Carolina Scientific
Who? UNC-Chapel Hill’s first undergraduate science publication (focuses on such subjects as chemistry, biology, physics and research).
Positions available? Writers, Advertising, Design (especially)
How to apply/contact for more information? talmadge@email.unc.edu

And if you want to contact us at CAFME, email us at our NEW email address: unccafme@gmail.com (rather than carolinamagazines@yahoo.com).

Last but not least, we are letting people join CAFME throughout September. Dues are just $10 for the entire year – considering the great speakers, events, information and trips that CAFME provides, it’s worth it!

Thanks for those of you who came out on Wednesday, and we look forward to seeing you again and meeting any new interested students in the weeks to come!

Great First Weekend!

This past weekend was a great start to the school year for CAFME!

At Sunday’s FallFest, we hope you were able to stop by our booth near Hooker Fields. Luckily, we had a great turnout despite the scary lightning and thunder. Carson, Nicole and Ana worked the first shift, while Sierra, Alyssa and I worked the second shift. We answered questions for any interested and curious students, and we passed out CAFME buttons (we hope you got one!) and flyers. Alyssa brought delicious homemade lemon cupcakes for us, and two people even stopped by to ask if they could have some! As usual, even if you’re working FallFest, you’re never bored: we were located right across from the dance clubs, so needless to say, we were kept entertained!

The J-school’s annual convocation was on Monday, and CAFME was also there to meet interested students. We again had a terrific turnout. We shared a table with the UNC-CH branch of Her Campus, an online college women’s magazine. Many other campus publications and media organizations were also there:
The Daily Tar Heel
Blue & White
Carolina Scientific
The Hill
The Well-Being
The Pursuit (formerly Virtuous Woman but is now targeted toward women and men)
Uncharted
Rival Magazine
Carolina PRSSA
The Carolina Association of Black Journalists

Overall, it was a successful weekend, and we hope you had a chance to talk to us at FallFest, convocation or both! Don’t forget that our first meeting is next Wednesday, August 31, from 8 to 9 p.m. We’ll be having a pizza party and magazine fair, so be sure to stop by!

Meet us at Fall Fest and the JSchool Convocation!

As the school year starts up, we’re back in action and so excited to meet all of you. Cafme will have tables at Fall Fest on August 21 and the journalism school’s convocation on August 22.

What is Cafme? We’re UNC’s only magazine club and the official campus chapter of Ed2010, an organization headed by magazine editors to help up-and-comers break into the industry. We’re devoted to networking — with both professionals, alumni and your fellow members. As a member of Cafme, you’ll learn not only about the industry in the Triangle area but about it in New York City and beyond from alumni themselves. And when we’re not hearing from speakers — editors in the industry — we’re all about getting you ready for that next internship through social media, resume and internship application workshops. So do you see yourself as the next magazine editor? We help each other get there together.
Want more information or to ask us questions one-on-one? We look forward to helping with them and getting to see you. So come visit us this weekend! You’ve got two chances:

Fall Fest: Fall Fest is UNC’s annual welcome back party, hosted by the Carolina Union, that will go from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. on the 21st on South Road. UNC clubs each have tables, and Cafme will be running its own throughout the event. P.S. You might want to stop by there earlier rather than later. Our Silly Bands weant fast last year, and who knows how fast this year’s freebies will go?

J-School Convocation: Each year, the journalism school welcomes back students by hosting its convocation, an event where students both in and out of the school will be able to meet faculty and get information about all things journalism at UNC. Student organizations will each have tables and Cafme will be among them in the Carroll Hall auditorium. So if you missed us at Fall Fest or just want to say hi, we’ll have information available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the duration of the ceremony.

Neither date work? Feel free to email us your questions now at carolinamagazines@yahoo.com or leave a comment on this blog. We’ll get back to you ASAP! And mark your calendar: our first meeting is Wednesday, August 31 in Carroll 33!

Have an internship? Blog about it.

With summer in full swing, our Intern Diaries blog is up and running. With UNC students working across the country — from the Research Triangle to Boston — our blog will feature their stories of life at regional and national publications.

Check out the blog here or contact Alyssa Bailey or Rachel Bennet to join in and blog about your internship. They can be reached at auhlyssuh@gmail.com or mrbennet@email.unc.edu, respectively.

We believe at CAFME some of the best teachers are students and alums themselves, and the purpose behind our intern diaries blog is to build a community and give a behind-the-scenes look at the industry. So read about their journeys, write about your own and comment along the way.

Questions about the blog? Alyssa and Rachel are happy to answer them by email or leave a comment here! Happy summer!

End of the Year Recap

Hello CAFME-ers!

We can't believe it, but it's time for CAFME to wrap up the year! We want to thank everyone for a wonderful time! We've done so much and gotten great ideas and energy from you. We love seeing the support and encouragement go around as we all try to launch our magazine careers. Please let us know what you're doing this summer. For all you graduating seniors, tell us what your plans are and keep in touch!


A look back on what we did:
September 1: We hosted quite a few campus publications who told us what they're about and what positions they're recruiting for.
September 15: Lara Casey from Southern Weddings came to speak to us.
September 22: We hosted The Sun Magazine.
September 29: This year's treasurer, Katie Steen filled us in on her summer Vogue internship.
October 6: We hosted Natural Awakenings Magazine.
October 11: About 25 CAFME members attended Lara Casey's Making Things Happen workshop.
October 13: We hosted The Independent Weekly.
October 27: We hosted Our State Magazine.
November 3: We hosted Chapel Hill Magazine.
November 17: Jay Eubank from Career Services gave us advice on resumes and cover letters.
December 1: We celebrated the end of the semester with a party at McCalisters .
January 12: Writer, Jason Zengerle came to speak to us about his career.
January 19: We hosted U the Magazine.
February 2: CAFME co-founder, Cassandra Zink had a Skype chat with us.
February 11: We took our annual trip to Pace Communications.
February 16: We Skyped with UNC alum, Kelly Thore.
February 23: We hosted QSR Magazine.
March 16: CAFME co-founder, LaToya Evans had a Skype chat with us.
March 20-22: CAFME members took a trip to NYC with Ed2010!
March 23: UNC alum, Lucy Zhang Skyped with us.
March 30: We had an Intern Panel.
April 8: CAFME members toured Chamblee Graphics to learn about magazine printing.
April 13: We celebrated a wonderful year with an Intern Party.

We did a lot this year! Thanks to our members with perfect attendance: Natasha Smith (fall), Alyssa Bailey (spring), Amanda MacLaren (spring), Ariana Rodriguez-Gitler (spring), and Carson Blackwelder (spring).

Another special thanks to this year's officers who contributed so much! 
Sierra Piland, President
MaryAnn Barone, Vice President
Nicole Yang, Secretary
Katie Steen, Treasurer
Lolo Bajomo, Special Projects Coordinator.

And congratulations to our new officers who will be leading in the fall:
Sierra Piland and Nicole Yang, Co-Presidents
Alyssa Bailey, Vice President
Rachel Bennett, Secretary
Ana Rocha, Treasurer
Carson Blackwelder, Special Projects Coordinator

Good luck to our graduating seniors!!
Alexandra Brawley
Amanda MacLaren
Brittany Melvin
Dan Byrnes
Dana Bongiovanni
Hannah Taylor
Jacqueline Scott
Jessica Maggart
Katie Jokipii
Kelsie Allen
Kelsie Murdock
Mary Avant
MaryAnn Barone
Melissa Cahoon
Mina Liu
Natasha Duarte
Paige Heskamp
Sarah Rankin
Sheldon Gardner
We enjoyed getting to know all of you this year! Again, let us know what your summer plans are and keep in touch!

-CAFME Exec

CAFME in NYC: Who's Who

Get to know the CAFME members who traveled to New York City to meet up with Ed2010!

Alexandra Brawley is a senior photojournalism major and creative writing minor at UNC-Chapel Hill. She is the photo editor of Kaleidoscope, UNC-CH’s popular fashion magazine, and is the owner of Location Designs, LLC, a company that provides on-site photography to be produced as artwork for commercial sites. This past summer she interned in the photo department at Brides magazine, which was an absolutely amazing experience! Alexandra has also been a staff photographer at The Daily Tar Heel, and has interned in the photo departments at Wrightsville Beach Magazine and Lumina News, local publications in her hometown. Growing up at the beach, she loves all things outdoors that are near or on the water.  After graduation this May, Alexandra is moving to NYC where she is determined to land an awesome position at a fashion, lifestyle or travel magazine!

My name is Alison Ives and I am a sophomore journalism major from Charlotte, North Carolina.  I’m specializing in reporting and am also pursuing a minor in creative writing.  I write for a Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill joint publication called Rival and a men’s fashion and culture magazine called Anatomy.  My ambitious but decidedly attainable career goals place me in New York City once I graduate in 2013.  I hope to write for a fashion, entertainment or lifestyle magazine full-time and publish poetry at my leisure.  Although my journalism foundation is in writing, I also have experience in photography and graphic design.  I am a proud member of the UNC dance group, Blank Canvas, and the UNC magazine organization, Carolina Association of Future Magazine Editors.

Alyssa Bailey is a sophomore French and journalism double major at UNC-CH. She is concentrating in Editing and Graphic Design for her journalism sequence. Hailing from Ellicott City, Md., a suburb between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Alyssa has interned at three area publications, two of them national: Girls’ Life magazine, USA WEEKEND magazine and Washington Post Express. She currently writes for Girls’ Life magazine as an online contributing writer and has written for Washington Post Express as a contributor. On campus, she is a designer for The Daily Tar Heel newspaper and Kaleidoscope magazine. Before coming to UNC-CH, Alyssa spent her freshman year at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she worked on the copy and design desks of their newspaper, The Diamondback and as style editor of the school’s student life magazine, Unwind! This summer, Alyssa hopes to intern at a major magazine in New York City or Washington, D.C. When she’s not working, Alyssa loves jogging, baking cupcakes for friends and channeling Glee’s Emma Pillsbury’s fashion.

March 23 Recap: Skype with Lucy Zhang

 About Lucy:

·         Assistant Marketing Manager at People Magazine and People Style Watch, Time, Inc.

·         Interned at Rolling Stone, US Weekly, Men’s Journal

·         A Conde Nast intern at brides.com

·         Then went to Time, Inc. and worked at Sports Illustrated and Time magazine

·         Works on the business side of the magazine—marketing

Questions:

If I want to work with a magazine and work on multimedia marketing, how do I find internships?

Look under publishing internships on magazine websites, they will place you under a business sector. Or contact an HR representative and ask how you can get an internship that is specific to your interests.

As a freshman, how do you get an internship with little experience?

I applied through UNC to my first college internship. I was really lucky that this internship was posted and that I got it. Network with anyone you can think of, ask around.

What was your major in the J-School?

I was a business major and I majored in marketing. I was an advertising minor in the J-School.

I’m a PR major but have a lot of interest in writing for magazines. Any advice about explaining my path when I apply to magazines?

Say you have social media experience and that you want to apply it to another position. Play up your knowledge. Conde and Hearst are such big companies that it’s not hard to jump around if you start off in marketing and want to move to editorial. Magazines aren’t what they were a year ago. It’s important to be knowledgeable that it’s not just the print edition anymore. We talk a lot about tablets and how we can change. There are so many different places you can enter now. Take that into account and be aware of how things are changing. 

March 16 Recap: Skype with LaToya Evans

About LaToya:

·         Graduated from UNC in 2008

·         Always enjoyed writing, was inspired by Andre Talley of Vogue to work in magazines.

·         Got an internship at a magazine that closed before her internship started and was put at Cosmopolitan instead.

·         Met the editor in chief of Cosmopolitan, Kate White who took her from the fashion closet to the features desk

·         Never took a journalism class before her Cosmopolitan internship but was gutsy and proactive

·         Started a freelance career after her freshman year, became a freelance writer for Glamour

·         Went on the JAFA trip as a sophomore

·         Got an internship at Vogue after meeting them on the JAFA trip

·         Also interned at CosmoGirl the same summer

·         ASME intern at Real Simple in 2007

·         Interned at Vanity Fair after talking to the editor for a year

·         Now does PR at IBM

Tips:

·         Be proactive but be smart about it. LaToya cold-emailed editors for magazines that she was interested in and had informational interviews every week. But be aware. You think these are great opportunities, but be smart about it and use tact and think about it in the sense that magazines are competitors.

·         Be humble and be a team player. Even if you want to benefit yourself, be conscious of how you come off. You want to work toward the success of the publication.

·         Make as many friends and contacts as you can. You’ll go further with this than with bylines and resume builders.

·         Freelance in college—even if it’s local, even if you don’t get paid a lot.

Questions:

How did the transition go from magazines to IBM?

I really started considering my options as a real adult and considering bills. I started applying for PR jobs…I just simply changed my mind from magazines. IBM was a better offer. It gave me the chance to do something I hadn’t done. My dad said to me, “what is the point of doing something forever if you’ve already mastered it?”

Out of your internships, what was your most memorable experience, good or bad?

Vogue would be my most memorable because it really was the opportunity and the internship of a lifetime. To have that amazing experience and see a world that you’ve never seen before is something you never forget. Even today, I think, “Wow I worked at Vogue.” Cosmopolitan was the biggest learning experience because it was the first.

What is your advice to us as far as diversifying our skills but not spreading ourselves too thin?

Don’t get all of your experience in one area. You don’t know yet what you’ll do later. I never had experience in PR. Use the local agencies and publications, do those internships in the different areas you’re not sure about. Do them during the year or do virtual internships so you can dedicate your summers to what you’re really interested in. Be more focused. Don’t just go for the resume fillers. If you’re in an organization that takes up a lot of time but doesn’t have a lot of benefits, drop it. The most meaningful things and the things that benefit you (like freelancing) are what should take up your time.

How do you talk to and network with people or alums?

Mentoring is a mutual relationship. Each party has to benefit each other. Ask questions, ask for contact information. But don’t be just about getting the business card, have a conversation with them. Relationships require maintenance.

Apply to be a CAFME officer!

Positions available: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Special Projects Coordinator

Deadline to apply: Friday, April 1 by 5 p.m.

How to apple: Send your resume and a cover letter explaining why you want to hold the desired position and how you could benefit CAFME in that position. Send these two materials in an email to carolinamagazines@yahoo.com. You do not have to be an official member of CAFME to apply or to be elected. 

PRESIDENT

Responsible for:

·         Making sure everything runs smoothly at all times

·         Running the meetings, planning meetings, lots of emailing and coordinating

·         Making the organization “official” at the beginning of the year

·         Sending e-mails at least once every two weeks with updates and meeting information

·         Keeping (safe) all CAFME documents

·         Coordinating meeting topics and putting together handouts

·         Checking the Yahoo e-mail account on a consistent basis

·         Helping with recruiting efforts every semester, Fall Fest

·         Delegating tasks to exec, organization and admin to everything

·         Serving as the face of the club, representative of the J-School

·         Keeping in touch with Cafme and other alum in the industry

·         Planning and leadership for the annual NYC trip, Pace Trip, Raleigh Trip

·         Attending each meeting

VICE PRESDIENT
Responsible for:
       ·         Serving as the right hand to the President 
       ·      Assisting in running weekly meetings
       ·      Assisting in all things administrative  
       ·      Running any meetings the President cannot attend  

       ·      Leading any trips the President cannot attend
       ·      Booking all meeting locations and times
       ·      Helping with making the club official and working with SASO
       ·      Helping with recruiting efforts, working with faculty
       ·      Finding and organizing speakers for meetings 
       ·      Maintaining contact with Ed2010 and serving as a liaison
       ·      Contributing to brainstorming with the exec team - very involved with planning 

              &  new ideas
       ·      Checking with the President and offering suggestions for infrastructure 

              improvement 
       ·      Planning and leadership for the annual NYC trip, Pace Trip, Raleigh Trip
       ·     Attending each meeting

SECRETARY

Responsible for:

·         Helping the president and vice president

·         Editing and contributing to handouts for meetings

·         Helping with recruiting efforts

·         Keeping track of attendance of weekly meetings/prize winners

·         Taking detailed notes of each meeting

·         Posting meeting recaps to the CAFME blog

·         Maintaining the blog, any other websites

·         Brainstorming meeting topics and speaker ideas with the executive team

·         Writing thank you letters to speakers

·         Attending each meeting

TREASURER

Responsible for:

·         Providing the organization with necessary funds to operate (mostly includes printing money, some food money, some travel money, and gift money for speakers)

·         Must take and pass the treasurer's test

·         Keeping tabs on the CAFME account in the Student Union (which, yes, has money in it)

·         Keeping track of money collected from dues, cashing checks from dues

·         Applying for funding each semester, any subsequent funding requests

·         Contributing to the exec planning

·         Attending each meeting

SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR­

Responsible for:

·         Helping the president and vice-president

·         Reserving spot and organize booth for Fall Fest, J-School Orientation and other events

·         Helping with recruiting efforts

·         Daily/weekly keeping up the Twitter and Facebook with helpful links

·         Creating FB events, sending out messages, interacting with members through social media

·         Taking photos (just a few snapshots) for the FB page

·         Live tweeting a few quotes at the meetings (if guest speaker)

·         Publicity on campus – t-shirts, events, J-School relations, Intern Panel, Networking Night

·         Attending each meeting

**Despite the different duties each position is responsible for, officers must at all times work together toward the goal of improving and expanding the organization. Officers will be expected to contribute thoroughly.