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Mary Bock

Advisor

Role and Company

Assistant Professor , The University of Texas

Expertise

30 years experience in arts & entertainment

Location

Austin, TX

About Mary

I am a journalism professor at the University of Texas at Austin with more than 20 years' experience in the news business -- primarily in TV news. I left broadcasting for a PhD at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania in 2003. I teach journalism and I do research with the goal of helping photojournalists do their jobs better. I think of myself as a hybrid -- doing theory-based research, but with my feet on the ground of experience. Many of the photographers I worked with in TV are veterans, and the few vets I've had in classes since getting my PhD are terrific students.

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one year ago

Contract with Publishing Company

HI -- All these answers are great. You want a lawyer to look it over. You also want to ask: ...

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2 years ago

Looking for a mentor to help transition into freelance writing/journalism

Hi -- I work at the UTexas School of Journalism and Media. Can you tell me a bit more about...

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4 years ago

When making a career change, what is the best way to go about it if you are not still young?

Strangely, specializing your interest and your search will help you more than discussing your skills as "everything." This might mean...

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4 years ago

Internal Interviews

Hi Shane -- I always like to ask what the department needs (as Dean suggested, above) and how I might...

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5 years ago

Any suggestions on how to start a pet transport business?

Hi Julissa -- You might want to do some research about the demographics in your market -- are there enough...

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