With layoffs continuing in the newspaper business (and spreading to PR and advertising agencies), it’s hard to know what to tell students who want to pursue a career in the news media.

So I was glad to see Mindy McAdams’ blog post, Advice for Journalism Students Now. If you aspire to a career in journalism, this blog post tells you what skills newspaper editors and publishers are looking for.

McAdams teaches online journalism at the University of Florida and writes the Teaching Online Journalism blog.