Education
Georgetown University
B.A., History
1997Podcasts
40:04216: How to Build a Broadcast Journalism Career If You’re LGBTQ+ w/ Jason Bellini, The Wall Street Journal [Main T4C episode]
Jason Bellini is an award-winning journalist with an illustrious career that includes working for CNN, CBS, Bloomberg TV, MTV, NPR and, currently, The Wall Street Journal. Jason works as a senior producer at the WSJ, and is the host of its new video series “Moving Upstream,” which explores the trends,..
20:32Career Path
Interview Highlights
“I remember bringing stuff back to some of the correspondents and I was a bit of a daredevil. I was reckless. I didn’t know what the hell I was thinking, but I would go in and go get stuff.”
Best Career Advice
“Don’t tell me about the pain, show me the baby.”
Career Challenge
“I was going through an emotional crisis, an identity crisis. I was at that point deciding do I want to come out? And I realized that I had to if I was going to be happy in life. And I felt a little bit lost at that moment. I’m not concentrating well on my studies. I don’t even know why I’m in the journalism school. I just needed to get away.”
Skills
Broadcast, Video, Breaking News, Journalism, Documentaries, Editing, Blogging, Media Relations, Feature Articles, Newspapers, Politics, Investment Banking, Speech Writing, Ap Style, Storytelling, New Media
Professional Interests
Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Kevin Roose, IBM, CNN, The Wall Street Journal, US Canada (Global) Media Networking Connection – Bridging the World, BEST Coaches Inc, Georgetown University
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