SAJA Job Listings: Compiled by Maha Atal

Salon is looking for an experienced news editor to plan and manage our
news and politics coverage. Candidates must have strong background and
interest in national politics. Investigative reporting and Web
experience are both strong pluses. This editor manages a staff of
three, in New York and Washington D.C., and also works closely with
editorial management in San Francisco at delivering a strong,
compelling daily news product. This job may be based either in New
York or Washington. Salary and benefits are competitive. Please send
cover letter and resume to newseditor@salon.com — subject line “News
Editor.”

Arts and Entertainment GA Reporter
The Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville, FL, is looking for a versatile arts and entertainment writer. This reporter will cover all aspects of local arts and entertainment, including touring shows, music, local bands, televsion, movies, local theater, night clubs and visual arts. Knowledge of contemporary music, including top 40, hip-hop and alternative rock, is a plus, but this is not an exclusive music beat. We want someone who has a demonstrated ability to write on a broad range of subjects, can bring clarity to complex stories and shows strong news judgment. We need someone who can write in-depth stories for A-1 and other sections. You should also be able to write non-narrative pieces with brevity and be comfortable working in multimedia. Experience in video production is a plus but not required. Jacksonville is a growing, vibrant, diverse city with an NFL team, a lively entertainment scene and a beautiful downtown within driving distance of the beach.
Qualified applicants may apply with your resume in MS Word format “not HTML” via email to: tujobs@jacksonville.com. Please send sample writing clips as well.

Please include in the subject line: FL-TU and reference the position you are applying for.

You may, also, fax your resume to 904 359-4076 or mail to:
The Florida Times-Union
Attn: Human Resources
One Riverside Ave
Jacksonville, FL 32202

Thank you for understanding that due to the large volume of resumes received it is not possible to acknowledge receipt of each resume.

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Food Writer
The Florida Times-Union in beautiful Jacksonville, FL, is looking for a versatile food writer. This reporter will cover all aspects of the food industry, including traditional areas such as recipes, technology, consumerism, home entertaining, nutrition and restaurants. But we want a reporter who can expand beyond the traditional to include areas such as food’s part in social events, trends in bioengineering and probiotics and the rising rate of obesity. We want someone who has a demonstrated ability to bring clarity to complex stories and shows strong news judgment. We need someone who can write in-depth stories for A-1 and other sections. You should also be able to write non-narrative pieces with brevity and be comfortable working in multimedia. Experience in video production is a plus but not required. Jacksonville is a growing, vibrant, diverse city with an NFL team, two public high schools consistently ranked among the best in the country, a lively entertainment scene and a beautiful downtown within driving distance of the beach.
Qualified applicants may apply with your resume in MS Word format “not HTML” via email to: tujobs@jacksonville.com. Please send sample writing clips as well.

Please include in the subject line: FL-TU and reference the position you are applying for.

You may, also, fax your resume to 904 359-4076 or mail to:
The Florida Times-Union
Attn: Human Resources
One Riverside Ave
Jacksonville, FL 32202

Thank you for understanding that due to the large volume of resumes received it is not possible to acknowledge receipt of each resume.

EOE
DRUG-FREE SMOKE FREE
WORKPLACE

Real Estate Reporter
We’re a real estate development mecca, and we need an aggressive reporter to tell our story. The Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville is looking for a business reporter to cover the real estate industry in a fast-growing metropolitan area with a great quality of life. As the real estate industry has dipped, we’re seeking a reporter who can show people how that decline impacts Northeast Florida in commercial and residential real estate. The opportunities for enterprise and trend stories are endless, so we need someone who can identify these stories and present them in a way that will capture the general interest reader. The reporter must also possess skills that translate into a multimedia environment, whether it be postings stories for the Web or doing video reports. Please send a cover letter, resume and examples of your work in MS Word format via email to:
tujobs@jacksonville.com.
Please include in the subject line: FL-TU and reference the position you are applying for.
You may, also, fax to 904 359-4076 or mail to:
The Florida Times-Union
Attn: Human Resources
One Riverside Ave
Jacksonville, FL 32202

Politics Reporter
Politics and Florida. Say those words in the same sentence and you’ll think hanging chads, eight years of the other Bush as governor and a potential VP candidate as the current governor.
Sound interesting?
You’ll get to cover that and more as the political reporter at The Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville.
You’ll also follow topics such as the political side of a relative newcomer in City Hall struggling to get things done, how lawmakers and lobbyists mix, and a rapidly growing suburban area where developers and builders have a huge amount of power and influence.
And you’ll be a leader on our team covering the presidential election and a variety of interesting local elections, including a state attorney’s race that is expected to bring huge fireworks.
There are many multi-media opportunities with this beat, including blogging and podcasts.
And you’ll do it all in growing and beautiful Northeast Florida.
We’re home to an NFL team, a strong economy and, of course, the beach. Two of Jacksonville’s schools rank among the nation’s top 10 and schools in our suburban counties consistently earn the state’s highest marks.
And we’re home to a newspaper that is not only filling reporter vacancies, but creating many new ones.
Please send a cover letter, resume and examples of your work in MS Word format via email to:
tujobs@jacksonville.com.
Please include in the subject line: FL-TU and reference the position you are applying for.
You may, also, fax to 904 359-4076 or mail to:
The Florida Times-Union
Attn: Human Resources
One Riverside Ave
Jacksonville, FL 32202

Company: PRX Public Radio Exchange
Job Title: PRX Campaign Audio and PRX Social Media Curators
Description: Campaign Audio Curator.
Full description and link to online application is here:
http://about.prx.org/2008/01/prx_seeks_campaign_audio_curat_1.php

The Campaign Audio Curator will work with PRX to find, select, annotate, and promote public radio and other audio material on Campaign ‘08 and related issues. Selected works can include produced pieces, interviews, raw audio from campaign appearances, issue-based and local or regional stories that can be edited or excerpted for re-use by stations and other project partners. The initial collection is underway and located here: http://www.prx.org/articles/905

Social Media Curator.
Full description and link to online application is here:
http://about.prx.org/2008/01/prx_seeks_social_media_curator.php

The Social Media Curator will work with PRX to find, select, annotate, and promote citizen media and “user-generated content” from blogs, YouTube, podcasts and other sources. Selected content will be showcased on local and national public media websites.

What’s the point?
Public media has a unique opportunity to cover Campaign 2008 and elevate public engagement around critical issues at stake nationally and locally.

The democratization of the tools for creating and distributing media has resulted in an explosion of conversation, connection and content. This in turn creates a critical need for ways to sift, filter and find value amidst irrelevant or even harmful expression.

One important role is to use public media’s presence and journalistic values to showcase and highlight examples of the diverse range of content and conversation already taking place online.

While the CNN/YouTube debates are the highest profile attempt so far to incorporate participatory media into coverage of Campaign 2008, there are few focused efforts to help audiences navigate the growing ocean of “user-generated content” to find relevant, important and revealing voices and perspectives.

This social media curating project is an experiment to explore approaches to this task, in the context of a critical national moment of a presidential election.

For the election audio project, we will help bubble up stories that otherwise might get lost in the shuffle, create an collection for timely use during the campaign season as well as a helpful archive for further evergreen and “long tail” opportunities in the future.

With the proliferation of audio on-air and online there’s a critical role to play in sifting, sorting, curating and promoting the best of what’s available. The PRX campaign collection will be a vital resource for public broadcasting stations, partners and the public.

The Associated Press seeks an aggressive reporter to cover government
corruption and immigration issues in New Jersey.

After orientation to AP operations in the state, would be part of the
team covering corruption, immigration and other top news in the region
through accurate, aggressive and thorough reporting, strong and
compelling writing and precise editing.

In the past five years, more than 100 New Jersey elected officials have
been convicted of betraying the public’s trust, and AP is seeking a
reporter to complement existing staffing on this beat. The successful
candidate will excel at investigative and accountability journalism, and
have a record of aggressive and successful source-building and using
documents and public records to break news.

This reporter also would devote time to delving into issues arising from
immigration in New Jersey. As the nation’s most ethnically and racially
diverse state, New Jersey is dealing with a host of immigration issues
ranging from health care, housing, law enforcement and education to
resident’s responses to diverse communities.

QUALIFICATIONS

Language skills (especially Spanish), an ability to explain complex
issues and understanding of all facets of city, county, state and
federal government will be necessary. The ability to file stories
quickly and cleanly, to juggle multiple priorities and to work as part
of a team also is essential. This position is based in Trenton, the
state capital, but will require frequent travel to pursue the corruption
and immigration beats in all parts of the state.

To apply, please visit https://careers.ap.org/viewjob.html?erjob=5466.

AP is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

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SEEKING WASHINGTON, D.C. EDITOR

The Nation, the country’s oldest political weekly, seeks a Washington
Editor with strong reporting skills and experience covering politics and
policy. We seek a candidate who has a dynamic and distinctive vision for
the magazine’s Washington coverage.

Editor should have knowledge of how D.C. works –and fails to work–
and broad familiarity with the workings of Congress, the executive
branch and the public interest community.

The position involves:
*Contributing articles and editorials to the magazine and its website
*Commissioning articles and, at times, editing pieces for the magazine
and website
*Collaborating with the New York office in shaping political coverage
for the magazine and website
*Overseeing the magazine’s Washington office, which at times includes
other Nation writers and editors
*Representing the magazine in Washington– engaging with the broader
progressive community, attending events and conferences and appearing
on tv and radio

Please e-mail resume, brief cover letter and salary requirements to
dcedit@thenation.com or to Peggy Suttle,
The Nation, 33 Irving Place, 8th floor, New York, NY 10003. No calls
please.
Minorities strongly encouraged to apply.
We offer competitive salary and excellent benefits.

The Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism provides mid-career
journalists with time to reflect on their profession, deepen their
understanding of the beats they cover, and work on a project that
inspires them. Fellows have six months to devote to a public affairs
project of their choice and access to a rich array of classes at The
Ohio State University. They work in newly renovated, private offices at
The John Glenn Institute for Public Service & Public Policy. The program
offers a $20,000 stipend plus excellent benefits, including tuition.
Applications must be received by September 15, 2005. See
www.kiplingerprogram.org for more information.

Contact Information:
Betsy Hubbard, Program Coordinator
614-247-8845
hubbard.160@osu.edu

The Strategy Page, USA http://www.strategypage.com Email: jfdunnigan@aol.com
Covers military news and affairs, including battlefield reports, arms sales,
weapon tests, space programs, espionage, terrorism, etc. Length: up to 12,000
words. Submissions: query first by email. Pay: $200-$300 for large articles,
$20-$100 for smaller items. Guidelines:
http://www.strategypage.com/articles/default.asp?target=guidelines.htm