Description:
The Center for Independent Media (CIM) seeks a high-energy individual to set the editorial direction of Iowa Independent, an online news site devoted to politics and public life in the state. The site is part of a growing network of state news sites sponsored by the non-profit and non-partisan Center for Independent Media. The CIM sites, which generate original daily news articles on politics and public policy and adhere to the Society for Professional Journalists (SPJ) code of ethics, have received twelve SPJ awards for excellence in the past two years.
As the site’s editor you will play the leading role in creating and executing an Iowa news agenda that adheres to the highest standards of journalism while breaking stories of statewide importance. You will develop news, investigative, features and video stories with a team of full- and part-time reporters. You will work closely with the site’s managing editor who is responsible for story budgeting, site management, promotion and technology. You will combine the best of traditional journalism with the new paradigms of the Internet with the goal of fostering public debate and understanding of the key issues in the public life of the state.
Ideal candidates will have: a minimum of five years’ experience reporting or editing Iowa news; the ability to conceive, edit and write news stories, short and long; a deep understanding of policy, legislation and the workings of state government; a feel for the state’s political culture; and familiarity with blogging. Technical proficiency and familiar with recent developments in online news is a plus.
Salary is commensurate with experience.
About the Organization:
The Center for Independent Media is a 501c3 organization that seeks to forge a new model for 21st century journalism through mentoring and supporting journalists and bloggers. The Center’s programs emphasize the importance of citizen-driven journalism as a critical founding principle of our nation, the positive role of democratically elected government in securing the common good and social welfare, and the continuing benefits of our founding culture of egalitarian government by the people, for the people. For more about the Center for Independent Media, please visit http://www.newjournalist.org.
Please send resume, cover letter and at least three recent writing clips to applications@newjournalist.org
Company: Center for Independent Media
Location: Any, Iowa
Job Status: Full-time
Salary: Negotiable
Ad Expires: September 8, 2008
Job ID: 959878
The Center for Independent Media (CIM) seeks a high-energy individual to set the editorial direction of Iowa Independent, an online news site devoted to politics and public life in the state. The site is part of a growing network of state news sites sponsored by the non-profit and non-partisan Center for Independent Media. The CIM sites, which generate original daily news articles on politics and public policy and adhere to the Society for Professional Journalists (SPJ) code of ethics, have received twelve SPJ awards for excellence in the past two years.
As the site’s editor you will play the leading role in creating and executing an Iowa news agenda that adheres to the highest standards of journalism while breaking stories of statewide importance. You will develop news, investigative, features and video stories with a team of full- and part-time reporters. You will work closely with the site’s managing editor who is responsible for story budgeting, site management, promotion and technology. You will combine the best of traditional journalism with the new paradigms of the Internet with the goal of fostering public debate and understanding of the key issues in the public life of the state.
Ideal candidates will have: a minimum of five years’ experience reporting or editing Iowa news; the ability to conceive, edit and write news stories, short and long; a deep understanding of policy, legislation and the workings of state government; a feel for the state’s political culture; and familiarity with blogging. Technical proficiency and familiar with recent developments in online news is a plus.
Salary is commensurate with experience.
About the Organization:
The Center for Independent Media is a 501c3 organization that seeks to forge a new model for 21st century journalism through mentoring and supporting journalists and bloggers. The Center’s programs emphasize the importance of citizen-driven journalism as a critical founding principle of our nation, the positive role of democratically elected government in securing the common good and social welfare, and the continuing benefits of our founding culture of egalitarian government by the people, for the people. For more about the Center for Independent Media, please visit http://www.newjournalist.org.
Please send resume, cover letter and at least three recent writing clips to applications@newjournalist.org
Company: Center for Independent Media
Location: Any, Iowa
Job Status: Full-time
Salary: Negotiable
Ad Expires: September 8, 2008
Job ID: 959878
0 comments:
Post a Comment