Journalism jobs at Apple News, San Francisco Chronicle, The Information, CalMatters and more

Preparing for the election and navigating red flags as a freelancer

Happy Monday! Skim for your weekly roundup of jobs, industry readings, resources and more.

👀 ‘How high tuition costs and low salaries lead to painful student debt for some journalists’: Sara Guaglione wrote for Digiday about the impact of President Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan and how journalists say it doesn’t fix the “underlying discrepancy between expensive journalism programs and low entry-level salaries.”

🚩 ‘Three red flags, all in one email’: Freelance writer and author Jen A. Miller recently shared in her Notes from a Hired Pen newsletter about issues that popped up when an editor reached out to her over LinkedIn about some work.

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📝 ‘The prioritization problem’: Anna Oakes and Banks Benitez are writing about prioritization throughout September for The Memo from Quartz at Work newsletter, focusing on how leaders and employees can set priorities and build a better culture.

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🗳 ‘Information and elections in the digital era’: The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas is hosting a free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) where students will learn how “new technologies affect information and elections.”

The course runs from September 19 to October 23.

Thanks for reading!

Mandy

P.S. Here are a few things that fueled this newsletter/me this week:

• 🥭 ‘Sweet and Juicy’: I loved Sheng Wang’s very chill first Netflix special. Check it out! Ali Wong directs.

• 🐶 ‘Somehow I was totally unprepared for this moment’: This doggo gave his walker a scare when he found a knife in a pile of branches. (Don’t worry! He traded it for some snacks.)

• 💻 ‘Dynamic dog writers’: Just a reminder that other journalists and I will be hosting a free webinar on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. ET on how we leveraged our love of animals into new revenue streams.

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New York journalism jobs

• Apple News, New York | Multiple openings, including Weekend Sports Curator (contract) and Curator/Editor, Weather and Climate (contract) (New York City, Santa Clara Valley (Cupertino), Austin or Culver City) (Source: ONA)

• The Information, New York or San Francisco | Multiple openings, including Netflix/Media Reporter, E-Commerce Reporter (SF, NY or Seattle), Private Equity Reporter and more (Source: The Information)

Washington, D.C., area journalism jobs

• The Washington Post | Multiple openings, including Special Newsroom Initiatives & Partnerships Director; Social Media Coach; Newsroom Talent & Community Editor; Newsletter Strategy Director; Newsroom Planning and Project Development Director; Director of News Analytics, Insights and Trainings; Overnight Editor, Night Curation Desk; Homepage Editor, Night Curation Desk; Design Editor; Climate Data Reporter; Global Weather Writer; and more (Source: The Washington Post)

• The Chronicle of Philanthropy | Database Reporter (part-time) (Source: ONA)

• Courthouse News Service | Congress Reporter (Source: JournalismJobs.com)

California journalism jobs

• San Francisco Chronicle | Multiple openings, including Asian American and Pacific Islander Reporter and Podcast Producer - Fifth & Mission (Source: @raheemfh and @CeeLei via Twitter)

• SFGATE | Copy Editor (Source: @Grant_Marek via Twitter)

• CalMatters | Investigative Reporter (Source: IRE)

• City News Service, Los Angeles | Editorial Assistant (Source: @LoriSatCNS via Twitter)

Connecticut journalism jobs

• Hearst Connecticut Media | Multiple openings, including Local Reporters; Assistant Managing Editor; Breaking News Reporter; and more (Source: @mandyhofmockel via Twitter)

• NBCU Local, New Britain, Connecticut | Director, Multi-Platform Content (Source: ONA)

• Connecticut Mirror, Hartford | Editor (Source: ONA)

Pennsylvania journalism jobs

• The Morning Call, Allentown | Multiple openings, including Emerging News Reporter and Senior Content Editor (Source: @mcall via Twitter)

• Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting, Pittsburgh | Morning Edition Host (Source: publicmediajobs.org)

Journalism jobs across the U.S.

• The Wall Street Journal, Chicago | Manufacturing Reporter (Source: @WSJcareers via Twitter)

• The Post and Courier, South Carolina | Multiple openings, including Reporter (Florence), Reporter (Rock Hill) and Politics Reporter (Charleston) (Source: JournalismJobs.com)

• The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Washington | City Hall Reporter (Source: JournalismJobs.com)

• Ohio Local News Initiative, Cleveland | Multimedia Producer (Source: @dpiDiversity via Twitter)

• The Advocate, Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Features Writer (Source: JournalismJobs.com)

• Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Columbus, Georgia | Senior Editor (Source: JournalismJobs.com)

• WBUR, Boston | Senior Investigative Reporter (Source: ONA)

• States Newsroom | Alabama Editor in Chief (Source: @JenniferShutt via Twitter)

• The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia | Copy Editor (Source: JournalismJobs.com)

• WFLA, Tampa | Social Media Producer (Source: @thatchrisford via Twitter)

• NM Political Report, Albuquerque, New Mexico | Legislative / Politics Reporter (Source: JournalismJobs.com)

Internships and fellowships

• WBUR, Boston | Newsroom Fellowship Application (Source: @jcainnews via Twitter) Apply by September 23.

• The Information, San Francisco or New York | Editorial Fellow (Source: The Information) Apply by October 1.

• NPR | Kroc Fellowship (Source: NPR) Apply by November 15.

Bonus opportunities

• HuffPost BlackVoices tweeted, “We want to hear from you. Do you have a compelling story that needs to be told? Our HuffPost Personal editors are accepting pitches for first-person essays from writers of diverse backgrounds and experiences — and you will be paid!”

• Tekendra Parmar tweeted, “I’m looking for tech pitches for @BusinessInsider. I’m interested in stories about how the tech industry impacts people, businesses and society,” adding “Our rates vary depending on the level of reporting involved. I typically start at $450 for as-told-to or single-interview stories. I can go to $1 a word for ambitious feature projects.”

• Rachel Poser tweeted on Tuesday, “Today is my first day editing features @NYTmag! Please pitch me I am very nice."

• Freelance writer Kaitlyn Arford shared more than 100 of opportunities for journalists, copywriters and more on Friday.

If you really want to relax, you gotta strechhh out. - Sam

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I’d love to hear from you with any questions, feedback or job openings you might have. Hit me up at mandy.hofmockel@gmail.com.