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Happy Monday! Skim for your weekly roundup of jobs, industry readings, resources and more.
📝 ‘9 reasons your pitch was rejected’: Tim Herrera packed his latest Freelancing with Tim newsletter edition with advice on “some of the most common reasons editors don’t take your story,” including budget, pitching the wrong publication and more.
✨ ‘Building the career you want’: The Online News Association is hosting a series of leadership conversations with women in journalism, including one where attendees will “gain insights from a panel of senior-level Accelerator alumnae on how to position yourself for success and achieve your career goals.”
The session featuring Millie Tran of Condé Nast, Versha Sharma of Teen Vogue, Rubina Madan Fillion of The New York Times and Kim Fox of CalMatters is scheduled for Thursday, November 18, at noon ET.
📧 ‘How to make sure your pitch gets noticed’: Eva Morreale of Fodor’s Travel crafted a Twitter thread with several tips on how to structure email pitches from subject lines to body copy to how to address them.
💻 ‘CalMatters College Journalism Network Bootcamp’: Students can sign up for a day with three virtual panels on data visualization, watchdog reporting and navigating early career. Speakers include journalists from CalMatters, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Grist, Teen Vogue and CapRadio for the event on Tuesday, November 16, at 2 p.m. ET.
Thanks for reading!
Mandy
P.S. Here are a few things that fueled this newsletter/me this week:
♥️ A wedding weekend: My youngest brother got married this weekend and my heart is very full after some much-needed time with friends and family.
👀 ‘How to focus and get shit done’: Katie Hawkins-Gaar, author of the My Sweet Dumb Brain newsletter, shared four productivity tips that work for her and I absolutely love the first one.
❓ A Q&A with Sisi Wei: The Objective published an incredibly insightful interview where the “OpenNews co-executive director and founder of the DEI Coalition talks industry-wide change as a collective effort.”
New York journalism jobs
The New York Times | Multiple openings, including Graphics Editor, Opinion; Assistant Editor; Albany Reporter; Editorial Assistant; Art Director, Opinion Design; Staff Editor, Opinion Design; and more (Source: The New York Times and @brianmrosenthal via Twitter)
The Wall Street Journal | Multiple openings, including Reporting Assistant, Personal Tech; Markets Reporter; Reporter, CFO Journal; Senior Finance Reporter; Reporter, Economics (Washington, D.C.); Reporter, Business of Social Media (San Francisco); and more (Source: The Wall Street Journal and @danacimilluca via Twitter)
MarketWatch | Editor in Chief (Source: Dow Jones)
Reader’s Digest | Senior Editor (Source: @jbuhrmester via Twitter)
Teen Vogue | Fashion & Beauty Director (Source: @versharma via Twitter)
The City | Reporter (Source: @THECITYNY via Twitter)
Washington, D.C., area journalism jobs
The Washington Post | Multiple openings, including Meta Inc. Reporter; News Services, Night Editor; News Service Multiplatform Editor; Economics Correspondent; Breaking News Editor; Visual Enterprise Editor, Business; Director of Elections; Morning Mix Reporter; and more (Source: The Washington Post and @NickParkerSTET via Twitter)
CQ Roll Call | General Assignment Editor (Source: @rollcall via Twitter)
Washington City Paper | City Lights Editor (Source: @wcp via Twitter)
American Press Institute, preference for Washington, D.C., area | Editorial Associate (Source: ONA)
California journalism jobs
CalMatters, Sacramento | Multiple openings, including Commentary Editor, Water Reporter and Capitol Reporter (Source: MediaJobBoard.com)
Los Angeles Times | Managing Editor (Source: Los Angeles Times)
Bay Area News Group | Digital Sports Editor (Source: JournalismJobs.com)
The Fresno Bee | Early and K12 Education Beat Reporter (Source: IRE)
dot.LA, Los Angeles | Multiple openings, including Entertainment Tech Reporter, Sr. Editor and Freelance Reporter (Source: JournalismJobs.com)
Redding Record Searchlight, Redding | Data and Investigative Reporter (Source: JournalismJobs.com)
Texas journalism jobs
San Antonio Express-News & Houston Chronicle | Data Visualization Developer (Source: JournalismJobs.com)
MySA, San Antonio | Multiple openings, including Austin Reporter, South Texas Reporter and Copy Editor (Source: @msweetharris via Twitter)
Missouri journalism jobs
KSDK, St. Louis | Digital Desk Producer (Source: ONA)
St. Louis Public Radio | Talk Show Producer (Source: publicmediajobs.org)
Washington journalism jobs
Crosscut, Seattle | Newsletter Editor (Source: ONA)
The Seattle Times | Amazon Reporter (Source: ONA)
North Carolina journalism jobs
The News & Observer, Raleigh | State Politics Reporter (Source: @will_doran via Twitter)
The Charlotte Observer | Multiple openings, including Service Journalism Reporter, Local Government Reporter and Public Safety Reporter (Source: @rana_cash via Twitter)
Boston journalism jobs
The Emancipator | Multiple openings, including Creative Director; Social Media Director; Senior Editor, Opinion; and Special Projects Manager/Marketing Lead (Source: Boston Globe Media and Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research)
Boston Globe Media | Staff Writer, Nights, Boston.com (Source: ACES)
Remote-friendly journalism jobs
Salon | Multiple openings, Staff Writer, News & Politics and Staff Writer, Culture (Source: @keithspencer via Twitter)
The Philadelphia Inquirer | Night Editor, Homepage & Social (Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Hacks/Hackers | Project Area Research Coordinator (temporary, full-time) (Source: Hacks/Hackers)
Journalism jobs across the U.S.
MPR News, Saint Paul, Minnesota | Multiple openings, including Reporter II or Sr. Reporter, Race, Class and Communities Team; Correspondent, Race, Class and Communities Team; and Weekend Editor (Source: @skyphoto via Twitter)
The Post and Courier, Charleston, South Carolina | Managing Editor (Source: JournalismJobs.com)
The Buffalo News, Buffalo, New York | Multiple openings, including News Editor, Design and Presentation Director, Economic Revival Team Editor, Enterprise Reporter, General Assignment Reporter and Education Reporter (Source: JournalismJobs.com)
Hearst Connecticut Media, Norwalk | Social Media / Web Producer (Source: @mandyhofmockel via Twitter) Come work with me!
NJ Advance Media, Iselin, New Jersey | Associate Editor, SEO/Commerce (Source: MediaJobBoard.com)
News Revenue Hub | Analytics Specialist (Contract) (Source: News Revenue Hub)
Baltimore Sun Media | High School Sports Editor (Source: JournalismJobs.com)
The Blade, Toledo, Ohio | Health Writer (Source: JournalismJobs.com)
The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Multiple openings, including Photojournalist, Public Safety Reporter, Capital Bureau Chief (Des Moines) and Copy Editor (remote possible) (Source: The Gazette)
OPB, Portland | Multiple openings, including News Editor, Social Justice and Managing Editor, Science and Environment (Source: @OPB_Ed_Jahn via Twitter)
Range, Spokane, Washington | Audience & Membership Manager (Source: Range)
Gannett, Central Pennsylvania | Quality of Life Reporter (Source: JournalismJobs.com)
TCPalm / Treasure Coast Newspapers, Port St. Lucie, Florida | Education Reporter (Source: JournalismJobs.com)
Nebraska Public Media, Lincoln | Managing Editor (Source: IRE)
The Wichita Eagle, Wichita, Kansas | Managing Editor (Source: IRE)
Internships and fellowships
KPCC, Pasadena | Multiple openings, including Intern, KPCC - Product & Engineering and Intern, KPCC - Source Tracking (Source: @AshleyAlvarado via Twitter) Apply by November 28.
The New York Times | 2022 New York Times fellowship (Source: @TheoTypes via Twitter) Apply by December 1.
Scripps Howard Foundation, Washington, D.C., and Austin, Texas | Scripps Howard Fellowship (Source: JournalismJobs.com) Apply by December 19.
The News Tribune, Tacoma, Washington | Summer Intern Reporter (Source: @A_Rlnt via Twitter)
The Chronicle, Washington, D.C. | Reporting Internship (Source: @Brown_e_Points via Twitter)
Frontline, remote | Audience Development Internship - Spring 2022 (Source: @mariaalana via Twitter)
EdSource, Central Valley and Los Angeles | Journalism Resident (two positions) (Source: ONA)
I love some fall leaves. - Maggie
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