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Sorry for the lack of content on this front! It’s been a busy winter/spring teaching, closing a union contract, and dealing with some other work stuff. But I promise this feature will be back soon!
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From Poynter: Twitter used to be a necessity. What is it now?; Media unions seek to protect members’ access to abortion through health care plans
From Axios: CNN cutting back on over-hyping everything as "breaking news"
From Twitter Communities: If you’re interested in joining my little West Coast Journalists Community, you can do that here.
Freelance Resources: Rachel Charlene Lewis’ great Freelancing Guide/Editorial Contacts spreadsheet; Mandy Hofmockel’s calendar of paid internships and fellowships deadlines.
What to Watch: Been really enjoying some movies on Hulu — Fire Island is great and so is The Valet.
Things of Note is now open to submissions! Submit your own links, pop culture recs, and stuff of note for future consideration.
San Diego Area
Los Angeles/Southern California Area
LA Times, Senior Deputy Design Director; Senior Art Director, Food
NBC News, Platforms Editor, Weekends
KTLA, Aggregated Content Producer; Associate Producer; Producer/Writer;
KNBC, Platform Manager
Spectrum Networks, Multimedia Journalist; Multimedia Journalist/Meteorologist
The Shade Room, Producer, TSR Studios
“This position is remote but we are specifically looking to hire a Producer in Los Angeles, CA or New York, NY. This position will be required to be on set during production.”
City News Service, Los Angeles City Hall bureau chief
Black Voice News/Report for America, Reporter
Beverly Press/Park La Brea News, Reporter/Editor
Daily Pilot, Public Safety Reporter
Central Valley/Coast Area
Nexstar Media Group, Investigative Reporter
The Bakersfield Californian, Features Reporter; News Reporter
ABC-TV/KFSN Television/Report for America, Reporter
New Times Media Group, Staff Writer
KVPR - Valley Public Radio, News Director
San Francisco/Northern California Area
The Napa Valley Register, Education Reporter
The Press Democrat, Reporter - Cooking, Food & Dining
Oregon State
KPTV, MMJ/Reporter
KVAL-TV, News Anchor
Zolo Media, Videographer Editor
KATU/KUNP, Copy Coordinator; News Producer
Washington State
iHeartMedia, Traffic Reporter/Producer
KOMO/KUNS, Morning News Producer; Multimedia Journalist (MMJ)
KIRO TV, Reporter
The News Tribune, Pierce County Reporter
Remote/Many Locations
Vox, PT, Weekend Editor
Thomson Reuters, U.S. Entertainment Correspondent (Level 1 Journalist)
Hearst Newspapers, Director of Content Analytics; Director of Newsletters; Director of Social/Engagement
“Remote work-friendly. The team is based in San Francisco and New York City, but we can employ in 20 other states, as well.”
The Morning Brew, News Editor
“Morning Brew is based in New York City but this role is remote-friendly for all candidates.”
The 19th, Political Reporter
The Shade Room, Senior Social Media Editor, Evenings & Weekends
Narcity, Associate Editor, Global
Internship/Fellowships
LA Times, Production intern
NBC Los Angeles, Fall internships (apply by June 17)
CalMatters, Fall 2022 College Journalism Network fellows (Apply by June 19)
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