West Coast Media Jobs: With open roles at PBS NewsHour, Wall Street Journal, E! Online & more!

Hey everyone,

As I announced on Twitter, I’ll be following the lead of many journalists before me and will be sponsoring 4 AAJA Student Memberships for West Coast Media Jobs subscribers.

AAJA is an organization that means a lot to me. I’m half-Chinese and I have spent many, many years of my 16-year career as one of the few Asians in the newsrooms I’ve worked in and even in my grad school co-hort. Especially early in my career, AAJA’s annual conventions became a refuge for me to connect with other AAPI folks and talk about the issues we face as the only Asian Americans in our newsrooms.

And I’m excited to connect student subscribers to AAJA. Student memberships are meant for “enrolled high school, undergraduate, community college or graduate students who are interested in pursuing a career in journalism,” according to the AAJA site.

You’ll enter using this short form. You have until March 31st to enter. Good luck!

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If you’re looking for a job, leave a comment about what you’re looking for on our March Gig Seekers Thread. It’s open to everyone; you don’t need to be a subscriber or based on the West Coast to participate.

If you’re a hiring manager, check out these talented journalists: Nicholas Slayton, an L.A.-based reporter/editor/researcher/arts journalist/personal trainer and former co-editor of Los Angeles Downtown News; Rebecca Katz, an LA-based audio journalist and producer; Claire Bugos, a reporter, researcher and writer from the SF Bay Area (currently looking to relocate to Chicago).

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• From Poynter: Hate crimes against Asian Americans: What the numbers show, and don’t; The Collective, a new monthly newsletter for Journalists of Color, by Journalists of Color.

• From Contently’s The Freelance Creative: Tax Season 2021: What Freelancers Should Know This Year; On Twitter, Editors Reveal Exactly What They Want From Freelance Pitches

• Free event: NYU Journalism’s Diversity Discussion: Confronting Asian Hate (open to the public).

• Freelance Resources: The Commission Hunter’s rolling pitch opportunities spreadsheet (updated often!); Bitch Media Senior Editor Rachel Charlene Lewis’  great Freelancing Guide/Editorial Contacts spreadsheet.

Things of Note is now open to submissions! Submit your own links, pop culture recs, and stuff of note for future consideration.

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San Diego Area

• The Coast Newsgroup, Encinitas Beat Reporter

• Associated Students of San Diego State University, Student Media Coordinator

Los Angeles Area

• Meredith, Writer, B2B Content

• Crooked Media, Senior Writer, Entertainment and Comedy Podcasts

• Radio.com, Digital Content Producer, Podcast Editorial

• TLM Publishing, Assistant Editor

• Us Weekly, Associate Editor

• CBS Interactive, Content Writer - DABL

• People, Senior Weekend Editor

• Amazon, TV Publicist, IMDb TV

• The Imprint, Associate Editor

• Southern California Public Radio, Senior Editor, Investigations

• The Independent, Culture Reporter

• LA Times, Deputy Editors, Arts & Entertainment

Central Valley

• PBS NewsHour, Community Reporter, Digital (Fresno area)

• CapRadio, Environment & Climate Change Reporter

• Hanford Sentinel, City Government/General Assignment Reporter

• The Modesto Bee, Education Reporter and Equity Reporter (Bilingual Spanish)

• Valley Public Radio, Content Director

• Hearst Television, News Producer, Anchor/Reporter, and Reporter

San Francisco Bay Area

• Wall Street Journal, Audio Producer

• CNN Digital, Writer, Climate

• San Francisco Chronicle, Data Reporter and Staff Photographer

• IGN, Associate Tech Editor and Editorial Lead, Entertainment

• Bleacher Report, Associate Producer Social (Always-On) 

• Fletch, Digital Journalism and Managing Editor

• Study.com, Content Generalist

• Bitly, Content Writer

• Lookout Local (Santa Cruz), Executive Editor and Community Content Editor

• Q.Digital, Editor/Writer

• Uber, UX Writer / Content Strategist - Eats

• Twitter, Digital Content Producer

• What to Expect, Commerce Editor

• NerdWallet, Assistant Assigning Editor and Writer (Personal Finance)

• UC San Francisco, Digital Communications Specialist

Sonoma Valley Area

• The Press Democrat, Breaking News Reporter and Producer and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Reporter

• Sonoma Index-Tribune, Reporter

Oregon State

• Medford Mail Tribune, Multimedia/City Editor and Copy Editor/Page Designer

• Portland Mercury, Staff Writer

Washington State

• The Seattle Times, News Producer and Digital Editor

• Real Change, Metro Reporter

• Lynden Tribune, News Editor/Reporter

• KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio, News Editor

• The Wenatchee World, Journalist Product Manager and Bilingual Journalist

• The Daily News, Editor

Remote/Many Locations

• PBS NewsHour, Senior Editor, Digital (remote), and more

• E! Online, Freelance Shows Writer

• Heavy, Los Angeles Clippers contributor

Internships/Fellowships/Grants

• NABJ, The Black Press Grant Program (rolling deadline)

• The Black List, Gold Rising Summer 2021 Intern

• Insider, Editorial Fellow (June 2021)

• Athlete Interactive, Summer Sportswriting & Social Media Internships (apply now; positions will be filled by 5/14/21)

• FiveThirtyEight, Summer Video Intern (apply by 3/25/21)

• New York Times, Fellow, Reporting on Disability Issues (apply by 3/31/21 5 p.m. ET) (more info)

• The Carter Center, 2021-22 Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism (apply by 4/7/21)

• NABJ and Apple News are partnering up to offer a full-time, paid editorial fellowship. Based in New York City or Cupertino, CA. (apply by 4/9/21)

• Investigative Reporters and Editors, IRE21 Fellowships (apply by 4/19/21)

• McGraw Center for Business Journalism (CUNY-Newmark), Summer 2021 Fellowships (7/16/21)

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Until next time. Stay safe.