West Coast Media Jobs: With open roles at Santa Monica College, OPB, The Sacramento Bee & more!
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Check out several talented journalists available for hire!
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(Another) Reminder: Report for America applications are due on Jan. 31st!
From the Harvard Business Review: What a Year of WFH Has Done to Our Relationships at Work
From Reuters: Beyond pronouns: How languages are reshaping to include nonbinary and gender-nonconforming people
From NPR: NPR's fourth annual Student Podcast Challenge is back and now open for college students pursuing their associate's or bachelor's degrees. Students will produce a podcast between three and eight minutes on a topic, issue or story of their choosing. The College Podcast Challenge is open until February 28. The winners from each will be notified in late spring. This year for the first time there will be a $5000 grant for the College Podcast Challenge Winner plus $500 for finalists. Learn more about how to enter: HERE; Find the official submission page: HERE
Free events: The Northwest Science Writers Association’s panel discussion, Can Humor Help Us Fight Misinformation About Science? on Jan. 27; The Knight Center’s Webinar, Variants, vaccines and medications: What journalists need to know to improve COVID-19 coverage on Jan. 27; Poynter’s Doris Truong is hosting an Twitter Spaces AMA about the Leadership Academy for Diversity in Media on Feb. 3
Freelance Resources: The Commission Hunter’s rolling pitch opportunities spreadsheet (updated often!); Rachel Charlene Lewis’ great Freelancing Guide/Editorial Contacts spreadsheet; Mandy Hofmockel’s calendar of paid internships and fellowships deadlines, updated for winter!
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
The San Diego Union-Tribune, Money Reporter
Los Angeles Area
TODAY Digital, Senior Trending Reporter, Today Digital
iHeartMedia, News Editor
KTLA Channel 5, News Photographer/Editor
Us Weekly, L.A. Associate Evening Editor
Santa Monica College, Full-Time/Tenure Track Instructors
“Santa Monica College is hiring a full-time/tenure track instructor in the Media Production program. Great opportunity for adjuncts already working in the discipline or media professionals with master’s degrees or 20+ years of professional experience in the industry. The deadline to apply is January 31.”
Central Valley/Coast Area
The Sacramento Bee, Local Columnist; Capitol Bureau Chief
Santa Maria Times, Public Safety, Courts Reporter
Hanford Sentinel, News Editor
San Francisco Bay Area/Northern California
Apple, Content Editor
PUNCH Magazine and Website, Assistant Editor
Oregon State
KATU/KUNP, Digital Content Producer
OPB, Bend Reporter/Producer; Rural Communities Reporter/Producer
Medford Mail Tribune, Sports and News Page Designer; Sports Reporter;
Statesman Journal/Report for America, Reporter
The Redmond Spokesman, Editor and General Manager
Washington State
The Washington Post, Amazon Reporter
The Seattle Times, Reporter (Ed Lab); Assistant Metro Editor; Business Editor
Crosscut, Staff Photographer
KIRO 7, Reporter/Anchor; Reporter; Associate Producer
The Tribune News, Gig Harbor Reporter
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, Reporter
Remote/Many Locations
Insider, Freelance editor
Sports Illustrated, Deputy News Director
Chalkbeat, Engagement Editor
CalMatters, News Editors (Sacramento or flexible)
Comic Book Resources, TV News Writer
Static Media, Food and Dining News Writer
CrimeDoor, True Crime Podcast Writer
GameRant, Freelance TV/Movie Features Writer
Internships/Fellowships
The Motley Fool, Summer 2022 Internship: Editorial - Content, Digital Media, and Business Development
dot.LA, Engagement & Production Intern
Painted Brain (a non-profit involved in mental health advocacy, art, and journalism), Internship
4A’s Foundation and Spotify, Spotify PULSE Fellowship
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