Posted by John Hewitt on September 28, 2006 under Job, Sports, Writing | 
The Evening Bulletin seeks a sports writer to cover the high school beat in and around Philadelphia. Writers will be expected to produce at least one story a day (five a week), ranging from game stories and profiles to features and previews. Candidates must be able to write about all sports. They will also be expected to lay out the majority of a daily three to four page sports section. Quark experience is a must. InDesign a plus.
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Posted by John Hewitt on September 12, 2006 under Editing, Job, Sports |
Fitness Magazine is currently seeking a highly creative senior editor with solid knowledge of the fitness industry and experience at women’s consumer magazines to: Assign, edit conceptualize art, direct photo shoots, edit film and craft display copy workout stories and features. Strong network of trainers and other fitness professionals a must. Must also be comfortable promoting the magazine on national and local television shows.
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Posted by John Hewitt on August 23, 2006 under Job, Sports, Writing |
he Sentinel & Enterprise, an award-winning daily newspaper in North Central Massachusetts, has an immediate opening for a full-time sports writer. The successful candidate will cover local high school and college sporting events, write feature stories and assist on the sports desk.
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Posted by John Hewitt on August 20, 2006 under Job, Sports, Writing |
If your sports writing goes beyond ho-hum statistics and coaches comments to provide life and excitement in your stories, you could be the next sports writer at The Dickinson Press. We’re a six-day daily newspaper that has excelled in covering area high schools and a national championship NAIA college program. Going beyond the obvious in our stories is why we’re consistent winners in annual state and regional story, photography and section contests.
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Posted by John Hewitt on August 17, 2006 under Job, Sports, Writing |
The Appeal-Democrat, a 22,500 daily in historic Marysville, CA. located 40 miles north of Sacramento and two hours from the coast and Sierra Nevada, has an opening for an energetic, passionate full-time sports writer. We are looking for someone based in California with a broad interest in sports and recreational activities, who is a good story-teller and who enjoys the challenge of producing game and enterprise pieces in a deadline environment.
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Posted by John Hewitt on August 14, 2006 under Job, Sports, Writing |
Our APSE award-winning daily seeks an aggressive writer to develop prep, high school coverage. The Antelope Valley Press covers 16 high schools, a community college, a minor league baseball team, and all Los Angeles-area professional teams and Division 1 colleges. Local takes priority, but area coverage includes Dodgers, Lakers, USC and UCLA.
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Posted by John Hewitt on under Job, Sports, Writing |
Feature-oriented writer for a 3-person sports department. Familiarity with participant sports, willingness to push away from game story, play-by-play and toward reader involvement in the sports section. Includes desk work. Daily experience vital.
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Posted by John Hewitt on August 6, 2006 under Job, Sports, Writing |
The Times-Herald is seeking a full-time sports writer. Writers on our four-person sports staff cover sports at levels from youth to major professional teams, including the Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, San Francisco Giants and Oakland A’s. The position also requires performing page layout, the willingness to work hard, and the ability to get along with co-workers and members of the community.
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Posted by John Hewitt on August 1, 2006 under Job, Sports, Writing |
High-quality family-owned tri-weekly in heart of Oregon wine country seeks sportswriter to join 2.5-member staff covering preps and Linfield College. Much-honored section just named best in state. Copyediting and page design skills essential, as No. 2 lays out section in Adobe InDesign in absence of editor.
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Posted by John Hewitt on July 29, 2006 under Job, Sports, Writing |
The Dominion Post of Morgantown, W.Va., is seeking a full-time sports reporter. Responsibilities will mainly center on high school sporting events, but will include some college coverage and in-depth features. We’re looking for energetic self-starters in a city ranked among the best small cities in America. We are home to West Virginia University and its nationally-ranked football and basketball teams and to a high school that has won consecutive state titles.
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Posted by John Hewitt on July 21, 2006 under Job, Sports, Writing |
Cover high school and community sports in suburban Washington DC for award-winning chain of weeklies. Cover events, write features and sports news stories, participate in project reporting and writing, design and layout pages. Connection Newspapers sports sections have won dozens of top press awards in just the last few years. We know sports coverage is key to our readership. We want to push the envelope, go beyond superficial. We are not looking for routine coverage and bland writing.
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Posted by John Hewitt on July 19, 2006 under Job, Sports, Writing |
The York Dispatch, an award-winning newspaper in southcentral Pennsylvania, is seeking an energetic sports reporter with a flair for writing and an eye for detail. The Dispatch, which has won numerous APSE awards over the past decade, is a five-day-a-week afternoon newspaper in an extremely competitive two-newspaper town. This job requires extensive local coverage, especially high school sports, but also provides opportunities for more in-depth features as well as some limited pro and college reporting.
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The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review seeks a talented and innovative beat reporter to cover the Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers. The ideal candidate should have strong knowledge of the entire NFL and be able to break news in a competitive market. The candidate must have the ability to go beyond the normal beat routine and suggest and write enterprise stories on a regular basis throughout the season.
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Posted by John Hewitt on July 13, 2006 under Job, Sports, Writing |
A 20,000-circulation daily located between San Francisco and Sacramento seeks a full-time sports writer who will also do some page design. The Daily Republic has a four-person staff, plus some strong part-time writers. We cover 10 high schools and one community college. While we cover the NBA, NFL and Major League Baseball teams in Northern California, regional coverage is our priority. The ideal candidate will have feature-writing skills and proven ability to write well under deadline pressure and be able to get along well with others on staff and in the community.
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Posted by John Hewitt on July 6, 2006 under Job, Sports, Writing |
The Times-Herald is seeking a full-time sports writer. Writers on our four-person sports staff cover sports at levels from youth to major professional teams, including the Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, San Francisco Giants and Oakland A’s. The position also requires performing page layout, the willingness to work hard, and the ability to get along with co-workers and members of the community.
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