We're looking for an off-camera reporter to collect man-on-the-street interviews for a documentary-style web series covering philosophical/existential/spiritual issues facing people today. Representative topics are "Can one person make a difference in the world," "How can I use adversity as a stepping stone to growth?" and "How can I handle grief and loss in a positive way." The series is designed to be thought-provoking, positive and inspirational.

SUMMARY
Jspace.com is seeking a full-time reporter to write news, feature, and gossip stories in New York about issues of Jewish interest and concern. The ideal candidate will have some journalistic experience (college experience acceptable); familiarity with global Jewish issues; the skills to master multiple tones and styles; the initiative to pitch stories; excellent reporting and writing abilities; and the ability to work quickly and meet deadlines. This is an entry-level position based in NYC.

Despite that rather dry description, Jspace is a fun, young office that encourages offbeat, unusual ideas and supports independent initiative. Passionate about Klezmer music, local Israeli politics or obscure rabbinical theology? We love it. Prefer to seek out and interview the weirdest Jewish entrepreneurs? Even better! Whatever corner of the Jewish world interests you, interests us, and interests our readers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES
• Local and global Jewish reporting
• Writing 9-12 articles per day in addition to working on longer-term projects
• Identifying and cultivating relationships with sources
• Identifying, pitching and developing timely, engaging and unusual stories
• Writing news, feature and gossip stories
• Covering breaking news stories
• Other duties as needed

QUALIFICATIONS
• Familiarity with global Jewish issues
• Excellent reporting and writing skills
• Ability to work efficiently, quickly and on deadline
• Ability to easily switch between objective and sarcastic writing tones
• Attention to detail and the ability to self-edit articles
• An ability to find unusual stories that aren’t being covered by more conventional sources

EXPERIENCE
• 1.5+ years journalistic experience
• Bachelor’s degree required

COMPENSATION
This is a full-time, salaried, entry-level position with health benefits and vacation, personal and sick days.

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Open City: Mapping Urban Asian America, a new online magazine on Asian American news and culture in New York, is hiring creative nonfiction fellows to produce content on the vibrant immigrant communities of Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. The new magazine will offer smart takes on Asian American (particularly immigrant) culture as it's lived in New York right now. Imagine stories on: the proliferation of x-rated video stories in Sunset Park, migratory patterns of Little Pakistani residents, karaoke bar culture, gentrification in Chinatown, or how Korean taco trucks define ethnic borders and space. Applications are due on March 2, 2012.

What is Open City?
Open City started off as an anti-gentrification blogging initiative aimed to expose the stories of voiceless immigrants in New York City. We're re-launching it this spring with that same goal in mind—and then some. The new magazine—edited by Kai Ma, New America Media award-winner and former editor-in-chief of KoreAm magazine—will offer smart takes on Asian American (particularly immigrant) culture as it's lived in New York right now.

Imagine stories on: the proliferation of x-rated video stories in Sunset Park, migratory patterns of Little Pakistani residents, karaoke bar culture, gentrification in Chinatown, or how Korean taco trucks define ethnic borders and space.

About the Open City Fellowship
Open City seeks to foster emerging writers and develop their exposure and brand as professional writers. Perhaps you have a personal interest in one of these neighborhoods, and you want to help shape its coverage—while also developing a journalistic beat or area of expertise in gentrification, immigration or urbanism. Or you’re a writer that’s published a handful of times, and need a kick in the pants to get your career where you want it to be. Or you’re just hungry for creating stories that you and your friends actually care about. Then this fellowship is for you.

Each fellow will focus on ONE of the following neighborhoods: 1) Manhattan’s Chinatown/Lower East Side, 2) Flushing, Queens, 3) Sunset Park, Brooklyn, 4) Jackson Heights, Queens, and 5) Richmond Hill, Queens. The neighborhood, and the issues and people therein, will become your beat. The news, stories and information you produce are compelling conversation starters about issues that matter to you, the residents and community members you’ll be working closely with. It’s your opportunity to cover a community, and to do so creatively.

And that’s where “creative nonfiction” comes in. Open City is an outlet for original stories with creative flair. This fellowship allows emerging writers to hone their storytelling and “new journalism” skills by placing an emphasis on creative nonfiction—the literary child of muckraking and poetry. Either you need a gateway into this celebrated genre or you’re a creative writer-meets-citizen journalist. If so, we want to hear from you.

Each fellow will report directly to the Open City editor.

Fellows will now receive a stipend of $5,000, an artist retreat at Blue Mountain Center in the Adirondacks, and career lunches with Rebecca Solnit, Wyatt Mason, Jennifer 8. Lee & others. This is a yearlong fellowship that starts April 2, 2012.

Remapping Debate, a small, vibrant, not-for-profit online news journal with stable funding, is looking for an experienced journalist who is eager to spend all day, every day, doing transformative reporting.

Requirements:

Minimum of five years of full-time experience as a journalist. The successful candidate will be someone who does serious, high quality work. He or she will be highly analytical, write with clarity and precision, and produce stories that are deeply probing without being wonky.

He or she must recognize that thorough and extensive interviewing is integral to most deeply-reported stories, that context is important, and that tough follow-up questions are essential. The right candidate will have intense curiosity about how domestic public policy reflects and is shaped by the questions that tend not to be asked by the press.

In short, we are looking for someone who can imagine the importance of making visible that which is often invisible.

Note on location: You can work out of our New York office, or be a bureau unto yourself if you need to remain in your current location.

Salary and benefits:

Competitive and commensurate with experience in producing the kind of stories we're interested in having reported. In other words, if you've got the talent and desire to help fulfill Remapping Debate's vision, don't think we won't pay you an appropriate salary.

We also pay 100 percent of health insurance premiums and provide unusually generous paid annual vacation time.

Dow Jones is seeking a specialist reporter/analyst to cover the dynamics of the foreign-exchange market and present them in sharp, pithy prose. The position includes writing about the major pairs and other Asian currencies, FX derivatives markets, and the FX impact of economic and policy developments.

We are looking for someone with a keen interest in financial news and the ability to comment quickly on developments. The ideal candidate will have at least 3-5 years of relevant experience in financial journalism or extensive industry experience, and a strong network of sources. Exposure to financial news will be a definite advantage.

Chief Editor for GothamGazette.com, an online media-based public policy journal that is published by Citizens Union Foundation (CUF), a citywide good government nonprofit organization. The site reports on and writes original articles about New York City and New York State government issues. The publication is internationally recognized for its originality and in-depth reporting. The new Executive Editor will be expected to provide strategic leadership and expertise in maximizing the presence and defined niche of an online media publication.

Founded in 1999, GothamGazette.com set the standard for innovative and incisive online local news reporting being the first publication to aggregate each morning online stories from other news media. Still committed to covering city and state government in an unbiased and balanced way, GothamGazette.com in the future will strengthen its focus of examining government policies and actions and report more deeply on key issues, taking an enterprise-story approach. Consistent with Citizens Union’s watchdog function and nonpartisan style, GothamGazette.com will illuminate areas of government and public policy otherwise ignored or underreported by the mainstream press and provide strongly well-researched, balanced, long-form articles. It will keep its readers up to date with daily coverage of important government matters and policy debates through its WordPress powered blog – The Wonkster. The Executive Editor reports to the publisher who also serves as CUF’s executive director.
The Executive Editor will:
• Provide new strategic leadership and expertise in maximizing the presence and defined niche of an online media publication taking advantage of new social media platforms to publish and promote.
• Work collaboratively with the State Government Editor in publishing stories and articles.
• Work collaboratively with GG’s Technical Manager to manage the site and management of its many databases and platforms.
• Cover City Hall and report on regular Stated Meetings of the City Council at which legislation is passed.
• Supervise the work and writings of ten freelance journalists who cover specific topic areas.
• Write and publish our weekly Searchlight on City Hall newsletter; oversee publication of other topic-specific newsletters.
• Come up with story ideas and write and assign policy feature articles based on issues at City Hall and the State Capitol; Edit articles from journalists and commentaries by public official.
• Put together our daily Eye Opener newsletter at least one day a week.
• Ensure our City Laws database is maintained; write blog posts; and supervise interns.
Qualifications/
Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field.
• Five years professional journalism experience, preferably with some editing experience.
• Strong writing skills, particularly an ability to make sometimes complicated material clear and interesting.
• Commitment to accuracy and a balanced, nonpartisan approach in reporting.
• Interest in the public policy, advocacy and the civic life of New York.
• A sense of humor and ability to work with others in a pressured environment.
• Experience in web-based journalism and use of effective use of social media platforms, along with rudimentary knowledge of HTML.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks at once on tight deadlines.

Compensation:

Salary is competitive for a nonprofit organization whose budget is $1 million. Benefits include fully paid health including flexible spending plan, two weeks paid vacation to start, retirement savings program, and life and long-term disability insurance.

Chief Editor for GothamGazette.com, an online media-based public policy journal that is published by Citizens Union Foundation (CUF), a citywide good government nonprofit organization. The site reports on and writes original articles about New York City and New York State government issues. The publication is internationally recognized for its originality and in-depth reporting. The new Executive Editor will be expected to provide strategic leadership and expertise in maximizing the presence and defined niche of an online media publication.

Founded in 1999, GothamGazette.com set the standard for innovative and incisive online local news reporting being the first publication to aggregate each morning online stories from other news media. Still committed to covering city and state government in an unbiased and balanced way, GothamGazette.com in the future will strengthen its focus of examining government policies and actions and report more deeply on key issues, taking an enterprise-story approach. Consistent with Citizens Union’s watchdog function and nonpartisan style, GothamGazette.com will illuminate areas of government and public policy otherwise ignored or underreported by the mainstream press and provide strongly well-researched, balanced, long-form articles. It will keep its readers up to date with daily coverage of important government matters and policy debates through its WordPress powered blog – The Wonkster. The Executive Editor reports to the publisher who also serves as CUF’s executive director.

The Executive Editor will:
• Provide new strategic leadership and expertise in maximizing the presence and defined niche of an online media publication taking advantage of new social media platforms to publish and promote.
• Work collaboratively with the State Government Editor in publishing stories and articles.
• Work collaboratively with GG’s Technical Manager to manage the site and management of its many databases and platforms.
• Cover City Hall and report on regular Stated Meetings of the City Council at which legislation is passed.
• Supervise the work and writings of ten freelance journalists who cover specific topic areas.
• Write and publish our weekly Searchlight on City Hall newsletter; oversee publication of other topic-specific newsletters.
• Come up with story ideas and write and assign policy feature articles based on issues at City Hall and the State Capitol; Edit articles from journalists and commentaries by public official.
• Put together our daily Eye Opener newsletter at least one day a week.
• Ensure our City Laws database is maintained; write blog posts; and supervise interns.

Interrupt Media, an online marketing and media company is in search of someone who can write and manage a blog for one of our clients. The client is building and energy management software platform online They are looking for us to provide them with blog content on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Each day has a specific theme to it:

Mondays - How-To's
Wednesdays - Technology updates/observations
Fridays - Opinion piece about something that has happened in the news that week

Each post needs to be 200-400 words in length, have an energy management related connection and include links to relevant websites or pages within the current website. Here are the topics that you can choose from.

Standards & Ratings
Energy Star
IPMVP
ISO 50001
LEED

Energy Conservation & Energy Auditing
Baselines
Behavior
Building Envelope
Data Centers
HVAC
Lighting
Recommissioning
Industrial Processes
Retrofit Design

Energy Procurement
Strategies
Trends

Incentive Programs
Local, State, and Federal programs

Knowledge of the energy sector is a must as well as previous writing experience. In addition to a cover letter, you will need to provide a calendar of topics for the first 9 blog posts (3 weeks worth of content) as well as previous writing samples. You will be paid $10 for each blog post

The Local East Village, an online news site of The New York Times, seeks a temporary listings producer to help launch its calendar of events. The producer will reach out to local theaters, music venues, art galleries, community organizations, bars and restaurants, and other businesses to create a comprehensive database of events in the East Village, and may be involved in populating the calendar thereafter depending on need. Applicant should be a college graduate with a charming and professional phone manner and excellent writing and computer skills. Accuracy and attention to detail are a must; the listings will appear on the Website of The New York Times and must adhere to Times style. The work-at-home project will pay $800 and should be delivered in two weeks.

Styleite is seeking a Weekend Editor to write posts and manage the site on Saturdays and Sundays. We're looking for a smart writer with a good news sense who has experience with daily blogging. You must have a keen interest in and knowledge of the fashion world, as well as be comfortable with social media (Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr). Ideally this role will also involve weeknight event coverage.