December 2010
23 posts
Attorneys gone wild
If anyone has ever received a letter like this from a Microsoft attorney, e-mail me ASAP at schan@seattletimes.com.
washingtonpoststyle:
Oh look, it is the response we dream of composing to every single annoying email ever.
(via Deadspin)
In 1974, a Cleveland resident penned a litigation-threatening letter to the owner of the Browns:
The team’s attorney responded with this:
Bing is giving away free song downloads between... →
Seattle Times story: Olympic medalist swims daily... →
“The company has more product in it than Justin Bieber’s hair.”
– http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoftpri0/2013778617_the2010reviewofmicrosoftsyearofproducts.html
WatchHappy holidays to all the #AAJA members! A video Christmas carol.
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WatchBest video ever about aspiring and bitter journalists. Cartoon: So you want to be a journalist.
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#AAJA JOB ALERT: Yakima Herald looking for two...
Reporter Openings
The Yakima Herald-Republic seeks two reporters who live to write for Page 1 and break news online, while not neglecting the bread-and-butter news coverage a community newspaper requires.
The beats assigned to each reporter will be determined by the top candidates’ skills and abilities. Our most urgent needs are coverage of health, social issues — including immigration and the...
Read this. @SeattleTimes story on how a white... →
A really cool story about the first white man to join the black musicians union in Seattle in the 1940s that illuminates race and jazz history.
WatchStill dying over Jack’s “I am a protein” speech from last week’s “30 Rock.” Found myself laughing and strangely moved.
#AAJA JOB ALERT: Spokane Public Radio looking for...
Regional News Bureau Chief
Spokane Public Radio
Official Title: Radio News Reporter
Title Code: 1363
Position Number: 052781
Appointment: Administrative/professional
Status: Full-Time, 12-Month
Organization: Spokane Public Radio/Northwest News Network
Location: Coeur D’Alene, Idaho
Working Title: Regional News Bureau Chief
Reports To: News Director, Spokane public Radio/Edited by Northwest...
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#AAJA JOB ALERT: St. Pete Times looking for a...
The St. Petersburg Times, Florida’s largest newspaper, is looking for a high-energy reporter to cover high school sports in one of our key competitive areas. The position is a mix of deadline and non-deadline reporting, with a heavy dose of writing/blogging for the Web. We’re looking for someone who has demonstrated the ability to tackle the deeper, more difficult story, go beyond the...
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#AAJA JOB ALERT: Seattle public radio KUOW hiring...
Reporter: Local Journalism Center
KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio seeks a full–time reporter to cover the environment and environmental science as part of a Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) funded Local Journalism Center. The collaboration includes public radio and TV stations in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Production will include news spots and feature–length reports for multiple...
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Buy your tix now and join fellow Seattle...
Extra! Extra!
Join your friends and colleagues as we roll out the red carpet for Seattle’s biggest journalist party of the year…
The Holiday Scoop!
Dec. 17, 2010
Nectar in Fremont
Doors open at 6:30p
Advance tickets $20 at http://theholidayscoop.eventbrite.com
Door tickets $30
It’s time to press the suit and break out that holiday dress. This will be the first...
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#AAJA Students: Lessons learned from reading...
The Seattle Times newsroom internship committee just vetted more than 400 applications for our summer internship. We’re still going through the selection process, but here are a few lessons we learned that we hope will help future AAJA students applying for internships at any newsroom.
DO double check your cover letter and resume are going to the right place. Saw this: “I’m...
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#AAJA JOB ALERT: Several faculty openings at...
Northwestern’s journalism school Medill is looking to fill several faculty positions. Here are the job descriptions below, and here is the link to the job postings:
VIDEO STORYTELLING/VISUAL LEADER
Medill at Northwestern University seeks an accomplished leader in video storytelling to join a growing team of innovative visual journalism faculty who are excited both by the pace of...
“You may say I’m a dreamer. But I’m not.”
– “Dinner with Schmucks”
Nice. Poynter story on how to find stories other... →
Good food for thought on how to find great stories from Dallas Morning News assistant managing editor Tom Huang (and an AAJA Advisory Board member.) I just e-mailed this story to The Seattle Times Diversity 2.0 committee.
How NewsHour used crowdsourcing to refute TSA... →
Cool use of using crowdsourcing via Twitter and widgets to report a nationwide story on TSA wait times.
