Cover gaming and tourism in Las Vegas

The Las Vegas Review-Journal is searching for a full-time business journalist in Nevada.
The journalist will primarily cover the gaming and tourism industry in Vegas. The reporter will also cover general business stories. The reporter will be expected to write thorough online stories and later update them for the Journal's Web site and print version.
Applicants should have at least five years' experience as a professional journalist and have experience writing breaking news, feature stories and blogs.
To apply, e-mail your resume and clips to Business Editor Michael Hiesiger at mhiesiger@reviewjournal.com or by mail to:

The Las Vegas Review Journal
1111 W. Bonanza Road
Las Vegas, NV 89125

Find out more about the position here.

Edit and publish in the name of CleanTechies

CleanTechies is on the search for an editor and publisher to work at its headquarters in San Francisco part-time.
The editor will work 10 to 20 hours a week with a team to produce the CleanTechies blog. The selected applicant will hone content for the green career and business networking site geared toward the cleantech industry.
The editor will research and write for the blog while managing up to 40 bloggers. He or she will aid the journalists in covering current issues in renewable energy, green building, resource efficiency and sustainable transportation. The editor will also be responsible for attending industry events, promoting blog content and optimizing traffic and revenue.
Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in journalism or English and three to five years of editorial experience. They should have an interest in green technology and energy as well as experience in multimedia, social media and search engine optimization. Graduate students are encouraged to apply.
To apply, e-mail your resume, cover letter and published clips to Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer Ceylan Oney at Contact@CleanTechies.com.
Find more about the position here.

Times Union employees reject outsourcing

According to the Albany Newspaper Guild blog, Time Union employees voted down a contract offer that would have allowed the company to outsource any job and layoff employees regardless of their time and seniority at the newspaper by a vote of 125 to 35.
View the blog release here.

What do you think of the employees' vote? How do you feel about outsourcing in the newsroom? Comment and tell us.

New York Times starts consumer blog

According to Talking Biz News, The New York Times will be starting a consumer blog focusing on issues like consumer protection. Larry Ingrassia, business editor for The New York Times, announced the creation of the blog in response to a reader's comment that asked why the paper didn’t have a consumer column.
View the story here. To see Ingrassia's announcement, click here.

NPR ombud sounds off on "Planet Money" interview

NPR ombudsman, Alicia Shepard, walks readers through a heated NPR podcast for Planet Money in a new blog post. 

The podcast, controversial because of host Adam Davidson's unprofessional interview tactics last month with TARP watchdog Elizabeth Warren, was the cause of numerous listener comments via e-mails and voice mail messages. 

The Planet Money blog also received a record- 788 total comments about the interview.

From the post:

"It's important for journalists to treat whomever they are interviewing with respect -- and to keep their opinions to themselves. Davidson did neither. Instead, Davidson conveyed that he didn't think Warren was doing her job properly. He admits that his anger was misdirected. "

Hopkins to halt Gannett Blog

Jim Hopkins, founder of Gannett Blog, announced that he will cease the publication on Oct. 1.
The blog, which was founded in 2007 and chronicles stories about Gannett Co. and its employees, gained immerse popularity quickly after it was launched. Currently, its readers are projected to post more than 50,000 comments in a 12-month period.
But Hopkins says the tone of the blog has changed as employees fear for their jobs and worry over troubles in the newspaper industry.
And he added that Gannett Blog was intended only as a short-term project.
Hopkins plans to freeze the blog in October and leave all content up. He predicts and hopes another blogger will pick up where he left off.
From the blog:

"I intend to lock the blog in place, with all content and comments visible. No more comments will be allowed, nor removed. Basically, Gannett Blog will become a point-in-time snapshot of a Fortune 500 company in transition. I hope to find a permanent custodian for the content, in lieu of Google's Blogger division."

Riding the wave

This week Google announced its new communication tool, Wave.

Due out sometime this year, the application imcorporates the elements of conversation and an electronic documents.

With Wave, people can communicate and collaborate with text, photos, videos, and maps in real-time.
Participants can also reply anywhere in a message feed, edit content and add participants to the process. 

The product idea, which originated from the success of email and instant messaging, has been in the works for more than two years.

From the post:

"It's concurrent rich-text editing, where you see on your screen nearly instantly what your fellow collaborators are typing in your wave. That means Google Wave is just as well suited for quick messages as for persistent content — it allows for both collaboration and communication. You can also use "playback" to rewind the wave and see how it evolved," said Lars Rasmussen, Google's software engineering manager.

Times Wire launches on NYT homepage

TechCrunch reports that Times Wire, a new service which allows you to see New York Times articles, blog posts and stories by some wire services as they are placed on the web, is now available on the homepage of the paper's Web site.
Times Wire is updated every minute. In addition to a "Your News" section where readers can select the news they want to view, Business and Technology news also has its own section.
From the story:

Business and Technology is actually one of the sections that has its own tab right now, as the NYT clearly knows that tech lovers will probably be more interested in this than the average reader — at least right now. For all other sections, you can use the “Your News” area to filter the various sections of the site into your wire feed. There are also photos featured on the right hand side of the site, that you can click on to go to the story they pertain to.

SFGate launches new online business page

The San Francisco Chronicle launched a new business page on its site SFGate.com.
Packed with blogs, breaking news and a section focused on small business, the paper said it also plans to increase its business news posts throughout the day.
The page's design make it easier for visitors to find content on topics like Real Estate and inside the paper's five business columns.
To check out the new site click here.