Cover courts and business in Florida

The Daily Business Review is looking for a full-time reporter in Miami, Florida.
The reporter will cover the business, political and ethical issues of the state court, writing a mixture of enterprise, investigative and analytic articles.
Applicants should be skilled in cultivating sources, breaking new stories and finding and understanding legal documents.
Candidates will be expected to be comfortable with online/multimedia reporting and should have previous experience reporting for a daily publication or covering the law.
To learn more and apply online, visit here.

What does post-newspaper journalism look like?

What would happen if a major U.S. city was suddenly without a daily newspaper?

On the Media’s Bob Garfield posed that idea, which seems increasingly possible these days, to CUNY Professor Jeff Jarvis.

Jarvis, who made the rounds this weekend after his appearance at 'Of the Press: Models for Preserving American Journalism,' a three-day conference at the Aspen Institute, shares his thoughts on his BuzzMachine blog.

Among the topics discussed last week in Aspen: ways to make content profitable again, free vs. paywall models, and how the news industry is in for several years of experimentation as it develops new business models and experiments with new revenue opportunities.

On Editor & Publisher, Steve Outing shared highlights from the conference: The Future of News, Viewed From Aspen's Rarefied Atmosphere.

The Aspen event was live-streamed and can still be seen at The Aspen Institute's site.

You can follow Jarvis as he continues to discuss his ideas on Twitter:
@JeffJarvis

And it was just announced this morning that Jarvis will be taking his thoughts to a world stage at 'Is World Journalism in Crisis?' in England in October.

Report on business in the lone star state

The Austin Business Journal is looking for a full-time reporter to write at its bureau in Austin, Texas.
The journalist will report on government, transportation and the legal system, showing the impact regulations and legislation will have on the local economy and businesses. Reporters will also cover law firms as businesses and write on business litigation such as bankruptcies. The journalist will be expected to generate story ideas, produce breaking news stories and features, create page 1 stories and attend networking and industry events.
To apply, e-mail your resume, cover letter and clips to Editor Colin Pope
at cpope@bizjournals.com or mail it to:

Colin Pope
Austin Business Journal
111Congress Ave., Suite 750
Austin, TX 78701

Learn more about the job here.

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Cover the U.S. economy in Washington D.C.

A full-time economic journalist is wanted in Washington D.C. to cover business and the U.S. economy.
Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc. is seeking a reporter to contribute to their weekly business newsletter and Web site.
To apply, email your resume, cover letter and writing samples to human.resources@kiplinger.com or mail them to:

Human Resources Department
The Kiplinger Letter
1729 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006

View the job posting here.

Report on the media and communications sectors in Virginia

SNL Financial, LC is searching for a reporter in Virginia to cover the media and communications sectors. The position can be located in either Arlington or Charlottesville.
Applicants should have a bachelor's degree in English, journalism or in an equivalent experience. Two to three year's experience covering new media, media and entertainment or telecommunications industries is also necessary. Candidates who understand financial markets are preferred. All appellants will be required to take a writing test.
To apply, e-mail your resume, cover letter and writing samples to Opportunities@snl.com.

Learn more about the job here.

SNL Financial is also trying to fill several other reporting positions including an energy journalist post
and a financial reporting post. See the organization's other job positions here.

Pen articles in Pennsylvania

The Eastern Pennsylvania Business Journal is looking for a page-designing business reporter for a full-time position at their news organization.
The weekly publication needs a journalist who can write hard news and features. A reporter with a strong command of Quark XPress and Adobe Photoshop is required.
To apply, send your resume, cover letter and two writing samples to Editor John L. Moore at john.m@epbj.com.

View the job posting here.

Just how flexible are you?

The Bend Bulletin is looking for a versatile business reporter who can cover the gamut of business news for the Bend, Oregon community.
The Bulletin, a 30,000-plus circulation daily newspaper in Central Oregon, is would like a reporter who can tackle a variety of issues such as development, tourism, technology and retail sales.
To apply, mail cover letter, resume and writing samples to:

Marielle Gallagher
Newsroom Administrator
The Bulletin P.O. Box 6020
Bend, OR 97701

View the full posting here.

Is biz journalism here to stay?

A new Time.com article posted today poses the question "Is Business Journalism Dying When We Need it Most?"
Although business journalism is seemly more important than ever, the article argues that some niche business publications are still failing.
Check out the full story here.

Tell the story of MIT

The MIT News Office seeks a journalist to help its movement to more dynamic daily news site featuring high-quality, authoritative coverage of the institute.
The social sciences, business and humanities writer will report and write about MIT's research, innovation and teaching through a mix of spot news, profiles, trend stories and/or other features.

Learn more about the job here.

NeuGroup seeks new managing editor

The NeuGroup, an independent financial research and publishing company, is looking for an experienced writer/editor to help manage their treasury management newsletter and Web site, iTreasurer.com.
For more information, contact hr@neugroup.com with managing editor in the subject line.

View the full job posting here.

International research editors wanted

Dow Jones AER Co. Inc. is looking for research editors who speak Chinese and Thai to work in Singapore to research, record and update details on politically influential people in countries all round the world for the Dow Jones Watchlist database, a global reference database of Politically Exposed Persons.

The position requires the use of a range of published sources for each country researched, such as government websites and locally published biographical directories.

To apply, visit www.dowjones.com/careers and search for:

Job ID 250946 - Research Editor (Chinese language)
Job ID 250947 - Research Editor (Thai language)

Find more information here.

Statesman looking for biz reporter

The Idaho Statesman, a McClatchy Co. daily newspaper in Boise, is looking to hire a seasoned business reporter.

The position is just one of two at the paper to break news online and in print. Applicants should be capable of writing stories of Idaho business people, problems and trends. Reporters are also expected to present information in alternative story forms.
Interested? Contact Brendan Sheehan at brendan.sheehan@thecrossbordergroup.com

View the full job posting here.

Dallas Morning News seeks biz editor

The Dallas Morning News is looking for a full time, assistant business editor to work with business reporters covering the local companies and economy of the Dallas-area market. Applicants should have business journalism experience with a good understanding of business topics.
Interested? Contact Dennis Fulton, Business Editor, at 214-977-8729 or dfulton@dallasnews.com

View more here.

Wanted: Rhode Island reporter

Providence Business News is looking for a business journalist to add to its newsroom. The locally-owned paper is looking for a reporter, preferably with a business background, to cover a wide variety of business issues in its surrounding community.
To apply, email your resume and clips to editor@pbn.com or mail them to:

Mark Murphy, Editor
Providence Business News
220 W. Exchange St.
Providence, RI 02903

TheStreet wants you!

TheStreet has several open positions for business journalists and editors just calling your name. Some of the staff they're looking for:

• A senior editor of personal finance with four years' previous experience to manage a team of writers and editors, edit content, create story ideas, and orchestrate freelancers.
  

• An options reporter to cover the options market for both skilled and novice investors as well as write a subscription newsletter.

• A MainStreet.com staff writer who can create content on personal finance with flair and star in videos for the organization's new site.
  

• A community editor to increase traffic to the site, pitch new content packages to partners, and help evolve TheStreet's use of social media including blogs, communities and syndication.

To apply, email your resume, salary requirements and other requested material to resumes@thestreet.com with the job title or department you're applying to in the subject line and body of the email.

Resumes can also be mailed to:

TheStreet.com
14 Wall Street, 15th floor
New York, NY 10005

Or faxed to: 212.321.5015

For more information on the positions, click here.

To learn more about TheStreet, visit their LinkedIn page here.

Times Union cuts workers

New York's Times Union announced the layoffs of 15 full-time employees, including editors, a Times Union story said.
Included in the cuts was business editor and weekly columnist, Marlene Kennedy, senior editor and the newspaper's reader representative, Monica Bartoszek, and sports editor Bill Callen.
According to the story, most employees were notified Monday and Tuesday and the layoffs were effective immediately.

View the story here.

At least 250 biz journalism jobs lost this year

In a new SABEW post, Chris Roush tallies that at least 250 business journalism jobs have been lost in 2009 so far.

Included in the list of business publications that made staff cuts already this year is Bloomberg, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the Chicago Tribune and the San Diego Union-Tribune.
From the article:

"During the first six months of the year, more than 250 business journalists lost their jobs due to media closings, layoffs or newsroom buyouts, according to an analysis of the industry by the Carolina Business News Initiative at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill."

Sacramento Bee names new business editor

The Sacramento Bee has named Mary Lynne Vellinga, a former Sacramento Bee business, political and development reporter, as its new business editor.

Vellinga rejoins the Bee to replace former business editor, Wayne Davis.
Vellinga originally joined The Bee in 1991 as a business writer and moved to The Bee's Capitol Bureau in 1995.

Since 1999 she reported on regional growth and land development issues and is co-author of a 1990 book published by Barron's on potential profits and pitfalls of investing in low-priced stocks.
She will begin her post as editor July 6.

View the story here.

2009 Loeb Award winners announced

The Loeb Awards, established in 1957 by the late Gerald Loeb to recognize journalists who make contributions to the understanding of business, finance and the economy, held the 2009 awards banquet last night, where winners were announced.

The awards include two special awards for career contributions: the Lifetime Achievement Award, which was given to Bill Emmott, former editor-in-chief of The Economist; and the Lawrence Minard Editor Award, which went to Lawrence Ingrassia, business and financial editor of The New York Times.

There were awards given in 12 additional competition categories such as online, breaking news, magazines and beat writing.

See the list of 2009 Loeb Awards recipients here.

Bloomberg mag to expand in print and online

An expansion is in the works for Bloomberg magazine's print and online efforts, according to reports from the Financial Times.
The story says that the move comes after several recent key hires, including the new publisher of Bloomberg Markets magazine, Michael Dukmejian, who spent 26 years at Time Inc. Norm Pearlstine, the former Time Inc editor in chief, and Andy Lack, the former NBC News president, were also hired to help expand the reach of the company's editorial output beyond the traditional Bloomberg terminal.
From the story: “I think the magazine and the company are in a unique position today to do the kind of business journalism today that a lot of companies with strained resources aren’t doing,” Mr Dukmejian told the FT.

BusinessWeek.com's new look

Today BusinessWeek unveiled a newly designed home page for their Web site, the first step in complete overall of the site that will unfold over the next few months.
BusinessWeek's John Byrne said the new look is aimed to "increase repeat visits to the homepage, drive more from the homepage to the rest of the site via improved navigation, to clearly communicate BusinessWeek.com offerings and special features through intelligent use of navigation and page layout, and to focus the homepage offering on our core audience of global business professionals and their destination mindset."
Byrne added that Businessweek.com currently has 50 million monthly page views and some 10 million unique visitors worldwide.
New additions include the following:

* Increased news and analysis on the most important breaking stories of the day in business.
* Expanded coverage of the stock markets around the world with more detailed data on the companies that are making news in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
* A Business Exchange window to see what our users are reading and how they’re reacting to stories on more than 1,500 topics, from commercial space travel to Starbucks, from around the web.

For more click here.

The Yale Forum offers up fellowships for biz journalists

The Yale Forum on Climate Change and the Media and the Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting are offering up to eight fellowships to experienced business journalists for the Society of Environmental Journalists' 19th annual fall conference on covering climate change.

The fellowships will provide expenses for travel and lodging for two days and SEJ registration fees.

Selected fellows will attend two special sessions on climate change as part of the conference Oct. 9-10 in Madison, Wisconsin.
Interested? Submit a one-page application letter specifying interest by July 10, to Bud Ward at The Yale Forum (wardbud@gmail.com) and Sunshine Menezes at the Metcalf Institute (sunshine@gso.uri.edu).

Applicants must also include a resume identifying contact information and current employer or outlets publishing freelance work.

Find more information here.