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Sports Reporter - Martinsville, VA

Discussion in 'Journalism Jobs' started by Zads07, Aug 3, 2015.

  1. Zads07

    Zads07 Member

    JournalismJobs.com - Job Listing - Sports Reporter

    Date Posted July 31, 2015
    Location Martinsville, Virginia
    Position Reporter
    Specialty Sports/Outdoors
    Job Status Full-time
    Salary Not Specified
    Website http://MartinsvilleBulletin.com

    Description:
    The Martinsville Bulletin is seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic sports reporter. The ideal candidate believes in newspapers and the importance in local sports news. The Martinsville Bulletin, a 6 day daily newspaper located in beautiful Southern Virginia, has an opening for a Sports Reporter to cover prep Sports, high school baseball, basketball and football, NASCAR (We have two races each year) and other racing events. The right candidate will be able to see beyond the daily grind to tell the stories our readers can’t get anywhere else. One to three years of daily newspaper experience is preferred, but we will consider college graduates with internship experience. Multimedia experience is a plus. Please email a cover letter and a resume to editor Brandon Walker at Brandon.Walker@martinsvillebulletin.com. Apply online: BH Media.
     
  2. crimsonace

    crimsonace Well-Known Member

    I believe former Bristol SE Sam Jackson is the ME at this paper. If so, he's one of the really, really good guys in the business.
     
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  3. RonClements

    RonClements Well-Known Member

    If Ginny Wray is no longer at the Bulletin, this is probably a good gig for an up-and-comer.
     
  4. SportsGuyBCK

    SportsGuyBCK Active Member

    The downside is that its now owned by BH Media ... don't believe the hype that Warren Buffett's ownership would be good for the papers (and the people working for them) ...
     
  5. crimsonace

    crimsonace Well-Known Member

    Good point, but is there any newspaper owned by a company that *isn't* a red flag right now? Seems like every chain who owns a paper is varying degrees of terrible.
     
  6. bostonlocal10

    bostonlocal10 New Member

    You won't find much better job security in newspapers. As someone who worked for a BH Media paper and has friends who still do, I can say from experience that it's nice to not worry about furloughs or layoffs after a bad quarter or two. The newspapers are such a small part of BH, and that's beneficial to our side.
     
  7. Cosmo

    Cosmo Well-Known Member

    Outside of (still) not getting raises, BH has been a fantastic company to work for. No furloughs. Haven't heard of many, if any, newsroom layoffs. Travel budgets are well funded. Considering the previous owner was Media General, it's been quite pleasant, thanks.
     
  8. Mystery Meat II

    Mystery Meat II Well-Known Member

    That's about what I was fixing to post, though they did shutter Manassas (which may have been an inevitability no matter who owned it) and I believe Greensboro took a hard hit after BH picked it up from whatever the hell Landmark is now. Most everything I've heard about BH has been largely positive.
     
  9. JBondurant804

    JBondurant804 Member

    The Bulletin was acquired by BH Media in the last three months. Having spent the first three years of my career working both part-time and full-time for two different BH papers, I really don't have any complaints. The folks in Martinsville are good people, and now that they're under the same umbrella as a good amount of other Virginia papers, this makes coverage, particularly for out-of-town games, optimal.
     
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