Sports writer, Citizens' Voice, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Courtesy: journalismjobs.com

Company: The Citizens' Voice
Position: Sports writer
Location: WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania
Job Status: Full-time
Salary: Negotiable
Ad Expires: June 16, 2008
Job ID: 856212
Website: http://citizensvoice.com

Description:
The Citizens’ Voice, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., has an immediate opening for a sports writer to cover scholastic and collegiate sports in an aggressive two-newspaper market.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record covering a beat and the ability to identify compelling feature and enterprise stories. We’re also looking for a reporter who understands the basics and importance of the Web in breaking the news. 1-2 years of daily experience is preferred, but we will consider entry-level reporters with strong journalism backgrounds.

Send resume and work samples to Larry Holeva, Managing Editor, The Citizens’ Voice, 75 N. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18711 or e-mail lholeva@timesshamrock.com

 

Any word on the pay or how good this paper is to work for?

 

What happened to Jim Halpert? Did he finally leave for that sales job?

 

Yea. Dunder-Mifflin. I hear it's an up-and-coming company with a great online presence.

 

I've always found it interesting that a town like Wilkes-Barre could be an "aggressive two-newspaper market."

 

The CV was started by striking workers of the larger daily in the late 1970s, so there's bad blood and a reason beyond news content for readers to support one or the other paper. It's now owned by the Scranton paper.

 

Did I hear someone mention my name? Perhaps not surprisingly, I know a thing or two (but nothing more) about this job. I will now field questions via PM.

Thank you for your time.

 

They did cover that huge story a year ago about the obscene water mark.

 

What's the area like? Small city out in the boonies?

 

Re: Sports writer, Citizens' Voice, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Two hours from NYC and Philly isn't what I'd call "boonies."

 

I believe the paper covers the Penguins and Yankees minor league franchises.

 

The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area is a fairly large market, although Wilkes-Barre is the smaller of the two cities. Last I knew, the Citizen's Voice has a beat writer for the hockey team, while the Scranton Times-Tribune did the baseball coverage. They share stories. There also was an AFL2 team and a couple of small colleges in the area.