Winter copy editing internship at Des Moines Register

The Des Moines Register is searching for an energetic college student
looking for a career in sports journalism to bolster the staff at one of the
most respected newspapers in the country. This is a 12-week position
starting Jan. 4 on the sports department's nightside copy desk. Pay is $11
per hour.

It is the perfect training ground for a skilled young journalist who wants
to get better at editing stories and writing headlines. Top applicants will
exhibit exceptional word skills, a strong knowledge of sports, speed and
accuracy on deadline, and familiarity with AP style. Design experience is a
plus.

The Register straddles Big Ten and Big 12 country. The newspaper covers four
Division I universities, triple-A baseball basketball and hockey teams, a
burgeoning auto-racing scene, and prides itself on a sophisticated and
in-depth approach to prep sports.

The newspaper also is intent on building one of the best Web sites in
America, and is looking for creative candidates that can help in that area.

The Gannett-owned Register has a circulation of 130,000 daily and 230,000
Sunday.

Send a cover letter, resume, references and 6-8 work samples to Mark Emmert,
deputy sports editor, Des Moines Register, 715 Locust St., Des Moines 50309.
Or e-mail those materials as attachments to memmert@dmreg.com. The deadline is Dec. 4.

The Des Moines Register is committed to diversity and proud to be an equal
opportunity employer.

 

Just in time for the next batch of layoffs!

 

Wow. At one time, the daily circulation of "Iowa's Newspaper" was about a quarter-million, and I think it was still about 200K in the 1990s.

RIP, Big Peach.

And Fuck You, Gannett.