Punxsutawney Spirit Sports Reporter

[johann]

Is there another term for déjà-vu?

http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=459490

Company: The Punxsutawney Spirit
Position: Sports reporter
Location: Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
Job Status: Full-time
Salary: $20,000 to $25,000
Ad Expires: May 30, 2011
Job ID: 459490
Website: http://punxsutawneyspirit.com


Description:


WANTED IMMEDIATELY! – A reporter who can translate his or her enthusiasm for sports to the printed word. The Punxsutawney Spirit, located in the Weather Capital of the World, is looking for a sports reporter who can bring life to the sports pages of our weekly product, Jefferson County Neighbors, with both copy and design. You’ll be covering all kinds of sports – from high school football, wrestling, basketball and the like to summer Little League and softball – for a community that thrives upon its student athletes. Excellent writing and editing skills a must. Experience with Adobe inDesign and photography a definite plus. This is a great chance to take total control of your very own sports section. Send resume, samples of your work (copy and design) and references to Mary Jude Troupe, publisher, The Punxsutawney Spirit, P.O. Box. 444, Punxsutawney, Pa. 15767. E-mail to publisher @punxsutawneyspirit.com.

 

[Stitch]

The pay has been upped in the past year. I don't know if that means $19,999 to $20,001 to look better in the salary range.

 

[jr/shotglass]

Pretty area. Closest city life is Pittsburgh, and I was shocked to hear it's only an hour, 40 minutes away. Their HS teams don't tend to do much on a statewide scale, FWIW. Groundhogs plentiful.

 

[CarlSpackler]

Watch out for that first step. It's a dooooozy!

 

[Baron Scicluna]

The pay has been upped in the past year. I don't know if that means $19,999 to $20,001 to look better in the salary range.

Yeah, they've been ripped on here for their low pay scale before. Maybe they got a little embarrassed by it, or are tired of people bolting for the nearest Wal-Mart or McDonalds to get themselves a raise.

 

[esport12]

For me, it's always a red flag when you send your stuff to a publisher as opposed to an editor.

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

For me, it's always a red flag when you send your stuff to a publisher as opposed to an editor.

It's a pretty small paper. Plus, the editor could be fairly new to a management position and hasn't made many hires before.

At small papers, publishers can be a bit more hands on (not necessarily in a bad way either).

 

[mediaguy]

Punxsutawney Area High School's mascot is ... the Chuck.

 

[jr/shotglass]

Question which must be answered (orally):

How much wood could a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood?

 

[Matt Stephens]

A woodchuck would chuck all the wood if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

 

[dirtybird]

Last posted Jan 3rd. Ouch

 

[Stitch]

Last posted Jan 3rd. Ouch

To be fair, Dickinson has had two openings in less time.