Rio Grande Chapter President Julie Ann Grimm spotted this job announcement today:

The Los Alamos Monitor, located in northern New Mexico, is seeking to fill the position of full-time reporter. This award-winning daily newspaper has a circulation of 4,000 and publishes five days a week. The paper is part of Landmark Media Enterprises and can be found online at www.lamonitor.com.

Candidates should possess good writing, researching, interviewing and editing skills along with good grammar, spelling and punctuation skills. A bachelor’s degree in journalism or equivalent training and experience is desired, with 1 to 3 years of newspaper experience.

Responsibilities include submitting bylined articles each day on deadline. Some of these articles will be assigned, others will be reporter-driven articles based on beat coverage, as well as enterprise stories. The position requires taking photos and/or shooting video. The primary beat will be public safety (police, fire, courts) and also other features and topics as assigned. The position also requires occasional layout duties for the Los Alamos Monitor, website maintenance and other assigned tasks when necessary.

This is an hourly position, and it requires evening and some weekend work.

Interested individuals should send a resume, three news writing samples and salary requirements to: John Severance, Editor, The Los Alamos Monitor, 256 DP Road, Los Alamos, NM, 87544, or by e-mail to john@lamonitor.com

Dear Colleagues,

Monday, Jan. 23, is the deadline to apply for New America Media’s 2012 Immigration Fellowship, “Women on the Move,” a national fellowship program open to both ethnic media and mainstream media reporters to report on women immigrants. Fellows will receive a $2,000 stipend following publication of the story in their media outlet and on New America Media.

Women are now the majority of immigrants in the U.S. and in many ways immigration can be seen as a feminist issue. In 2009, New America Media released a multilingual poll of women immigrants in the U.S. This year we are launching our 2012 Immigration Fellowship for journalists across the country to report on the intersection of immigration and gender.

The fellowship includes a two-day training in Washington, D.C., on April 19-20, 2012; and the publication of an in-depth, substantive story (or series) focusing on the challenges and/or triumphs of immigrant women in the United States.

For more information and to apply, go to:
http://newamericamedia.org/2012-nam-women-immigrants-fellowship.php

Applications are due on Monday at 5:00 pm Pacific Time. All application forms must be sent to womenimmigrants@newamericamedia.org. Please direct any inquires to Project Co-Director Elena Shore  eshore@newamericamedia.org or 415-503-4170 x112. Applications may also be faxed to 415-503-0970.

Here’s another job announcement–this time for the New Mexico Business Weekly:

Web Producer – New Mexico Business Weekly

Are you an energetic multi-tasker looking to work in a breaking-news
culture? Do you have experience in business reporting, both in print and
online? You must be a stickler for detail and possess strong proofing
reading, spelling, grammar and headline-writing skills as well as a working
knowledge of online video and basic html skills. Must be able to communicate
well with others. Good news judgment and time management skills are
required. Other helpful skills include knowledge of InDesign, InCopy, Excel
and/or spreadsheet tools, FTP clients, Internet browsers and AP style. The
Web Producer requires that the successful candidate be versatile, creative
and collaborative. A college degree and at least 4 years of journalism
reporting experience are preferred. Reply to: Editor, New Mexico Business
Weekly with cover letter, resume and three writing samples. Email to:
kschroeder@bizjournals.com

On Monday, January 23, 2012,”A Bitter Taste of Freedom” will be showing at The Guild Cinema in Albuquerque.

Here’s more information from SPJ member (and former JAWS president) Megan Kamerick:

A Bitter Taste of Freedom

Jan 23
Monday 4:00, 5:45, 7:30

Dir. Marina Goldovskaya – 2011 – 88m – Russian, Sweden, US – co sponsored by J.A.W.S. (Journalism And Women Symposium)

A new documentary on famed Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya who was murdered in 2006 while investigating the most controversial actions of the Russian state.  Intimately handled by her colleague and friend, documentarian and UCLA tenured professor Marina Goldovskaya , this film astutely observes the principled determination that sealed Politkovskaya’s fate, and the adulation of countless Russians who viewed her as their only intercessor with justice in the period between perestroika and the fall of communism.

The Society of Professional Journalists is sponsoring a high school essay contest, focused on the question: “Why is it important that we have a news media that is independent of the government?”

For the first year, the Rio Grande Chapter of SPJ is participating in the contest, and the board of directors would like to see a strong showing of student entries from New Mexico. The deadline is March 8, 2012. The first place winner will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship.

Click on the PDF below to learn more about the contest–and please consider distributing the flier to students and instructors who might be interested in participating. Or, email the names and email addresses of instructors at your local high school to laura.paskus@gmail.com.

SPJ_HS-EssayContest_NM

Please pardon any strange happenings on SPJ’s Rio Grande Chapter website. We’re in the process of revamping the site.

The Santa Fe New Mexican is currently seeking a media sales executive.

This position offers a base salary, team bonus, commission plans, and a benefits package. The application deadline is January 9.

You can read the entire job announcement by clicking on the PDF posted below:

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