No-whining, one-year sports writer -- Youngstown, Ohio, Vindicator

May be the worst ad I've ever seen. The old bootstrap journalism was comedy, but this one is awful.

 

I always liked the one "No assholes need apply".

 

The Kokomo Perspective, a 32,000-circulation weekly newspaper focused on local news and features in Kokomo, Indiana, and the immediately surrounding area, is seeking a journalist who possesses the instincts and writing skill necessary to entertain and inform our readers. We do not utilize the wire. We do generate content that is relevant to our community. We do not simply report what happened. We do provide context because the why matters more. Oh, we're also the best medium in the market.

If you are interested in covering a variety of fields, investigating and researching stories that make a difference to people, and utilizing a variety of skills that go beyond simply putting words on a page, then we're interested in hearing from you.

Our requirements aren't restrictive. An education is nice -- even preferable -- but the field of study isn't nearly as important.

You have a journalism degree? That's great. What else do you know? Experience is also nice, but being open to new ideas and new ways of telling stories is required. If you can't be edited, if your copy is immaculate in its conception, why don't you go find something else to do with your life? You're wasting divinity.

Our office is laid back. Our schedule is flexible. Our publisher is demanding. Our readers are enthusiastic about us. Our compensation is decent. Our benefits are not great. We do have a 401(k) with a match. We don't have health insurance. We're not going to lie to you and tell you that you get to kick back, attend a meeting or two, and write a column each week about your navel or whatever strikes your fancy this week. This will be work. This will be fun.

We have a website that yearns for unique content. Columns about navels and fancies may go here. And we have a newspaper that needs three to five stories a week from your fevered mind. Lightweights need not apply.

What else do you need to know? Call editor Pat Munsey at 765-452-0055, or e-mail your resume' to editor@kokomoperspective.com. If you're really serious about working here, include three samples of your writing -- unedited if possible. We like to know what we're getting into without the filter in place.

 

What's up with the navel fetish?

 

The Vindicator. Starring Jason Statham as British Guy. Bruce Willis as Detective Lon Buck. Vera Farmiga as Woman. And Vin Diesel as Vin Dicator. Directed by Michael Bay. Memorial Day 2016

 

You have to keep checking to make sure the umbilical cord is no longer there. There's no health insurance to have it removed.

 

Looks like this one is back open again
JournalismJobs.com - Job Listing - Sports reporter opening

Date Posted July 29, 2015
Location Youngstown, Ohio
Position Reporter
Specialty General Assignment
Job Status Full-time
Salary Negotiable
Website http://www.vindy.com

Description:
The Vindicator in Youngstown, OH, seeks reporter applicants for a 1-year sports reporting intern post at our 80K daily print and online readership.
The ideal candidate will be well-versed in current digital reporting trends and tools. But you must also demo the time-tested skills of storytelling, sourcing and news instincts.
This is a one-year intern post that can roll into full-time if you got the goods. The last thing we want to do is grow with you, and then send you out the door.
AP just crowned us best in Ohio for our size — for the second year in a row.
Maybe you'll find us worthy, too?
Like our industry, we are a company in tremendous transition and fighting some tough economic circumstances.

No whiners, please; just winners.
If you're this person, please consider us. Email a resume, 10- 12 clips and 4 professional references to Editor Todd Franko at tfranko@vindy.com. (No phone calls, please.)

 

No whiners, because you get the most media-friendly HC to work with in Bo Pelini.

 

Sorry to ruin your joke, but I doubt this position has much to do with YSU/Pelini, as Joe Scalzo is the Penguins beat writer for the paper.