Prep writer at Seattle Times

luckyducky · Jul 24, 2007

http://www.seattletimescompany.com/newsroom/3year.htm

The Seattle Times three-year residency is designed for beginning journalists with some daily newspaper experience. The program gives journalists a range of newsroom experiences, plus on-the-job training and development.

Running Start
Both The Seattle Times and residents invest considerable time and effort. Each receives much in return. For The Seattle Times, there's reward in mentoring motivated beginners and adding their talents and energy to the newspaper. For participants, there's opportunity in exploring career interests and developing high-quality professional skills.

Strong Finish
Residents receive a development plan and regular feedback, have a mentor and gain experience in several newsroom departments. Most reporting residents rotate among news features, business news, suburban and metro assignments. The rotation is generally made once a year. However, a resident's interests and experience may be considered for longer placements. Sports residents focus on that coverage area throughout their three years. Copy-editing residents work on a variety of desks.

The Seattle Times offers varied training opportunities. Residents are encouraged to attend newsroom brownbag training sessions on writing, editing and other journalistic skills. They can also join the newsroom writers' groups. Mentors provide individual coaching.

Qualifications: Successful applicants must have graduated by the time the residency begins. Additionally, newspaper experience is required. Applicants must have had at least two to three successful internships at large, metropolitan dailies or a year or two at smaller dailies. Positions are filled as vacancies occur.
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Two prep guys left at the end of the school year. One of them had the three-year residency slot, thus they could put their new hire in that spot.

Moland Spring · Jul 24, 2007

I love the idea of a three-year internship. Assuming there is somewhere for this suddenly experienced writer to go when it's over...

luckyducky · Jul 24, 2007

Moland Spring said:

I love the idea of a three-year internship. Assuming there is somewhere for this suddenly experienced writer to go when it's over...
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There's always somewhere. I believe the departing three-year guy went back to school for a teaching degree.

CaliforniaRed · Jul 26, 2007

If that's true, it's brutal.

luckyducky · Jul 26, 2007

The other preps guy who left got a college beat at a smaller paper, so perhaps it balances.

Moderator1 · Jul 29, 2007

I'm told this was offered to a guy from Tacoma and turned down. I had the name but in my adled state deleted it before copying.

Tom Petty · Jul 30, 2007

Moderator1 said:

I'm told this was offered to a guy from Tacoma and turned down. I had the name but in my adled state deleted it before copying.
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adled = hammered?

ralph wiggum · Jul 30, 2007

I'm pretty sure the guy leaving to get a teaching degree, Michael Ko, was not a three year. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but I think he was just ready to do something else and is leaving on his own terms.

brian griffin · Aug 2, 2007

I heard they made a hire yesterday.

Moderator1 · Aug 6, 2007

From Evansville, I believe.

sportschick · Aug 6, 2007

Moderator1 said:

From Evansville, I believe.
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Your sources are correct.

friend of a friend · Aug 6, 2007

Don Mattingly?

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