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Sports Editor - Washington Times

Discussion in 'Journalism Jobs' started by phoenixrising08, Jan 19, 2011.

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  1. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Crap, I wanted a piece of that threadjack.

    So, do these jobs get the Moddy seal? ;D
     
    playthrough, Feb 20, 2011
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  2. mediaguy

    mediaguy Well-Known Member

    I'm a different writer since I've been married, and certainly so since I've had kids. Work isn't everything. From a time standpoint, there are more limits on what I'm willing to do. I don't think this is a bad thing, personally or professionally.
     
    mediaguy, Feb 20, 2011
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  3. FreddiePatek

    FreddiePatek Active Member

    I hear the new guy hates married people. ;D
     
    FreddiePatek, Feb 21, 2011
    #135
  4. WerenCole

    WerenCole New Member

    Moddy -- I sent you a PM. Would love to have a chat with you soon.
     
    WerenCole, Feb 21, 2011
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  5. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Moddy asked that we not soil this thread with the single vs. married threadjack that I inadvertently started, so I'm going to respect his wishes, which are more than reasonable...

    I'm curious how many of the big beats the Times are going to cover? Skins, Caps, Nationals, Wizards, Georgetown hoops? which college football teams?

    Will they be able to travel with the pro teams? I would assume that the Redskins would be the only lock, but I could be wrong about that.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Feb 21, 2011
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  6. Drip

    Drip Active Member

    Moddy, might be premature but just what are you looking for in terms of talent?
     
    Drip, Feb 21, 2011
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  7. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Talent. Not trying to be a jackwad - that's as simple as I can make it. It is a unique opportunity. Marc and I have to use our judgment and assess the skills of those we think are capable of handling a pro assignment. There's a ton of talent out there, young and old and in between. How do we build the best team within our range of salaries? As noted earlier, the mass hiring is new to me and it is a challenge (a fun one) to make it all fit. I'll have many more capable applicants than I'll have slots. But with so many good applicants, the growth we do in the future will be easy.

    Our basic beats will be Redskins, Caps, Wizards, Nats, Maryland/colleges, Georgetown/colleges and everyone will have GA/enterprise attached to their "titles" as well. I'm looking at having two columnists who will also do the ga/enterprise thing.

    There won't be two on the Nats, for instance, so all the writers will have to be able to grab some games here and there because our Nats writer isn't doing 162 games. Everyone will have to be able to help out on the Redskins, to grab some college stuff that doesn't fit into the Maryland/Georgetown realm, to be comfortable as the second (or third) person in on Caps playoff games.

    So I guess that's another answer to Drip's question: You better be versatile.

    We will travel. Everywhere? Probably not but the travel budget is very workable. We'll travel smart, which frankly is something all of us should have been doing years ago anyway. We'll go everywhere we need to go and many places we want to go - but not everywhere we want to go.

    The SE in me wants five more people and 50 percent more travel money. The sensible person in me looks at their plan and knows it was well thought out - let's not dive in full bore and a year from now have to go WHOA! Let's build and grow in a responsible manner while making sure there are enough resources at the start to do the job well and competitively (and there are enough).
     
    Moderator1, Feb 21, 2011
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  8. WerenCole

    WerenCole New Member

    Sounds right up my ally, Moddy. As you will see in my resume, I am versatile and hardworking and ready to rock out. I do not look to replace my colleagues and friends like Mark Zuckerman or Mike Jones at the Times but rather take up their legacy and help build a great sports department in the years.
     
    WerenCole, Feb 21, 2011
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  9. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    It's a message board. Save it for your interview.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Feb 21, 2011
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  10. BrianGriffin

    BrianGriffin Active Member

    I'm wondering what the online presence will be. There are a lot of people out there who are building up strong backgrounds doing various forms of new media work. How would these skills fit in at the Times?
     
    BrianGriffin, Feb 21, 2011
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  11. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member


    No clue. I work for The Times. But they'd fit in real well there - we plan to have a very strong online presence. We hope to have some "new" online copy up this week.
     
    Moderator1, Feb 21, 2011
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  12. BrianGriffin

    BrianGriffin Active Member

    Whoops, fixed it (sorry). Will you have dedicated verticals for all the pro teams? How about Maryland and Georgetown? Preps?

    I guess it's sort of the same question as beats, but in some ways different. I've learned that your online presence will in some ways define the nature of your beat coverage. Going from a paper where I covered an important beat that did not have a dedicated vertical to the beat to a paper that did, I found the change profound. It wasn't necessarily more work, but a change in focus in some ways.

    I appreciate you fielding questions. My questions have more to do with professional curiosity than anything else (though I hope they do help paint the picture for applicants). This kind of thing doesn't happen every day and I'm completely fascinated by how you guys are approaching this. It must be an exciting situation to be a part of.
     
    BrianGriffin, Feb 21, 2011
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