Sports Writer- La Crosse, WI

Past tense. Place I used to work has gone from 5 people four years ago to 2 1/2 (part time) now.

The belt has become so tight it is cutting off blood flow to the genitals and other vital organs.

 

Ron and Mark, I hear you. I don't work at a Lee paper, but my favorite paper is the Post-Dispatch and it's a bit disappointing to see what it has become under Lee.

 

I used to be a Lee employee and I live in St. Louis, plus La Crosse is my hometown, so I know all too well how Lee Enterprises is running its newspapers into the ground.

 

Bump this back up, it's open
From jjobs.com
http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1565583

Company: River Valley Newspapers
Position:
Sports Writer/Copy Editor
Location:
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Job Status: Full-time
Salary: Not Specified
Ad Expires:
March 26, 2014
Job ID: 1565583
Website: http://www.rivervalleynewspapers.com

Description:

Sports Writer/Copy Editor

The River Valley Newspaper Group, which includes the national award-winning La Crosse Tribune (32,000 circ.) and Winona Daily News (10,000 circ.) sports sections, has an opening for someone who has strong copy editing skills, a thorough knowledge of design, is highly organized and can work with our regional design center. This position will work closely with a four-person sports staff in planning daily sections, and while not physically designing the sections, must have a flair for design and understand what eye-catching pages entail.

With a strong emphasis placed on our online sites, which includes our InsidePreps.com, the ability to help maintain our sites also is a must. There are also occasional opportunities for writing.

We offer an excellent benefits package, including medical, dental and life insurance options and a 401K retirement account plan. Career growth opportunities available through our parent company, Lee Enterprises.

The application deadline is Friday, March 14, 2014. Apply online at www.rivervalleynewspapers.com.

-Equal Opportunity Employer

 

It should be noted that the posting appears to have changed. The first was for a writer. Now it's for a copy editor "with occasional opportunities for writing."

 

This part seems confusing. If you're not the one laying out the pages, what exactly are you doing?

 

The pure copy-editing job might not be for me. Based on my experience with it it takes a special kind of person to just come in to the office and read stories all day. The paper I work at hired someone for this type of position with "occasional opportunities for writing" and they didn't leave the office for 9 months at a time.

 

FIVE!!!! Not four. (And the five titles are Mount Union's only five losses in the last nine years.)

 

Actually it was four when Ron posted it, so he's technically not wrong.

 

Agreed. The variety of writing, editing and design as the best part for me.

 

Ah, you are correct. Sorry, Ron. Guess I should check the date of posts I respond to.

 

Haha All good.