UPDATE: Riverside, Calif. ... Two positions

   WE'VE FILLED THE COPY DESK POSITION. WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH RESUMES FOR THE MOTORSPORTS/GA POSITION. WE"RE LOOKING TO FILL THIS POSITION IN EARLY SUMMER.
-- DAVE A.
  The Press-Enterprise, Inland Southern California's largest daily newspaper, is searching for two new members to join our team.
   * Motorsports/GA writer: Our area is home to California Speedway, which hosts two NASCAR races per season. We're also home to several local oval tracks and dragways. The writer will supply copy for a weekly racing feature page, as well as cover the important stories surrounding motorsports in Southern California. Candidates should be equally adept at writing a local racing feature, as well as a writing a profile of a NASCAR driver. The candidate will also be charged with writing enterprise pieces for A1.
   The selected applicant will also serve as a backup to our many college and professional beats.
   * Copy editor/paginator/web producer: As we continually add more web content to our Sports Day platform, we're adding a staff member who may paginate inside pages one day, then serve as our web producer the next. (This person would serve as the web producer when our full-time web producer is off.) Knowledge of CCI editorial system and/or knowledge of how to produce audio slide shows and flash presentations would be major pluses.
   The Press-Enterprise provides home/away coverage of the Angels, Dodgers, Lakers, USC, UCLA and UC Riverside. We also cover Padres, Chargers, Chivas USA and Galaxy home games as well as select Clippers, Ducks and Kings games. We cover more than 100 high schools and produce daily feature pages geared toward specific interest groups in our readership.
   What questions do you have? Send them to sports editor Dave Ammenheuser at dammenheuser@pe.com or PM me here. If you're interested in one of the positions, please send your resume, cover letter and clips to Dave Ammenheuser, sports editor, 3512 Fourteenth Street, Riverside, CA 92501.

 

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What happened to Jim Short?

 

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I have seen this paper on several occasions and each time and I am very impressed with their layout and coverage.

 

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You don't get out much, do you?

 

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Can anyone tell me this paper's circulation?

 

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PRESS-ENTERPRISE, RIVERSIDE CO. (RIVERSIDE P.O.) SUN DLY 179,390
PRESS-ENTERPRISE, RIVERSIDE CO. (RIVERSIDE P.O.) AVG M (M-F) DLY 177,857
PRESS-ENTERPRISE, RIVERSIDE CO. (RIVERSIDE P.O.) SAT M DLY 170,175

 

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170,000

 

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http://www.latimes.com/sports/printedition/la-sp-simers25dec25,1,6851730.column?coll=la-headlines-pe-sports

 

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I have never met Shav, but that Times story makes him seem like he'd be one of the best people to enjoy a beer with.
I sure hope when my career is over that someone will write something like that about me.

 

Re: Riverside, Calif. ... Two positions

I know Jim Short very well and a more professional, NICE guy you'd be hard pressed to find. I think the world of the guy, dating to when I worked at the P-E as a part-timer and Jim would not only go to bat for me on assignments, but pass out advice about everything without being arrogant or snobby.

You couldn't say the same for several of his counterparts at the time.

On top of that, the guy turned out professional, readable copy on everything and anything from USC football to -- of course -- everything that made turns.

 

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I always liked seeing Jim Short at any event. He was a straight shooter and fun to be around. He will be missed.