Subject: [big campaign] JOB: The Washington Independent, Editor
From: Beth Eagle <[email-masked]>
To: big campaign <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:12:08 -0800 (PST)
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We are hiring!  Feel free to send this around.
Beth

Editor, The Washington Independent

The Center for Independent Media (CIM) is looking for an editor to
lead its national political news site, The Washington Independent.
This organized, self-starting innovator will work with CIM’s national
editorial team to manage the production of high quality, breaking
news, covering Congress, elections, state and federal politics,
national security and other key issues of the day.

The role’s key criteria for success is generating “impact journalism,”
with reporting that demonstrably shapes the public debate and advances
the common good.  The Independent’s staff achieves this goal through a
combination of aggressive reporting and tenacious, insightful
blogging.

The ideal candidate will have at least 3-4 years experience in editing
and reporting political news online and will be intimately familiar
with national politics. Salary commensurate with experience.

Responsibilities include:
Drive an effective news agenda that captures the attention of elected
officials, key decision-makers and other influentials.
Develop, assign and edit individual stories that speak to CIM’s
mission of impact journalism.
Oversee editing of blog posts throughout the news cycle.
Manage team of accomplished, top-tier political reporters and track
their story development.
Manage the functionality of the site, in conjunction with tech team.
Help promote the work and staff of the Washington Independent as
needed with outreach team
Work with CIM leadership to develop and aggressively pursue plans for
enhanced ad revenue and positive traffic trends.
This position reports to the CIM Senior Editor.

About the Organization:
The Center for Independent Media investigates and disseminates news
that impacts public debate and advances the common good.  To
accomplish its mission, the Center operates an independent online news
network.   An informed citizenry is a fundamental principle of civil
society and American democracy; in the words of the Supreme Court in
Garrison v. Louisiana: “Speech concerning public affairs is more than
self-expression; it is the essence of self government.”  Our reporting
emphasizes the positive role of democratically elected government in
securing the common good and social welfare, and the continuing
benefits of our founding culture of egalitarian government by the
people, for the people. 

For more about the Center for Independent Media, please visit
http://www.newjournalist.org.

Please send resume and cover letter to [email-masked]
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