JMC-Staff Writers - (Murray, KY)

Pool Details Posting Details Pool Name JMC-Staff Writers Position title JMC-Staff Writers Posting Number Type of Employment Student Job type Student Pools Position Info Job summary Summary This position will be responsible for the following: Attend weekly section meetings Responsible for writing articles each week for the various section editors Must meet set deadlines Must check in with editor on Wednesday for possible rewrite Responsible for covering stories for special sections, i.e., homecoming and spring break tabloids Attend weekly writing coaches with the Chief Copy Editor Should make every attempt to attend an event if they are assigned to cover it Should schedule personal interviews with sources they plan to interview. If personal interviews are impossible due to scheduling conflicts or if the source is in a different town, phone interviews are acceptable. Interview via email should be avoided unless all other means of contacting a source have failed.