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#Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk – ethical guidelines for journalists

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Thirty-two new media and editorial vacancies this week on Journalism.co.uk

These are the latest editorial, PR and media job opportunities from this week on Journalism.co.uk’s jobs board:

0.8 Senior lecturer in journalism
Teach tomorrow’s journalism today.
Salary: £33,664 – £40,601 p.a. (Inc. LWA)
University of Westminster
Harrow, England
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Senior production editor
We need an experienced and talented wordsmith to help turn two of the UK’s best-recognised and best-selling golf magazines, Today’s Golfer and Golf World, into shining examples of world-class specialist journalism.
Salary: DoE
Today’s Golfer/Golf World
Peterborough, England
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Digital content assistant
Creating compelling editorial and promotional homepage content will be down to you. This will involve updating content to meet daily and weekly deadlines, and working on external communications such as e-newsletters.
Salary: £20K-£25K
Which?
London, England
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Assistant editor
Role in print, online and new flash-based digital publishing format for motivated “up and coming” assistant editor at complete media communications firm
Salary: DoE
Rapid News
37.5, England
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Assistant editor
UKIP Media & Events in Dorking, Surrey, has an opportunity for a talented and enthusiastic Assistant Editor.
Salary: DoE
UKIP Media and Events
Dorking, England
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Head of editorial – research
Creative flair/journalistic experience required to formulate interesting story angles via research findings to the media.
Salary: DoE
Opinion Matters
London, England
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Business/media analyst (internal: product planning manager)
Manager, advertising inventory/media/product planning researched for global online media company in London Covent Garden
Salary: Competitive
Travelzoo (Europe) Ltd
London, England
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Reporter
PRWeek requires a freelance to work 4-5 days a week on an ongoing basis, starting asap, based in Hammersmith. First-class writing skills and a keen interest in current affairs are essential. A background in business journalism is highly desirable.
Salary: DoE
Haymarket Publishing
London, England
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Editor – The Ecologist
The Ecologist requires an Editor to take it through its next stage of development and growth
Salary: DoE
Ecosystems Ltd
London, United Kingdom
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Sub-editor/assistant editor
Seeking a driven, talented and experienced sub editor/assistant editor.
Salary: DoE
Matchbox Magazine
London, England
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Editorial assistant
Progressive Digital Media is seeking an energetic and self-motivated editorial assistant to work across our network of Net Resources International business-to-business websites.
Salary: £18,000 – £19,000
Progressive Digital Media Group
London, England
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Assistant news editor
Assistant news editors sit at the heart of our integrated editing operation, selecting and editing news from a variety of sources for all platforms, and working closely with colleagues around the world to maintain our world-leading coverage
Salary: Competitive salary + benefits
Wall Street Journal
London, England
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Deputy editor
The deputy editor is a senior member of the europe.wsj.com team, helping manage and develop this successful pan-continental edition of WSJ.com.
Salary: Competitive salary + benefits
europe.WSJ.com (Wall Street Journal Online)
London, England
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News editor
We are seeking a talented editor to join our cross-platform team as a news editor. This senior role will be across print and online, supporting colleagues in print and on the web.
Salary: Competitive salary + benefits
Wall Street Journal
London, England
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Technology editor
We are seeking a top-flight reporter/editor with a keen interest in pan-European technology, from the smallest startup to the continent’s giants, who wants to develop ground-breaking coverage on europe.WSJ.com.
Salary: Competitive salary + benefits
europe.wsj.com (Wall Street Journal Online)
London, England
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Production editor
Production editor for magazines and websites covering the environmental sectors
Salary: c£25K
Environment Media Group
London, England
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News sub-editor
Digital Spy is seeking a news sub-editor to sub-edit copy across the site.
Salary: DoE
Digital Spy
Home based, England
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Reporter
Market leading monthly international construction magazine is recruiting a reporter.
Salary: £20K-£21K
Progressive Digital Media Group
London, England
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Night shift reporter
Bloomberg News is seeking an experienced reporter to cover the night shift in London.
Salary: Competitive plus benefits
Bloomberg
London, England
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Technique editor
Photo Plus is one of the best-selling UK photographic magazines and aimed at new owners of Canon digital SLR’s. We are looking for a passionate and knowledgeable technique editor to join the team.
Salary: £competitive + excellent benefits
Future Publishing Ltd
Bath, England
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Designer
Time Out is looking for a highly creative, organised and experienced designer to work on Time Out Abu Dhabi, soon to become a weekly magazine.
Salary: DoE
Time Out Abu Dhabi
Dubai, UAE, Middle East
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Sub-editor
Time Out GCC is looking for an experienced and talented sub editor to work on Time Out Abu Dhabi. You must be educated to degree level and will have held a job previously in this role.
Salary: DoE
Time Out Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, UAE, Middle East
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Section editors
Time Out Abu Dhabi is accepting applications for section editors who have demonstrable experience of and a flair for writing about food, music and nightlife, family life, or art and culture.
Salary: DoE
Time Out Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, UAE, Middle East
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Deputy editor
Time Out Abu Dhabi is looking for a deputy editor. Working closely with the editor, you will manage a small team of section editors/writers and ensure the smooth running of the magazine.
Salary: DoE
Time Out Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, UAE, Middle East
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News editor (Fresh Foods), The Grocer
Do you have strong writing and copy editing skills? The Grocer, the award winning flagship title of William Reed Business Media, is looking for a new News Editor on the Fresh Foods section.
Salary: DoE
William Reed Business Media
Crawley, England
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Online freelance writers
Demand Studios is hiring freelance writers to write short, structured articles for popular websites. Write as much as you want, from anywhere.
Salary: Average $15-$25 per article
Demand Studios
Nationwide, United Kingdom
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Editorial assistant
Editorial assistant needed for B2B monthly personal finance magazine. NCTJ degree standard (or equivalent). Full technical training given to successful applicant. Must have InDesign experience and good basic maths skills, especially percentages.
Salary: Up to £18,300
Financial Times Business
London, England
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Online reporter
Portfolio Adviser is looking for an online reporter to work on www.portfolio-adviser.com, one of the UK’s leading websites for wealth manager
Salary: DoE
Portfolio Adviser
London, England
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Reporter
Pageant Media, one of the UK’s fastest-growing business-to-business publishers, has an excellent opportunity for a second jobber to work as a reporter, covering news and features for print and online across a portfolio of financial publications.
Salary: DoE
Pageant Media
London, England
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Sales managers
Time Out Digital require a sales manager to lead the sales team to achieve targeted revenues and business growth.
Salary: DoE
ITP Publishing Group
Dubai, UAE, Middle East
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Online editor
ITP Publishing Group is looking for an experienced and ambitious web journalist to join its talented team on Time Out Abu Dhabi. Ideal candidates will be educated to degree level and already hold a position as a web journalist or site editor.
Salary: DoE
ITP Publishing Group
Dubai, UAE, Middle East
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Hyperlocal wars: commenters defend online local news sites

As my colleague Laura mentioned in a news article earlier today, a blog post on the Manchester Evening News’ website by chief reporter David Ottewell, written in defence of the Salford Star, raises concerns about new hyperlocal sites. An extract:

There is a lot of talk these days about ‘hyperlocal’ sites. The idea is that journalists working in a small community can cover stories that might get lost at, say, a regional or local level.

Too often, though, these sites disappoint. They end up simply regurgitating press releases, or ripping off stories from local newspapers, because they are one-man bands run by amateurs who don’t have the time, resources, or sometimes skills to dig out the news.

As Ottewell probably could have anticipated, this has sparked off some lively and heated comment. Hyperlocal trainer and publisher Will Perrin answers with examples of his favourite local news sites. Philip John, the developer behind Journal Local and the Lichfield Blog, raises an important point about future collaboration with Trinity Mirror (something Trinity Mirror’s head of regional multimedia David Higgerson talked about at the recent Polis/BBC College of Journalism conference):

We are also now actively talking with Trinity Mirror publications about collaboration and I know we’re not the only ones. I mention it specifically because they’re your ‘sisters’ within the TM family now and you might want to ask why they are so openly embracing hyperlocal.

Nigel Barlow, the co-founder of the Manchester site InsidetheM60 also responds, inviting Ottewell to further discuss these issues:

The spirit of your blog is not really in the best interests of what David Higgerson has for some time been promoting as cooperation between the main stream media and the Independents.

You have to recognise that there are some endemic problems within the media industry which local and regional papers seem to be bearing the brunt of. Not all their fault I accept but stances like yours do not help. Attack is not always the best form of defence but I take heart from the fact that you notice us. If we weren’t on your radar then surely we would be of no concern to you.

Sarah Hartley, who formerly worked at the MEN and now edits Guardian Local, says:

…your (probably) link bait assertion about what hyperlocal sites do ‘too often’ shouldn’t be left unchallenged. There’s heaps of sites up and down the country doing the sort of scrutiny you should applaud and unearthing stories of genuine importance to their communities – and that’s the point ‘their communities’. Maybe those stories don’t appeal to your professionalised view of journalism? I know not. Rather than generalise about these sites, perhaps some credit where it’s due and then name names if you have examples where churnalism is going on rather than tarring everyone with the same brush.

It has generated commentary away from the MEN site too; Philip John has a link round-up here.

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GQ takes home two Maggies including Overall Winner

Men’s fashion magazine GQ was recognised twice in this year’s Maggie Awards, which celebrate the magazine industry’s best covers.

GQ won the top prize of Overall Winner, and the magazine’s September 2009 issue cover, which featured Sienna Miller, claimed them victory in the Fashion category.

Judging panel chairman Jim Bilton said the winning cover, which fronted one of the magazine’s most successful issues of the year, was “a textbook example of great cover design”.

“So good, it looks completely effortless, but a great deal of skill has gone into the execution of a cover which combines beautiful photography and strong coverlines,” he said.

Other winners included Metal Hammer in the Entertainment category and Beano in the Youth category.

Over 40,000 votes were cast to decide the winners.

See the winning covers here….

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#followjourn: @michaelcross – freelance journalist

#followjourn: Michael Cross

Who? Freelance journalist, specialising in public policy, technology, healthcare and the law.

Where? Cross’ work appears in the Guardian and in various specialist publications, including the British Medical Journal and the Law Society Gazette. He is co-creator of the 18th century cartoon scrivener Tobias Grubbe. He also co-founded (with Charles Arthur) the Technology Guardian’s Free our Data campaign.

Contact? @michaelcross

Just as we like to supply you with fresh and innovative tips every day, we’re recommending journalists to follow online too. They might be from any sector of the industry: please send suggestions (you can nominate yourself) to judith or laura at journalism.co.uk; or to @journalismnews.

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Ghanaian investigative reporter wins health journalism award for undercover work

Ghanaian investigative reporter Anas Aremeyaw Anas has been awarded the 2010 Excellence in Journalism award by the Global Health Council, in recognition of his undercover work in a psychiatric hospital.

Disguised as a mentally-ill patient at the Accra Psychiatric hospital, Anas exposed the neglect and abuse of other patients by nurses.

Global Health Council President and CEO Jeffrey L Sturchio said Anas repeatedly risked his own life to help others.

“In selecting Mr Anas for this award, we were awed by his courage and persistence ― often at great personal risk ― in exposing the most vile and degrading treatment of human beings.” he said. “We celebrate everything Mr Anas has done to rescue and care for the most vulnerable among us.”

Last year, Journalism.co.uk reported that US President Barack Obama had praised Anas in his speech to the Ghanaian Parliament.

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Editors Weblog: US newspaper and TV websites launch Craigslist-rival boocoo

A group of US newspaper and broadcast TV news websites have launched boocoo.com – a listings and auction site to compete against eBay and Craigslist.

As well as charging for listings, the revenue plan for the site is to licence listings by zip code to individual newspaper publishers.

Tony Marsella, president of boocoo’s parent company Ranger Data Technologies, tells the Editors Weblog:

On Craigslist the model is “put the ad up and people work the price down”, whereas our model is just the opposite.  Put the item on and bid the price up.  We will also not allow “adult” materials, services, etc.  Our standard will be the high standards that newspapers have maintained for years in their local markets.  We will in the proper fashion make all of these points in our ad campaigns.

eBay is extremely vulnerable in the area of general merchandise auctions.  They have moved far from those people as they continue to move toward big box retail and fixed price selling.  Items that are difficult to ship, (lawn mowers, large furniture, snow blowers, etc) work very well in a market that has a local emphasis. Local focus also gives consumers the added advantage of shopping for services.

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TheGame: How World Cup journalism works

The phone goes. It is the newsdesk. “We need you to go and find North Korean fans now,” comes the instruction. “There aren’t any,” I helpfully reply. “Don’t care. There must be at least one. Go and find him.”

Hmmm. I am in Soccer City, the North Koreans are at Ellis Park across the City. I have only a couple of hours to kick-off, no North Korean contact – but then, who has? – and no ideas, except for simply standing outside the ground and waiting for a North Korean to arrive. This is not time quibble because the message from the newsdesk is that this is a “must-have” story. Foreign correspondents in South Korea and Japan are filing dispatches and Jonathan Clayton, our correspondent in Johannesburg, has been stationed outside the team hotel. I have 800 words to write on the mysterious North Korean fans. Oh dear.

Times reporter Kevin Eason gives a great, first-hand account of tracking down stories – and North Korea fans – at the World Cup. It’s a story of shoe leather, pressure and a little bit of luck as a reward for doggedly chasing leads. Would be interesting to know if any World Cup reporters are using social media shoe leather too?

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Mumbrella: ‘The Australian shows it’s easy for a paper to go overboard’

Down under, a fascinating media battle continues to play out: between News Corp’s Australian newspaper, the newspapers’ critics and the Victorian Office of Police Integrity (OPI).

In fact, via regular Crikey updates I’m truly hooked, but every time I come to summarise the plot for a UK audience I get put off by its numerous layers. However, I think it’s worth attempting, and directing you to more thorough pieces on Australian media sites.

I’ve previously written about the so-called ‘OzLeak’ case, which Margaret Simons has been steadily reporting for some months on politics site Crikey.

It involves a journalist’s source, an award-winning scoop about a police terror raid by the Australian, an inquiry by the Victorian Office of Police Integrity (OPI) and the attention of the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (ACLEI). Eventually the Australian prevented publication of the OPI/ACLEI report on its scoop with a court order.

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Since my last update, the situation has got even more tricky. The Australian has published more attacks on the OPI and Victoria Police’s chief commissioner Simon Overland. The Murdoch-owned Australian newspaper has also turned its attention to Simons’ journalistic activity, accusing her of receiving “inaccurate leaks” from Victoria Police and the OPI that discredit the Australian and its reporter Cameron Stewart; a charge she denies.

Fortunately for us observers, trying to make sense of all this, another independent Australian media site, Mumbrella, steps in to provide a little more commentary and summary:

“This appears to be a story that is of more interest to journalists than the public, and it feels a little like whoever writes about the issue ends up being sucked into it,” writes Tim Burrowes. “Certainly Simons is now involved in her own tussle with The Australian.”

Drawing on his own journalistic experience, he says the newspaper has got caught up and gone “overboard” in its coverage of the OPI.

So far, those outside the story probably see one of two sides. Either, the paper is cynically pursuing its own agenda to prosecute a private war. Or it is subjecting a powerful figure to long overdue scrutiny. It is, I suspect, neither of those two things, and both of those two things.

Once you’ve got something, it’s hard to let go. Particularly when you take it personally. That’s the nature of  investigative journalism.

But I don’t think this is a story that would have got anything like the column inches if The Australian wasn’t directly involved, and the senior editorial staff were not heavily invested in it.

Is there a story there? Yes. But has The Australian gone overboard in telling it? Yes.

I’ll try and update when there are further developments. In the meantime, I’ll be following Australian media news with interest.

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