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Featured Opportunity
Community Editor Req #017167, ReportingOnHeath.org
About: Our USC Annenberg program is seeking an experienced, creative editor to manage content and guide outreach strategy for an online professional community. Responsibilities include production and editing of content, development of community engagement efforts to generate growth in member posts, traffic and influence of site. The Community Editor will also manage daily content and social media, supervise interns, oversee the developer and stay ahead of the news cycle -- keeping informed on a broad range of health topics.
Required skills include: Strong organizational/time management and team building ability, grammar & fact checking experience, a background in health and/or health journalism, an established track record managing and building an online community and multimedia production skills.
Location: Alhambra, CA
Medium: Internet/Online/New Media
To Apply: Please submit your application for Community Editor through the University of Southern California Talent Management Web site at http://usccareers.usc.edu/los-angeles/publications-and-editing/jobid3169683-editor_writer-ii-jobs
New Job Listings
Reporters - Medical/Health News, Medical Daily (via journalismjobs.com)
Location: New York, NY
Requirements: Full-time position
Medium: Internet/Online/New Media
News Internship, Nature Medicine, Nature Publishing Group (via journalismjobs.com)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts or New York, NY
Status: Full-time Temporary Internship
Area: Internet/Online/New Media
Staff Writer - Healthcare, Access Intelligence (via journalismjobs.com)
Location: Rockville, MD
Status: Full-Time
Medium: Print/Online
Investigative Reporter and Writer, Juvenile Diabetes Cure Alliance
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Medium: Print/Online
Senior Officer, Communications (Health Initiatives), The Pew Charitable Trusts
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Medium: Online/Print
2013 National Health Journalism Fellowship, USC Annenberg
Eligibility: Professional journalists from print, broadcast, and online media through the United States, including freelancers. Applicants do not need to be full-time health reporters, but should have a demonstrated interest in health issues, broadly defined to include the health of communities. Freelancers should earn the majority of their income from journalism. A minimum of three years' reporting experience is preferred.
Deadline: April 10, 2013
From the Website: The National Health Journalism Fellowships program offers journalists an opportunity to explore the intersection between community health, health policy and the nation's growing diversity during a five days of intensive, all-expenses-paid training in Los Angeles. Reporting projects are supported with a $2,000 grant to each Fellowship recipient.
Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism, USC Annenberg
Eligibility: Professional journalists from print, broadcast, and online media through the United States, including freelancers. Applicants do not need to be full-time health reporters, but should have a demonstrated interest in health issues, broadly defined to include the health of communities. Freelancers should earn the majority of their income from journalism. A minimum of three years' reporting experience is preferred.
Deadline: April 10, 2013
From the Website: The Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism provides grants of up to $10,000 for reporting on critical health issues facing underserved communities. Hunt grantees also take part in the all-expenses-paid 5-day National Health Journalism Fellowship, July 14-18 in Los Angeles.
19th annual Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, America's Promise Alliance
Eligibility: The Dart Awards competition is open to news organizations and independent journalists across North America and U.S. territories.
Deadline: March 1, 2013
From the Website: “Work must be published or broadcast between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2012."
Health Journalism 2013 Conference, Association of Health Care Journalists
Information: AHCJ's annual conference will be March 14-17, 2013, at the Seaport Boston Hotel and the adjacent Seaport World Trade Center. The hotel and conference center are located on the Boston waterfront in the growing Seaport District.
Deadline: Early rate ended February 8, 2013
From the Website: Join hundreds of other journalists as they take part in skill-building workshops, sit in on panel discussions and visit area research sites. The conference, produced by the association’s Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism, features world-class speakers, important news briefings and helpful sessions all aimed at aiding reporters, editors and news producers in better covering the latest health issues.
2013-2015 Multicultural Fellowship Program, The San Francisco Foundation
From the Website: Our Multicultural Fellowship Program is a two-year, full-time program that aims to increase diversity in the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors.
Deadline: Monday, March 11, 2013, by 5:30 p.m. PST.
From the Website: “This year, the Multicultural Fellowship Program seeks three Fellows with expertise in the following programmatic areas: Arts and Culture, Civic Engagement, and Community Health.”