Job: News reporter/research assistant for Daily Yomiuri (Los Angeles)
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Via Caleb Rabinowitz of the Daily Yomiuri in Los Angeles:
News Reporter/Research Assistant
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Description:
The Los Angeles Bureau of the Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan’s largest national daily newspaper, seeks a reporter/research assistant. We cover social issues, sports events, national politics and any major breaking news in the Western and Midwestern states of the U.S. This job primarily involves gathering news, tracking newswires, assisting sportswriters, arranging interviews, conducting background research, creating scrapbooks of news clips and transcribing interviews. The office is often fast-paced, and the position will include exciting opportunities to travel to major news events, report on major sporting events, interview high-ranking state and national officials, and cover the entertainment industry. Applicants must be fluent in English and speak conversational or better Japanese. Those who speak Spanish will be preferred.
Job Duties:
-Newsgathering and research, identify newsworthy events
-Conduct interviews/develop and maintain news sources
-Cover press conferences and other events
-Travel is sometimes required, including weekends
-Some administrative duties
Qualifications:
-Language: Fluent English and conversational Japanese required/Spanish preferred
-Keen interest in and thorough understanding of current events
-Bachelors degree required
-Excellent internet and research skills
-Attention to accuracy, detail oriented, ability to multitask effectively
-Valid driver’s license and ability to drive freeways
Compensation:
Salary: $35,000
Benefits: 401(k), medical and dental insurance, work-related gas mileage and cell phone reimbursement
How and to Whom to Apply:
Email cover letter and resume to: yomiurilajob@gmail.com Attn: Mr. Tatsuhito Iida, Los Angeles Bureau Chief. Applicants must indicate proficiency level for all languages (e.g. native, working knowledge or conversational) in resumes. All applications must be submitted by June 21, 2010. Applicants must be available for in-person interviews in downtown Los Angeles.
Yomiuri Shimbun
Founded in 1874, The Yomiuri Shimbun is the largest national daily newspaper in Japan with a circulation of more than 10 million and an estimated daily readership exceeding 26 million people. We have 32 international bureaus, of which three are in the United States: Washington DC, New York and Los Angeles.
The Yomiuri Shimbun: http://www.yomiuri.co.jp
The Yomiuri Shimbun Media Data: http://adv.yomiuri.co.jp/m-data/english/index.html
The Daily Yomiuri: http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/
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