{"id":26855,"date":"2012-08-31T22:49:45","date_gmt":"2012-09-01T02:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=26855"},"modified":"2012-08-31T22:52:52","modified_gmt":"2012-09-01T02:52:52","slug":"job-asahi-shimbun-economics-news-assistantstaff-reporter-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2012\/08\/31\/job-asahi-shimbun-economics-news-assistantstaff-reporter-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Asahi Shimbun Economics News Assistant\/Staff Reporter position"},"content":{"rendered":"

Via Asahi Shimbun<\/strong>. <\/em>Posted by <\/em>Kay Monroe<\/a><\/em><\/strong> (Miyazaki<\/a>-shi, 1995 -97)<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em>
\n____________________________________________________________<\/em><\/p>\n

***Note: If you apply for this position, please let them know you learned of it from JETwit. Thanks.<\/em>***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Position:<\/em><\/strong> <\/em>News Assistant \/ Economics Staff Reporter<\/em><\/em>
\nPosted by:<\/em><\/strong> Asahi Shimbun<\/em><\/em>
\nType:<\/em><\/strong> Full-time<\/em>
\nLocation:<\/em><\/strong> Washington, DC<\/em>
\nSalary:<\/em><\/strong> $33,000 to $36,000<\/em>
\nStart date<\/em><\/strong>: NA<\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Overview:<\/strong>
\nThe Asahi Shimbun is Japan’s leading national daily newspaper. Based in Tokyo, it has a circulation of more than eight million. Its North American bureaus are located in Washington, D.C., New York, and Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Qualifications:<\/strong>
\nApplicants must have a bachelor\u2019s degree, master’s preferred. Interest or background in covering U.S. and international economics and finance is highly desirable. Japanese language is helpful but not necessary. Interest or experience in East Asia, especially Japan and China, is also a plus.\u00a0 Economics major preferred but not required.\u00a0 Must be willing to work overtime on evenings and weekends.<\/p>\n

Duties: <\/strong>
\nDuties include assisting our Washington economics correspondent with articles by conducting thorough background research, attending press briefings, gathering news and views, arranging interviews, and closely following developments in the area of international economics, including the Treasury Department, Federal Reserve, and White House. Some administrative support, such as transcribing interviews and other assignments, is also required. This is a reporting position with no article-writing or byline opportunities. Compensation includes overtime pay, excellent medical\/dental benefits, and 401(k).<\/p>\n

Application Procedure:<\/strong>
\nPlease email cover letter and resume toAsahiDC@asahiam.com. Deadline: Wednesday, September 12. No clips or phone calls, please.<\/p>\n

Contact Information:<\/strong>
\nHiring Manager
\nThe Asahi Shimbun
\n1022 National Press Building
\nWashington, D.C. 20045
\nAsahidc@asahiam.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Via Asahi Shimbun. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). ____________________________________________________________ ***Note: If you apply for this position, please let them know you learned of it from JETwit. Thanks.*** Position: News Assistant \/ Economics Staff Reporter Posted by: Asahi Shimbun Type: Full-time Location: Washington, DC Salary: $33,000 to $36,000 Start date: NA Overview: The Asahi […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t