{"id":39221,"date":"2016-02-08T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T13:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=39221"},"modified":"2016-02-08T09:00:49","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T13:00:49","slug":"job-staff-reporter-the-asahi-shimbun-d-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2016\/02\/08\/job-staff-reporter-the-asahi-shimbun-d-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Staff Reporter – The Asahi Shimbun (D.C.)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Posted by\u00a0Sydney Sparrow<\/strong>,\u00a0curriculum and\u00a0content developer for a\u00a0real estate school<\/em>\u00a0based in Virginia.\u00a0Click here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to join\u00a0the\u00a0JETwit Jobs Google Group<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and receive job listings\u00a0even sooner\u00a0by email.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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P<\/b>osition:<\/b>\u00a0Staff Reporter (Defense\/Foreign Affairs)<\/em><\/span>
\n Posted by:<\/strong>\u00a0The Asahi Shimbun<\/em><\/span>
\n Locati<\/strong>on:<\/strong>\u00a0Washington, D.C.<\/em><\/span>
\n Contract:\u00a0<\/strong>Full-time<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The Asahi Shimbun is Japan\u2019s leading national daily newspaper. Based in Tokyo, it has a circulation of nearly seven million. Its North American bureaus are located in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/p>\n

Qualifications<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Applicants must have a bachelor\u2019s degree (master\u2019s degree preferable). Background in foreign affairs and domestic politics\u00a0is highly desirable.\u00a0\u00a0Interest in East Asia preferred.\u00a0\u00a0Japanese language is preferred but not required.<\/span><\/p>\n

Description<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Duties include assisting our Washington-based correspondents with articles by conducting thorough background research, attending Pentagon press briefings, gathering news and views, arranging interviews, and closely following developments in the area of defense, foreign affairs and politics. Some administrative support, such as transcribing interviews and other assignments, is also required.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some domestic travel may be required. This is a reporting position with no article-writing or byline opportunities.\u00a0Compensation includes overtime pay, excellent medical\/dental benefits, commuting expenses, and 401(k).\u00a0\u00a0Position will be available immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n

Application Procedure<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Please email cover letter and resume. No clips or phone calls, please.<\/span><\/p>\n

Contact Information<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Hiring Manager<\/span>
\n The Asahi Shimbun<\/em><\/span>
\n National Press Building<\/span>
\n Washington, D.C. 20045<\/span>
\n AsahiDC@asahiam.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Posted by\u00a0Sydney Sparrow,\u00a0curriculum and\u00a0content developer for a\u00a0real estate school\u00a0based in Virginia.\u00a0Click here\u00a0to join\u00a0the\u00a0JETwit Jobs Google Group\u00a0and receive job listings\u00a0even sooner\u00a0by email. Position:\u00a0Staff Reporter (Defense\/Foreign Affairs) Posted by:\u00a0The Asahi Shimbun Location:\u00a0Washington, D.C. Contract:\u00a0Full-time The Asahi Shimbun is Japan\u2019s leading national daily newspaper. Based in Tokyo, it has a circulation of nearly seven million. Its North American […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"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":true,"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-39221","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