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Monday, Sep 11, 2017 - Posted by Rich Miller
* From JournalismJobs.com…
Wanted: Several free market minded reporters to tackle insider politics from the state capitol in Springfield, IL.
We are seeking one reporter for a salary-based position, based in Springfield, IL, as well as a network of freelancers. Applicants should strive to undertake independent, compelling coverage of state politics that breaks from the mainstream, group think mentality that often afflicts the established press corps.
Reporters should specialize in grooming sources to break news from within the ranks of state government as well as possess in-depth knowledge of the financial problems facing the state. Topics of interest include the pension, debt and budget crises facing the state as well as the power wielded by House Speaker Mike Madigan, the longest tenured Speaker of the House in the history of the United States, and the effects his legacy will have on Illinois regarding the state’s financial instability for years to come.
Reporters must be autonomous, hard-working, aggressive, contrarian-minded and willing to go the extra mile to break open story lines from behind the scenes in the state legislature. The ideal candidate will craft multiple, exclusive, investigative pieces on a daily basis meant to give readers a view into “How Illinois became America’s most messed-up state.”
Thoughts?
- Anonymous - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 11:40 am:
Goldberg
- The Way I See It - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 11:43 am:
What happened to just reporting the facts?
- AuH20 - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 11:44 am:
In my day, we called that opposition research.
- Name Withheld - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 11:44 am:
Forgot a line: “Must work well with others and have a positive attitude.”
- OurMagician - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 11:44 am:
Why not just right the article yourself, John?
- lcthundercat - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 11:45 am:
Dan Proft looking for new propagandists?
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 11:46 am:
===… the power wielded by House Speaker Mike Madigan, the longest tenured Speaker of the House in the history of the United States, and the effects his legacy will have on Illinois regarding the state’s financial instability for years to come===
“No, we want pieces to go after Mike Madigan, not thank him.”
LOL
They shoulda just said…
“Someone willing to change a word here and there but write ‘Because Madigan’ as often and as slanted as possible”
===The ideal candidate will craft multiple, exclusive, investigative pieces on a daily basis meant to give readers a view into “How Illinois became America’s most messed-up state.”===
This sounds like they’re looking for a columnist, not a reporter…
- G'Kar - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 11:46 am:
Well, isn’t this special? I wonder who is sponsoring this ad? Could it be . . . IPI? / s
- West Sider - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 11:46 am:
“Hurricane” Kristin McQueery should apply- it’s got her brand of intellectual honesty all over it.
- Dr. M - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 11:46 am:
Almost as good as the Pritzker crew’s faux craigslist job ad seeking comm staff in the Gov’s office. Unless it is real (which I fear it is). Then it is a bit frightening in its revelations. Also, when I first read the last sentence I thought it said, “The ideal candidate will craft multiple, elusive, investigative pieces…”
The “x” in that word must be misplaced.
- Responsa - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 11:47 am:
OK, Paul Harvey
- Kyle Hillman - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 11:53 am:
“The ideal candidate will craft multiple, exclusive, investigative pieces on a daily basis…”
Daily? That’s not how this works, that is not how any of this works.
(Also will be fun to play, Tracker, Staffer or “Reporter” next session).
- Flynn's Mom - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 11:53 am:
Rauner has really lost it.
- Alternative Logic - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 11:54 am:
Seems like the antithesis of “journalism” or being a “reporter” –say what you will about the significant “barriers to entry” in the fields of engineering, medicine and law but at least state-licensing prevents people from misrepresenting their credentials.
- DuPage Saint - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 12:01 pm:
Perfect for Blagoevich. Maybe he can get work release
- PJ - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 12:01 pm:
Multiple exclusive investigative pieces … daily?
The person who wrote this has never been or even interacted with a journalist in their entire life.
- Chicago Cynic - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 12:02 pm:
Well at least they’re not pretending it’s journalism…
- Confused - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 12:03 pm:
Sounds like the stories are already written.
- John Gregory (ex-IRN) - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 12:04 pm:
Sounds familiar.
- How Ironic - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 12:06 pm:
One must remember that any good journalist worth their salt, has a predetermined conclusion about whatever they are writing about.
Journalism is simply finding (or creating) facts and narratives to support your editors pre-determined lede’s.
Right?
- Jibba - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 12:07 pm:
“contrarian” implies a mindset, setting the stage for groupthink…
- Ron Burgundy - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 12:08 pm:
–will craft multiple, exclusive, investigative pieces on a daily basis–
In fairness, it doesn’t say they have to be true.
- IllinoisBoi - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 12:13 pm:
They have to explain who Mike Madigan is?
- This dawg won't hunt - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 12:15 pm:
“The ideal candidate will craft multiple, exclusive, investigative pieces on a daily basis…”
Whoa…I don’t think the “ideal” candidate can even begin to exist.
- SinkingShip - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 12:16 pm:
Sounds like a joint venture between Dan Proft and the Troncbune ed board, operating under the Because Madigan definition of journalism. Can’t wait to not read it.
- Winnin' - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 12:16 pm:
Taint. Stench. Bias. Choose your descriptor.
- City Zen - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 12:31 pm:
How’s the pension?
- Flapdoodle - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 12:34 pm:
==The ideal candidate will craft multiple, exclusive, investigative pieces on a daily basis meant to give readers a view into “How Illinois became America’s most messed-up state.”==
I’m not sure whether to laugh or cry
- Whatever - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 12:47 pm:
There’s obviously more to being a CapFax intern than I had thought.
- Norseman - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 12:53 pm:
Anyone interest in an undercover investigation?
Proft or IPI? Inquiring minds want to know.
- Leslie K - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 1:08 pm:
===This sounds like they’re looking for a columnist, not a reporter…===
Or maybe a cartoonist?
- Whatever - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 1:12 pm:
“We are an equal opportunity employer.”
- iggy - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 2:06 pm:
some idiot in a bow tie is going to be sitting in front of speaker madigans office a lot next session.
- Free Set of Steak Knives - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 3:04 pm:
Are they open to publishing pieces written BY current state employees under a pseudonym?
How about just printing releases from Chamber, IPI, Proft verbatim?
- walker - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 3:31 pm:
But will they qualify for actual press passes for the House, or will they be viewed as a lobbying/advocacy group?
- wordslinger - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 4:38 pm:
–The ideal candidate will craft multiple, exclusive, investigative pieces on a daily basis…-
Is that all? No problem.
The only subject that you can “craft multiple, exclusive, investigative pieces on a daily basis…” are the contents of your own navel.
Which sounds about right for IPI/Proft.
- Trapped in the 'burbs - Monday, Sep 11, 17 @ 11:13 pm:
Is the Tribune going to beef up their Springfield bureau?
- Jerry - Tuesday, Sep 12, 17 @ 9:07 am:
They left out “Needs a positive attitude.”