Journalist to give talk at UNH

Writer Chris Outcalt, ’06, will give a talk, “Great stories have a soul, and other things I’ve learned as a journalist” on Tuesday, April 9 at 5 p.m. in MUB Theater I. The event is free and open to the public.

Outcalt, an assistant editor at 5280 Magazine in Denver, Colorado, is the Donald Murray Visiting Journalist for 2013. He writes and edits a variety of pieces for the magazine and for 5280.com on topics including business, real estate, travel and the environment. His Nov. 2010 narrative feature investigated the first murder in three decades in Vail, a posh ski resort town in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. This past year, Outcalt co-wrote a feature-length piece that examined the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing.

A native of upstate New York, Outcalt started his career at the York Weekly and went on the work for the Portsmouth Herald. He has also reported for weekly and daily newspapers in Colorado. Outcalt has received multiple awards for his work, including being named “Rookie of the Year” by the New Hampshire Press Association in 2007.

The Donald Murray Visiting Journalist Program is named in honor of the late Donald Murray, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who started the UNH journalism program in 1963. Terry Williams ’80, publisher of the Telegraph of Nashua, led the fundraising drive for the program, with primary support coming from The McLean Contributionship and from UNH journalism alumni. The Donald Murray Visiting Journalist Program brings accomplished alumni journalists to campus each year for week-long residencies during which they conduct classes, work with students and student media, and give a public lecture. Recent visiting alums include Pulitzer Prize-winning Kevin Sullivan '81, Dana Jennings, ’80, of The New York Times and Chelsea Conaboy,’04, of Boston.com and the Boston Globe.

The program is sponsored by the UNH Journalism Program, the UNH English Department, the Telegraph of Nashua, and the McLean Contributionship.

Summer internships for New Jersey residents

The New Jersey Press Foundation is accepting applications for its 2013 Summer Internship Program. The internship is open to freshmen, sophomores and juniors attending New Jersey colleges and to New Jersey residents attending other U.S. colleges. Internships will be at New Jersey daily and weekly newspapers. Applications must be postmarked by Dec. 31, 2012. If you wish to apply, contact Lisa Miller at lc.miller@unh.edu.

Telegraph seeks entertainment/arts editor

The Telegraph seeks an innovative and dynamic Entertainment/Arts Editor who will make The Telegraph the epicenter of entertainment and arts news in greater Nashua and beyond. This person will be expected to develop and implement an aggressive, digital-first approach to The Telegraph's entertainment news products. This will include, but not be limited to: developing multi-media and interactive content directed at a variety of audiences; partnering with arts and entertainment groups in the area to develop long-term relationships; creating and managing special Telegraph entertainment events; editing Encore, the Telegraph's weekly entertainment magazine; planning content for the Sunday Magazine section of the Sunday paper; and constructing and administering a comprehensive integrated social media strategy.

The Entertainment/Arts Editor will work closely with other newsroom editors on a daily basis to ensure tight integration with the Telegraph's overall news strategy, and to maximize efforts to promote arts and entertainment initiatives in print and online.
 
The successful candidate will have strong writing, editing and organizational skills and someone who can demonstrate to the ability to efficiently produce and manage a consistent flow of content for multiple news platforms. This person will also have a strong and proven knowledge of social networking tools such as Twitter, Facebook, Storify, Pinterest,  Mashable, Cover it Live, Tumblr, YouTube, etc. In additional skills include the ability to shoot and edit video, conduct online chats and organize and conduct community news events.

Please send a cover letter and resume by Nov. 16 to Jonathan Van Fleet, 17 Executive Drive, Hudson, NH 03051.

Vermont paper seeks editor

The Stowe (Vermont) Reporter is seeking an editor. Applicants should contact Tom Kearney at tkearney@stowereporter.com or Biddle Duke, biddleduke@stowereporter.com.

Florida news organization seeks reporter

The Pensacola (Florida) News Journal is seeking a reporter with print and online reporting experience (multimedia a plus).  Applicants should contact chief content editor Gary Ghioto at gghioto@pnj.com and send a resume and brief letter detailing their experience.

UNH journalism major on political beat with Washington Post swing state project

Jake DeSchuiteneer, a Manchester, NH native and a UNH journalism student, has been working overtime this semester as part of a team of 12 college journalists in swing states curating political coverage and creating original content for "The 12," a Tumblr-based reporting project by The Washington Post. Get more on Jake's story in this article published in the College of Liberal Arts' College Letter.

Story of a UNH journalism major: From Ethiopia to New Hampshire and back again

Merhawi Wells-Bogue, a senior English/Journalism major, doesn't lack for a story to tell. He spent this summer reporting on the streets of Mekelle, Ethiopia, notebook - and video camera, audio recorders, and more - in hand. He was there to document the difficult lives of street children. He knew his subject well. Read more about Merhawi's journey here. And check out his blog here. Merhawi is currently producing a web documentary from the footage he gathered while in Ethiopia. Stay tuned for the finished product.

Debate watching, journalism talk in MUB this Tuesday, 10/16

Here are the details - mark your calendar and join the crowd next Tuesday evening in the MUB!

A Social Debate: Obama-Romney 2012

Tuesday, 10/16, 8pm

MUB Union Court

Come join The New Hampshire, Patch.com and members of the UNH community for a pre-debate conversation about how social media is changing the way campaigns are run by candidates and covered by journalists. Then settle in to watch Obama and Romney in their second debate of the campaign. Guests taking part in the pre-debate discussion, which gets underway at 8pm, include representatives of the Romney and Obama campaigns, Chad Graff, Managing Editor of The New Hampshire, Marc Fortier and Dan Tuohy, journalists with Patch.com in New Hampshire, Meg Heckman, former online editor of The Concord Monitor, and Tom Haines, journalism professor at UNH. The event starts with discussion at 8pm, with the debate airing at 9. It is co-sponsored by TNH and Patch in coordination with the UNH Journalism Program.

Maine weekly seeks reporter

The Ellsworth American, an award-winning weekly in Maine, is seeking a beat reporter to aggressively cover news, write features and take photos . Journalists with newspaper or similar experience are preferred, but exceptional entry-level candidates will be considered.  Multimedia skills are a plus. This full-time position includes paid health insurance, profit sharing, 401(k) plan and paid time off. Please send your resume, clips and cover letter to: Stephen Fay, Managing Editor, sfay@ellsworthamerican.com, The Ellsworth American, 30 Water Street, Ellsworth, ME 04605. No phone inquiries, please.