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Background:
The West Virginia Grantmakers is the statewide network of private, family, corporate, and community foundations and other grantmaking institutions in West Virginia. We are committed to our mission of Strengthening Philanthropy in the Mountain State.

USA Today is seeking writers for its Collegiate Correspondence Program.

The Collegiate Correspondent Program is a premier journalism opportunity available for undergraduate students. Correspondents will work with, and be mentored by, USA TODAY College’s editorial staff, reporters and editors. Your work will be published on the USA TODAY College website, and may also be considered for publication in USA TODAY and on www.usatoday.com.

USA TODAY is seeking applications for student writers for a paid position to write for www.usatodaycollege.com. Some of these stories have been picked-up in USA TODAY’s print and online editions. An application be found online.

West Virginia Radio in Morgantown is looking for a promotions intern to work fewer than 20 hours each week. The position is unpaid. The position duties include:

Interested interns should submit their resume to Sarah Howdershelt at Sarah@wvradio.com.

WV Radio Corporation has an immediate opening for a part-time Promotions Assistant in the Morgantown office. We are looking for an energetic and outgoing person with a positive attitude to assist our Promotions Director. This position requires flexibility as work hours will vary and weekends will be included.

Duties would include, but are not limited to: driving the station vehicles, setting up and tearing down for live remotes and working one-on-one with the public. Strong organizational and communication skills are a must! The candidate must be able to lift 30 lbs and must have dependable transportation, a valid drivers license and a clean driving record.

CANCELED: This event has been postponed indefinitely because of inclement weather and travel advisories associated with Hurricane Sandy. A new event date will be announced once it is confirmed.

Through their work at the Defense Media Activity (DMA) organization, award-winning photographer Master Sergeant Jeremy Lock and videographer/multimedia producer Andrew Breese document the stories of military life, war and world cultures for the general public as well as the military’s historical record.

The Augusta Chronicle, a daily newspaper serving east-central Georgia, has immediate openings on its night copy desk for full-time copy editors. 
A part of Morris Communications, The Chronicle newsroom operates under a digital-first philosophy. Copy editors oversee production of a Drupal-based Web site – the award-winning www.augustachronicle.com – editing stories, writing SEO headlines, determining how content is presented, and packaging related links and stories. The Chronicle also offers Android, iPhone and iPad apps, and opportunities for continued development and improvement of these platforms abound.

Strong copy editing and compelling design for the print product remain a daily priority for the 17-person copy desk.

On October 25, the WVU P.I. Reed School of Journalism will host a screening of “Tales of an AP Journalist,” a short documentary about the late George Esper produced by 2009 SOJ alumna Elaine McMillion.

George Esper spent 10 years in Vietnam as the bureau chief for the Associated Press in Saigon and 10 years as the School of Journalism’s Ogden Newspapers Visiting Professor of Journalism. “Tales of an AP Journalist” chronicles Esper’s life from his childhood in Pennsylvania to the battlefields of Vietnam.

Public relations seniors Evan Bonnstetter and Devin Sears are more mindful of the tweets they post these days. The two recently participated in a global conversation about using social media to create positive change at the Social Good Summit in New York City. The three-day conference had several notable sponsors including Mashable, the United Nations Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Read the Q&A with Bonnstetter and Sears to learn more.

SOJ: How were you selected for the Social Good Summit?

Fenton communications firm is looking for a Marketing Intern with top-notch communications skills to join the firm-wide marketing team in New York City.

Fenton is a pioneering social impact communications firm with 30 years of experience working on some of the country’s most important social change and social justice movements. Fenton provides media relations, branding, communications planning, and digital media services to nonprofit, corporate, and foundation clients. Fenton has 80 staff members in five offices in New York, London, Los Angeles, Washington, DC and San Francisco.