The Fund for Investigative Journalism has a new grant program that is available to investigative reporters working on local and regional issues and in ethnic media newsrooms. Grants will average $5,000, and the first deadline for applications is April 5. The program is funded by a $100,000 grant from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation [...]

Journalists can’t avoid hearing about the benefits of using Twitter and other social media tools … whether they believe them or not.
Well, the advanced search tool on Twitter may just help make believers of journalists hoping to find local sources for stories.
SIMPLE SEARCH
This first image shows a simple search window that appears under the bio [...]

The Center for Public Integrity is looking for an investigative business reporter to who can produce long-form investigative journalism.
The job is based in Washington, D.C.
In their JournalismJobs.com job listing, editors at the Center for Public Integrity say they are looking for “a seasoned reporter for high-impact investigative projects to uncover questionable business [...]

The Associated Press is seeking an Interactive Newsroom Technology Editor for its New York City headquarters.
AP says it wants to hire someone with a “deep knowledge of Web services technologies and a solid understanding of the wireless landscape.”
In their AP Careers site ad for the job, editors say:
“This editor manages a staff of [...]

CQ Roll Call Group is looking for a Web editor to work in Washington, D.C.

In their JournalismJobs.com job listing, editors say they are looking for someone to be Web editor on the night shift.
The Web Editor, Nights, is responsible for editing Web content for Roll Call, providing guidance to reporters, and monitoring the Web for [...]

Kathleen Miller of the Associated Press writes about legislative pushes to eliminate credit checks of job applicants. The story notes that the recession has hurt many people’s credit scores.
“Employers say such checks give them valuable information about an applicant’s honesty and sense of responsibility. But lawmakers in at least 16 states from South Carolina to [...]

Kathy Tulumello, business center director at the Arizona Republic, announced this week that she will be looking for two business journalists to fill the shoes of “two talented reporters” who are heading to new jobs, both in New York City.
Andrew Johnson has accepted a position as a technology reporter at American Banker in New [...]

Who says there are no journalism jobs?
Business jobs are fairly plentiful these days. And today we noticed an ad for several Web producer jobs.
Shaw Suburban Media of Greater Chicago is looking for full-time Web producers to work on the 10 online news channels it produces.
In his JournalismJobs.com job listing, Chris Krug, Suburban Media’s [...]

NAREIT is seeking an associate editor to contribute editorial and production assistance to a variety of NAREIT publications, including REIT.com, REIT magazine and weekly member newsletter.
The job is based in Washington, D.C. Editors are looking for someone with a minimum of five years of financial or business reporting.

In its JournalismJobs.com job listing, editors said [...]