Help wanted

So looks like we're getting a new beat writer in town... Maybe they'll hire a more blog-friendly reporter...

Company: The Philadelphia Daily News
Position: Philadelphia Phillies
beat reporter
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Job
Status: Full-time
Salary: Negotiable
Ad Expires: January
13, 2008
Job ID: 862785

Description:The Philadelphia Daily News is looking for a talented and energetic beat writer to cover the Philadelphia Phillies. The ideal candidate will be a dogged reporter who can regularly break news on a highly competitive beat but also savvy enough to identify trends and provide the perspective our readership demands.

We are looking for someone who is dedicated to covering baseball for the long term and would prefer candidates with experience managing a significant beat and working sources.

The Phillies writer also will provide content beyond the newspaper for our Web site, philly.com, and make scheduled television appearances on “Daily News Live.”

Please send a cover letter, resume and writing samples that best demonstrate your skills to … Pat McLoone, Assistant Managing Editor, Philadelphia Daily News, PO Box 7788, Philadelphia, PA 19101 or send your materials via email to mailto:tmcloonp@phillynews.com

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...like me.

I've been blogging about baseball for more than a week, so there's my writing sample.

Between the Yankees of my youth and Phillies of recent years, I've seen more than my share of mediocre baseball, so there's my experience. {What? Mediocre?? You didn't live through the dark years, aka, the Terry Francona era. That was mediocrity.}

And I just know I'd be able to break the story in baseball. I know I could get the dirt on the Phanatic. I just have to find his "trainer."