Mwananchi Communications Ltd
Area: Dar Es Salaam
Position Description:
Mwananchi Communications Limited, publishers of the leading Tanzania newspapers, Mwananchi, Mwananchi Jumamosi na Jumapili, Mwanaspoti, The Citizen and The Citizen on Saturday and Sunday is looking for motivated and highly experienced individuals to fill the positions of:
Main Responsibilities:
-Develop reports and writes news and feature stories for the title he/she is assigned to in finished form, so that no major rewrite is required or no extensive additional report is needed.
-Takes notes on location, carries out interviews, checks facts and tape records as the case may be; writes news or features on own initiative, choice and judgment or at the direction of either the news editor or section editor.
-The material so written must reflect a thorough understanding of the Mwananchi Communications Limited style of journalism as defined in the editorial policy guidelines and objectives, the house style and the journalistic code of ethical journalism.
-Briefs News Editor/Regiona1 Coordinator on stories gathered and write the selected ones within set deadlines.
-Follows news leads and maintains close contacts with Dews sources.
-Continually builds his/her contacts list and demonstrates its value with consistent exclusive reports or information.
-Responds promptly to news breaks.
-Closely co-operates with photographers from whom he/she orders pictures on the issues he/she covers.
-Coordinates news gathering in the region (aU districts).
-Prepare daily news coverage docket and forward it to the News' Editor/ Regional Coordinator every day
Qualifications and Experience:
-Academic:Basic University Degree
-Professional:Diploma in Journalism
-Experience:1 to 3 years journalistic working experience
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Application Instructions:
NOTE:Applicants Must Be Residents Of Above Areas
Remuneration:
A competitive remuneration will be offered to the right candidate.
Interested and suitably qualified individuals should forward their applications enclosing a detailed CV and copies of professional certificates, and a day time telephone contact by January 4,2014 to;
Human Resources Manager
Mwananchi Communications Ltd
P. O. Box 19754.
Dar es Salaam.
Email:hrm@tz.nationmedia.com
NB: Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Source:Mwananchi 23rd December,2013
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