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Page 10 December 2019 Sports Reporter Would your competitive nature jump at the chance to cover one of the most active prep sports mar- kets in Indiana and the Midwest? The Times of Northwest Indiana is seeking a talented sto- ryteller and self-driven journalist to cover high school sports and assist with coverage of Valparaiso University athletics. In joining this award-winning staff, our sports reporter will be expected to: Find and write compelling feature, enterprise and narrative nonfiction stories that delve into important top- ics. The goal is to find issues and trends that will be of interest to a wide audience, not just fans of one school or one team. Become a known personality in the Region sports scene, connect- ing with parents, athletes, coaches and readers. Write accurate, clean and clear copy. Embrace new methods of tell- ing compelling stories, not just through print but via video, audio and multi-media tools to create digital work that will dovetail with stories - and sometimes stand alone. Use social media to promote coverage, as well as aid with reporting. Qualified candidates should have a bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university. Applications also must have a good driving record and access to an insured vehicle. Apply today at www.nwi.com/ timesjobs. Please include a resume, three writing samples and one sample of digital work. Morning Cops/Breaking News Reporter The Times of Northwest Indiana is the main source of news, information and advertising in the region. Come be a part of our team! If your heart races to be first and best with the most relevant breaking news for readers, our Morning Cops/Breaking News Reporter position has you written all over it. This is truly a beat where the early bird gets the worm — and sets the tone for each day of the newsgathering process. We seek a driven, energetic and aggressive reporter who knows how to balance lightning quick reaction with care and accuracy in the reporting of early-breaking crime, accident and weather-related news, including school closings in bad weather and interstate delays and crashes within one of the busiest transpor- tation corridors in the country. In this beat, you need to know how to speak the language of cops and cultivate police sources — but also boil the facts into meaningful, crisp reports for readers. Our morning cops and breaking news reporter works a 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. shift each day and is an inte- gral part of our online news offer- ings, in particular. A successful applicant for this position will know the value of breaking essential and relevant details of news items quickly and then providing regular updates to the stories resonating most with our readers. And it's not all about breaking news. Past reporters who have held this position have won nation- al investigative reporting awards and have advanced to prominent reporting roles either here or at larger national publications. If you want to help set the tone each day for a print and online media company that generates tens of millions of page views each month, you have at least two years of experience reporting daily journalism and you have an unquenchable urge to be first and best, send us your application. Apply online at www.nwi.com/ timesjobs. Multi-skilled Reporter The Chronicle-Tribune is seeking a passionate journalist who wants to be a part of a dedicated team. We need someone who's strong at writing hard news, gets right to the point and isn't afraid to ask tough questions. An applicant should be curious and proficient at AP style. If you like working in a fast-paced environment with other like-minded people, this is the job for you. You will work closely with our newsroom editor and managing editor, along with fellow reporters. Hours vary based on the days of the week. Deadline is at 8:30 p.m. Ability to work some weekends and nights is required. Work experience: at least two years newsroom experience Education: college degree in journalism, communications, English or related field. Job-related requirements: abil- ity to write articles on a daily basis Photography skills are expect- ed but not required. Please send resume, cover letter and clips to amaciejew- ski@chronicle-tribune.com with "Reporter position" in the headline. Have a job listing you want to promote? Contact Shawn Goldsby, sgoldsby@hspa.com. View listings at https://www.hspa.com/job-listings/. Employee Sought opportunity for hearings on non-controversial legislation. The above factors hopefully will result in an absence of movement on efforts to eliminate the publica- tion requirement for public notices. The publicity created by an effort to hamper government transparency shouldn't play well in the legisla- tors' districts. Despite this atmosphere, HSPA's lobbying partners, The Corydon Group, have been told an anti-public notice bill should be filed. While the author hasn't been identified, Chris Gibson and Steve Wolff of The Corydon Group said Rep. Wendy McNa- mara, R-Evansville, indicated she would not file such a bill. Rep. McNamara was the author last year of the bill that would have eliminated the publication require- ment of a published notice of a sheriff's sale (mortgage foreclo- sure). Her bill passed the House, but died with a 4-5 vote in the Senate Local Government Committee, chaired by Sen. Jim Buck, R-Kokomo. Rep. McNamara did testify in the House Committee that her goal was to eliminate all publication requirements for public notices. Her latest constituent survey includes the following question: # 4 - Cur- rently, most units of local govern- ment, like schools, must buy newspaper advertising space for certain announcements, like budgets. Do you believe posting this information online as well as in a public building should replace this sometimes costly public notification requirement? While she might not be filing a bill for the 2020 session, the subject apparently is still of interest to her, said Steve Key, HSPA executive director and general counsel. HSPA does hope to see public notice language it has worked out with the two organizations that offer legal aid to low income Hoosiers. The bill would give indigent plaintiffs the same rate as local and state government units in the placement of public notices. The state-mandated rate would reduce the chance of someone being blocked from availing themselves of the legal system because they couldn't afford to pay for the required public notice, Key said. HSPA has reached out to Reps. Jim Pressel, R-Rolling Prairie, and Greg Steuerwald, R-Danville, and Sen. Mike Bohacek, R-Michigan City, in attempt to get language drafted in the 2019 session into a bill for the upcoming session. The issue should be non-contro- versial since the Indiana Supreme Court has indicated it would support the idea, Key said. Preview Continued from Page 1 ... HSPA's lobbying partners, The Corydon Group, have been told an anti-public notice bill should be filed.

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