Baltimore city schools in poor repair

July 23, 2008

Following the city's mandated water turn-off and pipe flush for schools, Lyndhurst Elementary still showed levels of lead in its drinking water. Lead paint, contaminated water and crumbling facilities are not uncommon in Baltimore, despite state and federal health and safety regulations, writes Towson journalism student Jazzmen Tynes. Read more

No longer local, Lacrosse goes national

July 23, 2008

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What known as a Mid-Atlantic American sport is no longer only regionally played, but growing at an exponential rate internationally, writes Towson journalism student Patrick Smith. Read more

Editorial Intern, University of Maryland Medical Center Web site

July 23, 2008

The University of Maryland Medical Center is seeking a nonpaid editorial intern to work 10-20 hours a week on its award-winning Web site (www.umm.edu). Our site gets more traffic (75,000 visitors a day or 2.25 million a month) than any other hospital or medical center Web site in the country. Job responsibilities include writing and editing Web site content, and other duties as directed by the Web site editor.

The ideal candidate is a communications major who has several years of writing/editing experience. Web site content development is a plus.

To apply, please e-mail clindsley@umm.edu or fax (410-328-3450) a cover letter, resume and two writing samples to Web site editor Chris Lindsley. Questions? Call Chris at 410-328-7578.

Copy Editing Position at York Daily Record

July 7, 2008

The York Daily Record newspaper in York, Pa., has a position open for a copy editor. The ideal candidate would have a year or two of experience.

Some of the responsibilities include designing pages, editing local and wire copy, writing headlines and updating our Web site. (That’s just a brief summary.)

For questions or more information, call or e-mail Janeen Jones, News Editor, York Daily Record/Sunday News, 717-771-2036, jjones@ydr.com.