8th December 2011 | Journalism
Bilderberg's Bitches
In 24 hours, our leaders may wave through a terrifying Merkel/Sarkozy plan that would abolish our right to choose sane economic policies. But, together, we can stop our leaders trashing our democracy and our jobs. Panicked by big banks, Europe’s governments want to change our constitutions and the EU treaty to permanently ban vital public spending. This is nuts: in the 1930s such spending was precisely what allowed Europe and the US to escape the Great Depression. Europe needs to toughen up and regulate the banks, not tie our governments’ hands to make them happy. We live in a democracy — so Europe’s leaders should not be able agree to this plan themselves — they need to come up with solutions that have the approval of the people or our Parliament. We only have 24 hours to save our democracies from this attack — our massive call today can force leaders to respect democracy, regulate the banks, reject austerity, and invest in our future. Our demands will be delivered to the leaders and media outside tomorrow’s meeting. Sign and send to everyone you know before the meeting!
They want to stop borrowing in an economic system that requires it for any country to remain solvent. Unless you zero all unrepayable debt, it’s meaningless.
Want to do something about it? click here for the Avaaz petition.
And remember the Bilderbergers, an unelected business and political elite make up the Presidium of the EU Parliament – the steering committee that guides the whole thing. Look up the Bilderberg attendance lists and then cross reference with the Presidium membership. An unelected bunch of suits telling another unelected bunch of suits what to think and do. And they come up with…debt slavery. Either at a low rate of return or a high one.
Yay, for planet earth!
3rd December 2011 | Journalism
And they won’t even execute you in front of yours kids!
The full ad reads:
Extras / Characters required for Top Gear
filming:
Various extras / characters required for Top
Gear filming on 14th December – Male and
Female age range 16 to late-50 s
TOP GEAR FILMING on 14th December.
1. Audi Driver – Male in his mid to late 20s -
30s (think businessman, suit jacket over the
shoulder, Oakley sunglasses, Bluetooth
earpiece)
2. Ferrari Driver – Older male 40s/ 50s (think
hairy chest, white trousers, sunglasses)
3. Bus Passenger – Late teens/ early 20s
male or female (hoodie)
4. Peugeot Driver – Middle age male or
female (think comfortable shoes, lots of beige,
nothing very exciting)
5. Saab Driver – Male, 30s (think architect, roll
neck jumper, trendy glasses)
6. Honda Driver – Female 60’s (think little old
lady)
Apply by December 7th at Stars in my eyes.
Have fun!
1st December 2011 | Journalism, Travel, Writing
This is the first of regular posts on off-beat jobs for writers around the world. This week we’ve got an opportunity that sounds like one of those unsubtle ads for MI6/CIA operatives and some car writing jobs both in the US and UK. I’d jump at the first if I didn’t have kids and I may even apply for one of those motoring posts.
Adventurous job:
Honestly, I'm a writer!
International Business Journalists wanted for Oil & Gas intelligence research. Head office in Istanbul with months abroad spent working in target countries.
What you need:
- An interest in and experience of travel
- Year-around availability
- Perfect command of written and spoken English
- Excellent presentation
- A good university degree in economics, political sciences or international relations is valued
- The applicant must be up-to-date on current events, hard working and easy to live with
- He or she must keep a cool head under pressure and be at ease with tight deadlines
- A taste for adventure is mandatory
Sound like your thing? Go here: http://t.co/DpKr2GsS
Super car wreck
Driving Jobs
How about driving Japanese high performance cars and editing three publications all about them? UK based.
Click this: http://t.co/ABlnklj5
Or writing for the awesome Jalopnik website. Two writer positions available, one in New York, one in either Los Angeles or Detroit. If i was a Yankee-doodler I’d be in there like a slingshot.
Click that: http://t.co/xmF8Huxq
Business Insider in the US are looking for someone to write about everything from cars to spacecraft. No brainer right?
Get your OCD on and click: http://t.co/RTqEjGsm
If you get the job, let me know so I can seethe with envy.
Live well.
19th July 2011 | Journalism
Earlier in my career I worked as an investigative journalist, I’d have jumped at this ad in the Florida newspaper the Sarasota Herald-Tribune posted on March 14th.
We want to add some talent to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune investigative team. Every serious candidate should have a proven track record of conceiving, reporting and writing stellar investigative pieces that provoke change. However,
our ideal candidate has also cursed out an editor, had spokespeople hang up on them in anger and threatened to resign at least once because some fool wanted to screw around with their perfect lede.
We do a mix of quick hit investigative work when events call for it and mini-projects that might run for a few days. But every year we like to put together a project way too ambitious for a paper our size because we dream that one day Walt Bogdanich will have to say: “I can’t believe the Sarasota Whatever-Tribune cost me my 20th Pulitzer.”
As many of you already know, those kinds of projects can be hellish, soul-sucking, doubt-inducing affairs. But if you’re the type of sicko who likes holing up in a tiny, closed office with reporters of questionable hygiene to build
databases from scratch by hand-entering thousands of pages of documents to take on powerful people and institutions that wish you were dead, all for the
glorious reward of having readers pick up the paper and glance at your potential prize-winning epic as they flip their way to the Jumble… well, if that sounds like journalism Heaven, then you’re our kind of sicko.
For those unaware of Florida’s reputation, it’s arguably the best news state in the country and not just because of the great public records laws. We have all kinds of corruption, violence and scumbaggery. The 9/11 terrorists trained here. Bush read My Pet Goat here. Our elections are colossal clusterfucks. Our new governor once ran a health care company that got hit with a record fine because of
rampant Medicare fraud. We have hurricanes, wildfires, tar balls, bedbugs, diseased citrus trees and an entire town overrun by giant roaches (only one of those things is made up). And we have Disney World and beaches, so bring the
whole family.
Send questions, or a resume/cover letter/links to clips to my email address below. If you already have your dream job, please pass this along to someone whose skills you covet. Thanks.
Matthew Doig
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
1741 Main St.
Sarasota FL, 34236
(941) 361-4903
matthew.doig@heraldtribune.com
In these troubled times for real journalism big bloody hurrah to Mr Doig for writing it like it is. Still my favourite moment in journalism was when I wrote up an underhanded quote from a lobbyist to the EU who then threatened my editor for printing it.
I was more than happy to send my editor the transcript and recording of said lobbyist letting loose with secrets, and then watch him sweat. Good times.
1st December 2010 | explore, Journalism, Travel
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Internship Opportunities at Atlantic Productions
Atlantic Productions will be offering up two internships to those who have recently returned from an expedition and are attending Explore 2010. The two successful recruits will be asked to join the Atlantic team making high-end documentary specials and series. Atlantic productions have recently created programmes for the BBC, Channel 4, Discovery Channel and the highly acclaimed cinematic release ‘The Wildest Dream’ . The internship will be a three month, paid position. For more information on Atlantic Productions Internships email: go@rgs.org
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Internship Opportunities at Atlantic Productions
TEST Atlantic Productions will be offering up two internships to those who have recently returned from an expedition and are attending Explore 2010. The two successful recruits will be asked to join the Atlantic team making high-end documentary specials and series. Atlantic productions have recently created programmes for the BBC, Channel 4, Discovery Channel and the highly acclaimed cinematic release ‘The Wildest Dream’ . The internship will be a three month, paid position. For more information on Atlantic Productions Internships email: go@rgs.org
30th November 2010 | explore, Journalism, NatGeo Adventure, Travel
Here’s a taster of some of the work I’ve been doing with the Bedouin Heritage Project. A fantastic pilot scheme to benchmark what UNESCO classes as ‘intangible heritage’ and the cultures that are rapidly disappearing.
You can watch the videos below on NatGeoAdventure and read more about the project here. Enjoy.
The Intangibles
Part One: Survival
With the Bedouin Heritage Project we meet the Zilabia boys and the problems they face as the Bedu population leaves the desert. They take us deeper into the desert to meet tribesmen and find out how they collect water.
Part Two: The Camel Races
A very different perspective riding alongside the controllers at break-neck speeds. Hold onto your seats!
For more info see The Bedouin Heritage Project.
Fancy a trip to Wadi Rum? Visit Jordan Tracks.
