Tuesday, August 9th 2016

TechPowerUp Staff Opening: News Editor

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W1zzard
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At TechPowerUp we are currently looking for one additional news editor to strengthen our ranks. This is a paid, part-time, remote position. You will be publishing news stories and press releases on our frontpage under minimal supervision.

As candidate you should bring a drive to stay up-to-date with the latest developments in the tech industry, and a passion to write. Your written English should be excellent; non-native writers are welcome. Some basic image editing skills are required.

If you are interested, send the following to w1zzard@techpowerup.com:
  • Some personal info. Who? Where? Age? A bullet list will do.
  • Pick any recent hardware news topic, write your own news story about it. Length should be similar to TPU news posts (between 150 to 200 words).
  • Write a second story, an opinion piece on a different hardware news topic of your choosing. 200 to 250 words.
Please proofread your submissions properly.

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66 Comments on TechPowerUp Staff Opening: News Editor

#51
Tomgang
This could be fun to try out, but my english skills are properly to bad for this kind of work. English is not my native language.
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#52
phanbuey
So there is a tool called Grammarly that I use at work - it checks your grammar and style as you go (think Word grammar check on steroids). It works well for writing clear and concise work, and might be a useful addition for those who apply.
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#53
R-T-B
I wasn't here during qubit's tenure but sounds like he would've been fine for editorials, if nothing else. :p Maybe a case of boundaries not being set?
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#54
Raevenlord
News Editor
I've also submitted my application, but am yet to receive any feedback.

Alas, this is an interesting position, writing about what we're all enthusiastic about - and seeing it on the front page of TPU, of any tech site!

Even if I'm not The One (going a little heavy on the Matrix there) I hope it's someone who gives us a little deviation on the standard news stories, and goes a little more in-depth in other areas of computing.

Also, first-post, from a long-time lurker (ever since my Netburst P4 @3.6Ghz) and GeForce 9300GS :clap:
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#55
bogmali
In Orbe Terrum Non Visi
Just a PSA..........Let's not trash this thread and respect W1zz' intent. That being said, let us also not open old wounds by bringing up the past. Some of you have been on here longer than me so you should know better.
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#56
W1zzard
I'm still collecting submissions, will take a closer look later next week or so.
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#57
EarthDog
bogmaliJust a PSA..........Let's not trash this thread and respect W1zz' intent. That being said, let us also not open old wounds by bringing up the past. Some of you have been on here longer than me so you should know better.
it's also good to get constructive input from the readers. What worked/like and what didn't. Our national news is shaded in red and blue, there is no reason for computing news to have an opinion attached to it. To me, it dilutes the content as news isn't an editorial. As we have seen in the past, the the discussion frequently turned into the off base opinion in the first post of the news article.

Sterile like Bt's posts FTW! Facts...and let the readers create their own opinions instead of beating on someone elses take. :)
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#58
darkangel0504
I really want to apply but my english is not good enough :(
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#59
R-T-B
bogmaliJust a PSA..........Let's not trash this thread and respect W1zz' intent. That being said, let us also not open old wounds by bringing up the past. Some of you have been on here longer than me so you should know better.
Wasn't my intention. I'll drop the subject.
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#60
bogmali
In Orbe Terrum Non Visi
R-T-BWasn't my intention. I'll drop the subject.
It was a general statement, nothing to be offended by if it didn't apply to you:p
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#61
HammerON
The Watchful Moderator
EarthDogit's also good to get constructive input from the readers. What worked/like and what didn't. Our national news is shaded in red and blue, there is no reason for computing news to have an opinion attached to it. To me, it dilutes the content as news isn't an editorial. As we have seen in the past, the the discussion frequently turned into the off base opinion in the first post of the news article.

Sterile like Bt's posts FTW! Facts...and let the readers create their own opinions instead of beating on someone elses take. :)
Constructive input/criticism is openly welcomed; however, the first sentence in Easy Rhino's post was anything but constructive input and was clearly abusive and antagonizing.
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#62
WaroDaBeast
Color me interested! I'll send in my submission over the weekend.

I might not be a native speaker, but I'm pretty good at English nonetheless. Plus, I'm a complete linguistics freak. xD
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#63
rootuser123
This position seems to be a great way to supplement my studies of being a computer engineer at uni.
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#64
D007
FrickTangential, but I honestly cannot fathom why people use that function. Well, I can obviously, but it still amazes me. No matter matter how wile I thought a person was (which I never think) I cannot even imagine myself using that function. It's not how life works.

I'm still interested to know at least how much work this will be. Because reasons I can only legally work a few hours a day. I doubt I'll even try for this, but still.
Lol nice soapbox you're standing on there.. Would you care to tell people "how life works" again.
Or maybe it's really none of your business what they choose to do..
That's how life works.. Because only a narcissist sees that he can't control himself, so he tries to control others..
Little article on it, fun read: www.psychologytoday.com/blog/intimacy-and-desire/201105/people-who-cant-control-themselves-control-the-people-around-them
How about we keep topics on topic...
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#65
R-T-B
Did you find someone?
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#66
wolf
Better Than Native
I'm still quite eagerly awaiting the outcome :)
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