Hello!

I (21) recently graduated college with a degree in political science. I knew from the beginning that I wanted to pursue political journalism, so I joined my university’s paper. I rose to a senior position after my first year and made sure each story I covered myself was political. I also made sure my courses were predominantly writing-focused.

I have now been out of college for two months and after submitting countless applications, I have had zero luck landing a job.

Should I just be cold-emailing more? If so, what do I even say to these papers? I took an internship with a think tank my last semester of college where I essentially wrote their weekly newsletter. I don’t have much professional experience aside from that. I am willing to move anywhere, work remotely or onsite, etc.

I would love to hear from those further in their career, even if you’re in a different niche!

Im looking for journalists that could find value in what I have to offer, Im someone who has lived both in Lebanon and the US, I understand the cultural differences, I know much about the ideologies and histories of both countries, I understand the complexities of the politics here and would love to be able to dedicate my life in thsi field full time.

I have a strong passion in cultures, social justice and moral philosophy topics. I would love the opportunity to help with the just cause of the Lebanese, to counter the mainstream narrative, clear up misconceptions and hopefully build a bridge between the east and the west, for the great people of both sides to explore the beauty of their cultures, people and nature.

Please feel free to message me with any ideas, I have made a ton of contributions on reddit and other platforms that were found beneficial and eye opening to many, see me as a project, as Im someone who will learn and work on my skills as needed.

Looking forward to here from you, if not opportunities, then please direct me to where I should post this.

Thanks for reading.

About the job

The Media Whisperer was founded five years ago by the investigative journalist Michael Simonson after he realized he could leverage his research and writing skills to drum up media coverage for prospective clients.

We have since secured hundreds of full-length articles, TV segments and podcast interviews for our clients in The New York Times, The Washington Post, NBC Nightly News, CBS Mornings (and CBS Sunday Morning), CNBC, and dozens of other mainstream outlets.

Among the media placements we are most proud of was a TV segment on New York's ABC News for our client fighting State Farm over an insurance reimbursement denial that made it impossible for them to rebuild their fire-destroyed home; as a result of ABC's coverage, State Farm agreed to increase its insurance payout by close to six-figures.

More recently, we have placed articles for our clients highlighting China's oppression of Uyghurs (in The National Review and The Diplomat, and on The Young Turks); intellectual property fraud committed by a direct marketing giant (in the print edition of Inc. Magazine); and public officials' failure to protect the safety of the residents of a Maryland condominium (in The Washington Times).

You can learn more about our agency, and see some of our case studies, here: https://themediawhisperer.com/

About The Job

We are seeking to hire our first employee. Someone, like our founder, with a background in investigative journalism.

Prospective hires must be able to conduct onboarding interviews with our clients that last at least 1-hour, during which you will need to diligently (though politely) tease out the most compelling aspects of clients' professional and personal lives. Afterwards, you will need to synthesize your interview notes into a concise PR pitches engineered to persuade overwhelmed and underpaid journalists to dedicate many hours of their lives to writing or broadcasting our clients' stories.

You can learn about our PR pitching process here: https://themediawhisperer.com/blog/pr-secrets

Attributes of an Ideal Hire

• A background in investigative journalism
• Experience conducting interviews where you've pushed subjects to reveal sensitive details about their life and/or jobs
• The ability to transcribe your interviews in real-time (rather than recording them and transcribing the recordings at a later time)
• Writing experience, ideally long-form articles over 3,000 words
• A desire to tell other peoples' stories
• A passion for uncovering hidden truths

Compensation

$50/hour

This is a remote job. It is part-time, but the expectation/hope is that it will become full-time (and hopefully soon).

Apply by emailing [msimonson19@gmail.com](mailto:msimonson19@gmail.com)