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Poems are being accepted for the 2018 Foley Poetry Award.
Each entrant is asked to submit only one unpublished poem on any topic. The poem should be 30 lines or fewer and not under consideration elsewhere. Poems will not be returned. Poems should be sent in via Submittable or postal mail.
Include contact information on the same page as the poem. Poems must be postmarked or sent in via Submittable between Jan. 1 and March 31, 2018. The winning poem will be published in the June 25, 2018 issue of America. Three runner-up poems will be published in subsequent issues.
Cash prize: $1,000
To send in poems through Submittable, go to americamedia.submittable.com.
For poems submitted via postal mail, send to:
Foley Poetry Contest
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Vantage Point presents revealing and timely articles from America's archives. Scroll through the links below to view selections from the magazine's 100 year history.
The editors on the Boston marathon bombings: "A victim of senseless violence as surely as those on Boylston Street, Jesus is with us in our suffering, not only because he loves us, but because he has suffered too."
Remembering Daniel J. Harrington, S.J.
Tributes to and selections from the work of the Biblical scholar and longtime America contributor
'America' on Religious Liberty
An archive spanning 70 years
From July 17, 1993
Richard A. McCormick, S.J., on the anniversary of Pope Paul VI's controversial encyclical
Select articles on immigrants and immigration reform
Select articles from one of America's most talked about columnists
Gettysburg's Catholic Memories
From July 5, 1913
An archive of articles by John Courtney Murray, S.J.
An archive of articles by the Rev. Andrew M. Greeley
The editors on Jackie Robinson
The editors' evolving perspectives on Vietnam
Additional archive analysis of the Vietnam War
An archive of articles by Cardinal Avery Dulles
An archive of articles by John W. O'Malley, S.J.
"Opus Dei in the United States," February 25, 1995
James Martin, S.J.
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America Media seeks a summer intern to work as part of its editorial team in its New York offices.
If you are interested in our year-long O'Hare Fellowship for graduating college seniors, click here.
About America Media
America is a Jesuit media ministry offering a smart Catholic take on faith and culture. We are the leading producer of multi-platform content for thinking Catholics and those who want to know what Catholics are thinking about key church and social issues. We are best known for our award-winning flagship magazine, America, founded in 1909.
Title
Summer Editorial Intern
Department Description
The editorial team creates and plans content across multiple America platforms, including our magazine, website, videos, podcasts and live events.
Areas of Learning
The editorial intern will assist with the following, where appropriate
- Web content upload and site maintenance
- Production assistance on audio and/or video products
- Attend weekly editorial meetings and contribute to the editorial discussions
- Production of content and planning for social media
- Writing blog posts or articles for the magazine or website
Key Qualifications
- Although a candidate need not be Catholic, an interest in and knowledge of the Catholic Church, media and journalism is preferred
- Excellent researching, writing, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to organize and prioritize tasks and activities effectively
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office MAC (Word, Excel PowerPoint) and social media platforms. Familiarity with Drupal, Mailchimp, Adobe Creative Suite and database entry is helpful.
Benefits
Stipend of $75.00 per day will be provided.
Opportunity to complete school internship credits and/or service requirements
Eligibility and Time Requirements
This internship typically involves a 9-week commitment, with some flexibility around start and end dates to accommodate school calendars. Work will be based out of New York City. Summer interns should be a) entering their senior year in high school or b) enrolled as an undergraduate student at a college or university at their time of service, or c) be a recent college graduate (applicants who have graduated in the spring or winter just prior to the proposed time of service). They are expected to work full-time from approximately June 1 through August 1. All interns are responsible for finding and financing their own housing.
Applications for summer internships should be submitted by January 17.
| Job Title: Company: Reports to: Industry: Area of Interest: Location: Position Type: | Creative Director America Media Editor in Chief Media Design New York City Full-time |
About America Media:
America offers a smart, Catholic take on faith and culture, and is the leading provider of editorial content for thinking Catholics and those who want to know what Catholics are thinking. America leads the conversation about faith and culture by producing excellent, unique, relevant and accessible content across multiple platforms. Our contributors are the principal figures in the American Catholic Church today, the decision-makers and opinion leaders who drive the ecclesial and civic debate about religion, society, politics and the arts. Our weekly magazine, America, has been published continuously since 1909, making it one of the oldest periodicals in the United States today.
The Job:
America Media is in the midst of a project to redesign and transform all our platforms, especially our website and print magazine, to “lead the conversation” about faith and culture with a digital-first, print-savvy approach. The newly created Creative Director position will develop and champion a consistent and excellent design vision across our organization, delivering a first-class experience to our audience, however they encounter our content.
Responsibilities:
The Creative Director at America Media leads all aspects of its visual design and execution across all platforms and provides leadership and support for the America Media design team. The Creative Director has primary authority for America Media’s visual identity and aesthetic and for design assets across platforms and products. The main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
● Establishing and maintaining design excellence organization-wide
● Managing use of art and photography and outside commissions across all platforms, including daily digital publication and weekly print publication
● Supervising the design of the organization's marketing and promotional materials across platforms, ensuring consistency of brand presentation.
● Practicing brand stewardship to ensure creative deliverables are representative of the America Media brand across all platforms and products
● Collaborating on high-design stories and features on all platforms
● Soliciting and evaluating user data for integration into design planning
● Advocating for design quality from the audience perspective
Platform Redesign Project
In our ongoing redesign project, currently in its opening phase, the Creative Director will:
● Lead the design discovery process with the editorial team
○ including collaboration with the content architecture development process
● Develop consensus on design approach and engage all channels behind design vision
○ connecting vision to editorial and business goals
○ contributing to planning for new platforms and feature pieces
● Direct development of look and feel for web redesign, which will be mobile-first and responsive
○ including consultation on user experience and interaction design
○ using mobile web design discovery process to identify design assets (typography, colors, etc.) for use across all platforms in the redesign
● Direct development of look and feel during print redesign process
● Contribute to ongoing data-driven evolution of platform designs
Requirements:
● Has been responsible for design within an organization with multiple platforms including print, web and mobile
● Has managed web, print, mobile and collateral design projects and resources
● Has experience collaborating with business/marketing teams and demonstrated understanding of business aspects of editorial design choices
● Has made design contributions to a development project, with a preference for experience contributing to a sprint-based project schedule
● Demonstrated technical competence with design tools and software
○ Wireframing and prototyping for front-end web design
○ Adobe tools (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)
● Able to coach and help develop design skills across the organization
● Managed internal and external resources and an operating budget
Additional:
Individuals who have successfully led the redesign of a brand that included digital and print products will be considered with high priority.
Please forward cover letter telling us a little more about yourself than we will see in your resume, along with salary requirements, resume or cv and link to portfolio or website to: creativedirectorsearch@americamedia.org
Generally, you'll want some style on your pages of text. Using good web writing practices, the proper way to do this is to use the styled elements available to you.
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There are six levels of headings, and the first is reserved for the page title and is automatically applied for you.
Generally, when writing for the web:
- Use bullet lists to control content
- Be concise
- Remember that most of your readers scan, and a big block of text will not be read carefully.
To really set off a text item, use a blockquote. This can be treated like a magazine-style quote, which may be indirectly related to page content or pulling one of the most important items from it.
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More than one level of sub-heading may be required in longer pages or when describing multiple concepts on a page.
- Use headings to categorize your text
- Use other text elements sparingly, but with effect
You may find it necessary to use a horizontal rule to separate truly distinct items on a page.
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Have a look, there are six levels of headings available. You may not use them all, but it's useful to know where they are and what they do.
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There are several elements available to you in basic text to add impact: bold and italics are available, but use them only if you want those particular typographic effects. It usually makes more sense to usestrong (which will show up as bold or some other "strong" style depending on the circumstances) and emphasis (which will show up as italics or some other "emphatic" style depending on the circumstances).
For the names of books, movies and other long works, it's often good to use cite which is meant for that purpose. Underlines and strikethroughs are included, but very rarely used.
It is good to be aware of the symbols available to you, listed under the button that looks like an omega. Symbols are important - including copyright symbols, foreign characters, and a few other common symbols. The proper symbols to use on the web have a special character code.
►Warning! Using improper symbols will cause some browsers to display ugly marks on your site that can make text unreadable.
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In general, you will probably not have several headings cascading without text in between, but you may. Test it out if you have concerns.
You can use tables, but don't do it unless you have a good reason - such as a set of numbers that needs to be displayed in columns as, well, a table.
America Media accepts select unsolicited, unpublished content for dissemination in print, web and/or other digital formats. All submissions must be made through our Submittable site (see Submit button below). America Media does not accept submissions via U.S.P.S., nor do we consider content submitted simultaneously to other publications or media. America Media is solely responsible for the manner, platform (digital, print, etc.) and timing of publication/production.
What kind of content is America looking for?
- Pitches for feature-length reported pieces, essays and analysis. Feature-length pieces should be approved as a pitch and discussed with editors before a full manuscript is prepared and submitted.
- “Faith in Focus” essays starting from personal faith experience
- “Short Take” opinion essays
- Short poems of 40 or fewer lines
You will be prompted to create a free account with Submittable. Please enter your submission to the appropriate category.
If you have questions, please consult Submittable's help section.
Book reviews should be pitched to reviews@americamedia.org.
