COMPETITION: Become The Tribune's Official Sports Writer

Are you one of those armchair commentators who throws spaghetti at the TV every time your team loses? Then you might just be the perfect candidate to become the official Sports writer for The Indy Tribune.

The Indy Tribune (TIT) is looking for an experienced and dedicated writer with a wide interest in sports - including baseball, basketball and football - to compose and publish various articles on both Indy-based and national sports, with a view to satirizing the crap out of the Super Bowl. The role will involve publishing at least one article per week, with further opportunities presenting themselves during special sporting events. Other duties include and are probably limited to:

1. Promoting articles through social media. 

Publishing sports articles for TIT will ensure that your writing reaches the front pages of Indiana's 119th most trusted newspaper, which enjoys thousands of visits a day (on good days!) While the position is unpaid, writing for and heading up our Sports section will be a great opportunity to showcase your knack for extremely comedic writing and there's nothing like seeing all those Facebook Likes beneath your work!

HOW TO ENTER
To enter the competition for a chance to become our official Sports writer, simply email 3 sample sports stories to editor@theindytribune.com. The winner will be selected by a panel of judges after all entries are received. The deadline for your entries will be 5pm on Friday, December 2, 2011.

To gain an understanding of exactly what we're looking for, take a look at the following articles:

American Team Wins World Series
Report: 82% of Hoosiers Support Idea of Same-sex Sports Teams
 
Be sure that each of your submissions includes the following pieces of information.

1. A headline: this should be the first thing you think of and should be cutting and witty.
2. Body of article: should be at least 150 words with clear and consistent beginning, middle and end.

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Thanks, and good luck!

COMPETITION: Become The Tribune's Official Obituaries Writer

Fancy yourself as a comedic writer? Have a macabre sense of humor? Then you might just be the perfect candidate to become the official Obituaries writer for The Indy Tribune.

The Indy Tribune (TIT) is looking for an experienced and dedicated writer to compose and publish one fake death entry into our Obituaries section every day. Additional requirements of the role include, and are probably limited to, the following:

1. Promoting the section through social media. 

Our Obituaries section offers our readers an alternative form of news humor from the normal, factory-churned front page articles that you see on a daily basis. While the position is unpaid, writing for and heading up our Obituaries section is a great opportunity to showcase your knack for extremely concise comedic writing and there's nothing like seeing all those Facebook Likes beneath your work!

HOW TO ENTER
To enter the competition for a chance to become our official Obituaries writer, simply email 5 sample entries to editor@theindytribune.com. The winner will be selected by a panel of judges after all entries are received. The deadline for your entries will be November 15, 2011.

To gain an understanding of exactly what we're looking for, visit our Obituaries section. Be sure that each of your submissions includes the following pieces of information.

1. The name of the deceased capitalized in bold as the "title"
2. The name of the deceased in lower case
3. Age of the deceased
4. Date of death
5. Cause of death. 

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Thanks, and good luck!