Help Not-So-Wanted at Newsweek

A Wonkette Operative alerts us to a posting over at JournalismJobs.com:

Company: Newsweek magazine

Position: PUBLICIST

Location: New York, New York

Website:  http: //www.msnbc.com/news/NW-front_Front.asp 

Description:

Newsweek Magazine seeks a PUBLICIST. You will be responsible for pitching stories to TV and radio producers, securing TV and radio appearances for reporters...You will also interact with top editors and counsel reporters for interviews, [and] promote breaking news on the internet.

Who wants to fill the shoes left behind onthatjob? Talk about placing a story! But if you think you've got what it takes, go for it: Ideal candidate will be have a thorough and broad understanding of the news, exceptional communications skills, and extensive contacts in the anonymous source industry.

 Newsweek magazine [JournalismJobs.com]