Calling all filmmakers, journalists, and amateur Nancy Drews! Do you have a great scoop? What about an interesting take? Is it time to scream your singular truth? Are you ready to give the world a reality check? Have you been working on a non-fiction story during the endless hours of quarantine? Well, get it on […]
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The Mercury is Hiring a Staff Writer/News Reporter! But Hurry, Deadline is This Sunday, March 28!
Catherine Falls Commercial / Getty images UPDATE: The application process for this position has ended. Thanks to everyone who applied! Good news: The Portland Mercury is hiring! We’re looking to add a full-time staff writer to our small, dynamic team—known locally for smart, deep, and accessible journalism and culture writing. This position will be primarily […]
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The Mercury is Hiring a Full-Time News Reporter/Staff Writer! Application Deadline is This Sunday!
Catherine Falls Commercial / Getty images Good news: The Portland Mercury is hiring! We’re looking to add a full-time staff writer to our small, dynamic team—known locally for smart, deep, and accessible journalism and culture writing. This position will be primarily focused on breaking news, short-form reporting, and news roundups, but would also provide opportunities […]
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Now Hiring: Staff Writer/News Reporter Wanted for the Mercury!
Catherine Falls Commercial / Getty images Good news: The Portland Mercury is hiring! We’re looking to add a full-time staff writer to our small, dynamic team—known locally for smart, deep, and accessible journalism and culture writing. This position will be primarily focused on breaking news, short-form reporting, and news roundups, but would also provide opportunities […]
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Now Hiring: The Mercury is Looking for a Staff Writer/News Reporter! Could That Be YOU?
Catherine Falls Commercial / Getty images Good news: The Portland Mercury is hiring! We’re looking to add a full-time staff writer to our small, dynamic team—known locally for smart, deep, and accessible journalism and culture writing. This position will be primarily focused on breaking news, short-form reporting, and news roundups, but would also provide opportunities […]
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Now Hiring: The Portland Mercury Is Seeking Applicants For a Staff Writer Position!
Catherine Falls Commercial / Getty images Good news: The Portland Mercury is hiring! We’re looking to add a full-time staff writer to our small, dynamic team—known locally for smart, deep, and accessible journalism and culture writing. This position will be primarily focused on breaking news, short-form reporting, and news roundups, but would also provide opportunities […]
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Reader Valentine Round-up: “The Peanut Butter to My Banana”
It’s time once again for the most romance-y season of all, and the Mercury is continuing its annual tradition of publishing YOUR valentines to your shmoopy-woopy… FOR FREE. Mercury readers have really been busy/lovesick/horny bees and have been writing glorious lovenotes to each other in our annual Mercury Readers Valentines (submit yours here). Here are […]
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Reader Valentine Round-up: “Will You ‘Brie’ My Valentine?”
It’s time once again for the most romance-y season of all, and the Mercury is continuing its annual tradition of publishing YOUR valentines to your shmoopy-woopy… FOR FREE. Mercury readers have really been busy/lovesick/horny bees and have been writing glorious lovenotes to each other in our annual Mercury Readers Valentines (submit yours here). Here are […]
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We’re Postponing Our “Eyes On the Ground” Panel. Here’s Why!
Syahrir Maulana / iStock / Getty Images As you might be aware, we were planning to host a panel this coming Tuesday, September 22, called “Eyes on the Ground: A Conversation With Portland’s Protest Journalists.” The panel was intended to give our audience a glimpse into what it’s like for the independent journalists who have […]
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The Best Movies and Shows to Watch in Portland This Weekend: Aug 21-23, 2020
Odds are the most exciting road trip you could go on this weekend will be with Queen & Slim as they debut on HBO Max Universal Pictures If you’d been told just last year that drive-in movies would enjoy a resurgence not seen since the 1970s, you’d probably be like “So… what, did a completely […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Gov. Brown Tightens COVID Rules, an Unemployment Lawsuit, and Feds Shoot Local Protester In the Head
On Saturday, Federal Officers shot a peaceful protester in the head with a munition, severely injuring him. Mathieu Lewis-Rolland Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • Today Gov. Kate Brown announced a ban […]
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Good Afternoon, News: A Predicted Explosion of Oregon COVID Cases, and Trump Threatens Schools That Try to Re-Open
An explosion of COVID cases across the nation—and Oregon could be next. Spencer Platt / Getty News Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • NOT GREAT NEWS ON THE COVID FRONT: According to […]