Most recent job postings at Houston Chronicle
via LinkedIn posted_at: 1 day agoschedule_type: Part-time
Job Description The Houston Chronicle is looking for motivated student journalists who plan to pursue a career in journalism for its summer 2023 internship program. Based in Texas, the Houston Chronicle is a Hearst newspaper in the nation’s fourth largest city. Houston is also one of the country’s most diverse cities... Interns may be assigned to one of the following newsroom departments: Metro, Business, Photo, Digital or Features. The 10-week Job Description

The Houston Chronicle is looking for motivated student journalists who plan to pursue a career in journalism for its summer 2023 internship program. Based in Texas, the Houston Chronicle is a Hearst newspaper in the nation’s fourth largest city. Houston is also one of the country’s most diverse cities...

Interns may be assigned to one of the following newsroom departments: Metro, Business, Photo, Digital or Features.

The 10-week internship pays $600 per week.

This internship will be completed in person.

Applicants should be juniors, seniors or recent graduates, with experience at a college or other newspaper, magazine or website.

Requirements: Valid driver’s license, upper-level journalism courses, background check, clips (3 stories or 7 photos), resume (2 pages max) and cover letter (address to recruiting committee; no more than 500 words
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via LinkedIn posted_at: 9 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
The Houston Chronicle Media Group is a successful team focused on accelerating the expansion of our digital advertising operation for the local business community. We are seeking a highly motivated Business Development Account Executive to sell and close strategic advertising solutions with a heavy focus in digital media. Our Business Development Account Executives offer customized marketing... programs that leverage the Chronicle’s robust digital The Houston Chronicle Media Group is a successful team focused on accelerating the expansion of our digital advertising operation for the local business community. We are seeking a highly motivated Business Development Account Executive to sell and close strategic advertising solutions with a heavy focus in digital media. Our Business Development Account Executives offer customized marketing... programs that leverage the Chronicle’s robust digital product suite of solutions to generate new customers and positively impact our local business clients.

In this position, you will manage a full sales cycle: cold calling and prospecting, appointment setting, proposal creation, conducting presentations, and closing new business opportunities. You will be supported by a strong marketing department and leadership team with an abundance of opportunities to learn new things, develop the skills that are vital to your success, and have the opportunity to move up through the organization fast!

If you have high digital acumen, excel at new business development, are passionate about your local community, and are money-motivated, we want to hear from you!

You Identify With Being:
• Closers: Goal-oriented individuals with superior presentation, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Competitors: People who have a strong desire to win and to be the best.
• Self-Motivated Achievers: Individuals with an unparalleled work ethic that are driven by growth and development and are motivated in an incentive-driven environment.
• Hunters: A true hunter mentality, one who thrives on opportunity daily.
• Digital Marketing Guru: Previous experience in the media or digital ad space. Knowledge of digital advertising and marketing solutions is highly desired.

What you will do:
• Become an expert in the Houston Chronicle’s digital and print products/services.Successfully sell digital advertising solutions to a high volume of new businesses using our suite of products (SEO/SEM, Social Media, Display, Content Marketing, Email Marketing, Video, OTT/CTV, custom publications and sponsorships).
• Exceed activity, pipeline, and revenue goals monthly.
• Generate new leads through lead generation, cold calling, email marketing, networking, and awareness of new business openings.
• Continually build a pipeline of new business and upsell opportunities.
• Conduct discovery calls and presentations with prospects and customers.
• Handle customer's objections efficiently.
• Effectively use CRM, company communication platforms and AI sales tools.

What we’re looking for:
• BA/BS degree in Advertising, Sales, Marketing, or Communications.
• 1-2 Sales Experience, media sales a plus.
• Proven success in new business acquisition and exceeding revenue goals.
• Superior presentation, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Technically proficient – Salesforce, Microsoft Office Suite of products, Microsoft Teams and Outlook required.
• Strong business and financial acumen.
• Expert knowledge of both the transactional and long-term sales cycles.
• Goal Orientated, competitive, and forward-thinking.

Additional Benefits:
• Hybrid working environment.
• Competitive base salary & commissions.
• Ongoing Sales contests and spiffs.
• Health, Dental, 401k & Company Match.
• Cell phone allowance.

As part of its continued efforts to maintain a safe workplace for employees, Hearst Newspapers requires that all employees who receive a written offer of employment are fully vaccinated (as defined by the CDC) against the coronavirus by the first day of employment as a condition of employment, to the extent permitted by applicable law. Hearst Newspapers will consider requests for reasonable accommodations on an individual basis in accordance with applicable legal requirements
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via LinkedIn posted_at: 14 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
Job Description Climate & Environmental Reporter... Want to inform and educate Houstonians – and all Texans – about weather extremes, pollution and environmental injustice, all while taking advantage of best-in-class digital storytelling tools? Job Description: The Houston Chronicle – named the state’s best news organization by the Texas Managing Editors four years running – is seeking a versatile Climate & Environmental Reporter to take Job Description

Climate & Environmental Reporter...

Want to inform and educate Houstonians – and all Texans – about weather extremes, pollution and environmental injustice, all while taking advantage of best-in-class digital storytelling tools?

Job Description: The Houston Chronicle – named the state’s best news organization by the Texas Managing Editors four years running – is seeking a versatile Climate & Environmental Reporter to take on everything that America’s fourth largest city and all of Texas can dish out, including coverage of hurricanes, floods, pollution, wildfires, water quality issues and development’s encroachment on ecosystems. This role will collaborate with an award-winning team of visual and data-visualization journalists, as well as other beat reporters and editors, to produce journalism that serves our growing number of subscribers and helps attract new ones.

What will you do?
• Be the Chronicle’s lead reporter covering all things environment, environmental injustice, climate and weather.
• Produce a steady drumbeat of content, from quick-hit stories about why Houston’s skies might be consistently smoggy, for example; to detailing environmental injustices in communities in Greater Houston; to larger projects that explain how infrastructure and development initiatives will impact the environment and the region.
• Collaborate with the Hearst Texas DevHub, our award-winning team of data-visualization journalists, and the Texas PubHub, our award-winning team of print designers.
• Work with the Chronicle’s audience team to identify trending environmental topics and respond to reader demands in real time.
• Through writing and visual storytelling, translate technical elements of climate, environmental and science reporting to non-technical, everyday readers.
• Be our news organization’s face of environmental coverage on multiple storytelling platforms: website, traditional print, audio and video.

What will it take to be successful?

Our newsroom specializes in reporting that educates, entertains, holds power accountable and forces change. The environmental beat presents tremendous opportunities to do all of the above.

You must …
• Be goal-oriented, aiming to produce journalism that not only captivates readers on A1, but has an impact digitally.
• Be able to juggle multiple stories at one time: quick hits, takeaways, weekend enterprise and long-term projects/investigations.
• Have 5 to 10 years as a reporter with a track record of deciphering complicated subjects. Experience as an environmental/climate or science writer is strongly preferred – but not required.
• Be a team player, collaborating with government and business reporters who also cover environmental issues.
• Have a working knowledge of state and federal open-records laws to pry open the vault on environmental stories that governments want to bury.
• Have a working understanding of social media and its ability to bring more readers to your journalism.

About the Houston Chronicle:

The Houston Chronicle, recognized for its Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism, serves Houston’s 2.3 million residents — as well as all of Texas — with content and marketing solutions across one of Houston’s largest websites — HoustonChronicle.com and Chron.com, along with our magazine, television and newspaper brands. Our mission is to spark conversations that inspire action to create a better Houston. All our content and the innovative business solutions we provide invite Houstonians to join conversations about a community we’ve been committed to covering and helping prosper for more than 120 years. The community we all call home.

About Hearst Newspapers:

With 2,500 employees across the nation, HNP represents a network of 24 daily and 52 weekly publications, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News and Albany Times Union, several top digital-only news and lifestyle sites, marketing services businesses, and entertainment businesses such as King Features Syndicate.

At HNP, we are investing in new and innovative ways to tell stories – growing newsrooms, diversifying tools, evolving platforms – to support the millions of people who trust us each month to help them make decisions, take action and be inspired.

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via LinkedIn posted_at: 13 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
Job Description The Houston Chronicle is seeking an Assistant Features Editor who will serve as a leader in the Features Department. The ideal candidate is a forward-looking journalist who not only understands the cadence, quality and various formats of stories needed to inform and delight readers, but who also works in collaboration with other editors to make sure that our content is optimized... for SEO; gets distributed through social media and Job Description

The Houston Chronicle is seeking an Assistant Features Editor who will serve as a leader in the Features Department. The ideal candidate is a forward-looking journalist who not only understands the cadence, quality and various formats of stories needed to inform and delight readers, but who also works in collaboration with other editors to make sure that our content is optimized... for SEO; gets distributed through social media and in newsletters; and employs, when necessary, the resources of the Chronicle’s award-winning visual and data visualization teams.

The Houston Chronicle, an award-winning newsroom in the largest city in Texas, is seeking a dynamic, ambitious, innovative leader to join our Features Department. They will ensure our journalists are meeting readers’ needs through breaking news, utility- and service-oriented content, as well as through ambitious enterprise reporting that engages readers in a variety of products and platforms.

What will you do?
• Push fascinating, timely and innovative storytelling—and be adept at leading the staff in producing both entertaining quick hits and high-impact enterprise.
• Analyze and interpret metrics and use them to inform coverage decisions in real-time and long-term
• Oversee a team of talented reporters who cover medical news, health, wellness, lifestyle and culture. A demonstrated familiarity or understanding of those topics is a must.
• Work collaboratively with editors, other reporters, photographers, the audience team and the “DevHub” data visualization team to tell impactful stories across platforms that engage and retain local subscribers and other readers
• Conceptualize and assign stories aimed at growing digital subscriptions by identifying trending or important stories through social media, analytics or otherwise
• Edit and oversee editors who guide staffers through the reporting process and edits their work with excellent command of grammar, usage and AP style

What will it take to be successful?

Familiarity with SEO, social media and other audience best practices are a must, as are an understanding of how to coach and develop reporters to write engaging stories. The Chronicle will be moving to Airtable as its news budgeting system before the year is out, so experience with that planning tool or a similar one is preferred, but not required.
• Demonstrated experience managing newsroom personnel and producing high-quality news and enterprise journalism across digital and print platforms
• Demonstrated success working in a deadline-driven environment
• Understanding or interest in health and wellness, lifestyle and culture/diverse communities as areas of coverage.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with a proven ability to effectively juggle multiple tasks
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience as an editor
• Ability to mentor editors and journalists
• Understanding of social media landscape and SEO
• Command of what constitutes breaking and trending news

The Houston Chronicle, recognized for its Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism, serves its 2.3 million residents with content and marketing solutions across one of Houston’s largest websites — HoustonChronicle.com and Chron.com, along with our magazine, television and newspaper brands. Our mission is to spark conversations that inspire action to create a better Houston. All our content and the innovative business solutions we provide invite Houstonians to join conversations about a community we’ve been committed to covering and helping prosper for more than 120 years. The community we all call home
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via LinkedIn posted_at: 14 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
Job Description PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVE: Provide exceptional home delivery customer service, schedule requires overnight and weekend attendance. Working closely with Independent Contractors (Distributors & carriers) in various distribution locations and directly with subscribers... RESPONSIBILITIES: • Resolution of consumer delivery complaints/concerns • Contact consumers to resolve service-related issues; interacting directly with Independent Job Description

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVE: Provide exceptional home delivery customer service, schedule requires overnight and weekend attendance. Working closely with Independent Contractors (Distributors & carriers) in various distribution locations and directly with subscribers...

RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Resolution of consumer delivery complaints/concerns
• Contact consumers to resolve service-related issues; interacting directly with Independent Contractors to resolve service concerns in a timely and permanent manner
• Monitor delivery of ALL products distributed by Independent contractors within the distribution center.
• Focus on consumer retention by providing exceptional delivery service.
• Ensure compliance with Independent Contractor agreements; recommend corrective action for non-performance.
• Verify the accuracy of information received from Independent Contractors.
• Monitor and assist in delivery of customer issues such as missed, damaged, or late delivered papers.
• Regularly attend departmental meetings to maintain a cohesive, well-informed unit.
• Regularly communicate progress and concerns to circulation management.
• Accurately monitor and maintain consumer service data and all other routine reports, records and forms.
• Prepare requested reports in a timely and accurate manner.
• Periodically audit routes to evaluate the delivery service goals and sales potential.
• Ensure that the distribution center is maintained in a safe, secure and clean manner.
• Other essential duties and tasks as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, and individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Minimum of three years’ experience in the newspaper circulation industry preferred, or related field.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Computer skills using Outlook, Word, Excel, and data-based programs needed
• Ability to work a flexible schedule; ability to deliver papers while driving.
• Reliable transportation, valid Texas driver’s license, and proof of auto liability insurance.
• Ability to react to change productively.
• High School Diploma or GED required.

As part of its continued efforts to maintain a safe workplace for employees, Hearst Newspapers requires that all employees who receive a written offer of employment be fully vaccinated (as defined by the CDC) against the coronavirus by the first day of employment as a condition of employment, to the extent permitted by applicable law. Hearst Newspapers will consider requests for reasonable accommodations due to medical, including pregnancy or a pregnancy-related condition, and/or religious reasons on an individual basis in accordance with applicable legal requirements
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via LinkedIn posted_at: 14 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
Job Description DIRECTOR OF MULTIMEDIA... The Houston Chronicle, an award-winning newsroom in the largest city in Texas, is seeking a dynamic, ambitious, innovative leader to join our multimedia team. The Director will coordinate visual coverage of breaking news, enterprise and projects across our digital, print and social platforms. We are looking for a great coach and communicator who drives performance for staff members. You are a leader with Job Description

DIRECTOR OF MULTIMEDIA...

The Houston Chronicle, an award-winning newsroom in the largest city in Texas, is seeking a dynamic, ambitious, innovative leader to join our multimedia team.

The Director will coordinate visual coverage of breaking news, enterprise and projects across our digital, print and social platforms. We are looking for a great coach and communicator who drives performance for staff members. You are a leader with compassion and vision who will guide professional development both in print and digital, growing visual storytellers. You will also help journalists across the room be innovative storytellers.

Responsibilities:
• Work with department heads on planning and collaboration.
• Adept at working across platforms- print, web and social.
• Management of equipment, maintenance, ordering.
• Coaching for performance from your staff.
• Help think strategically about how to best deploy resources.
• Maintain a high standard of quality.
• Must be adept at video editing on Adobe Premiere.
• Help manage staff schedules, assignments, equipment and budget in order to maximize our coverage abilities.
• Advocate for staff needs.
• Assign and edit photo/video staff, edit content created by other newsroom staff, negotiate freelance contracts, acquire courtesy and paid content from other sources and choose the right image for each platform.

Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism or other related field or any combination of experience.
• Five years of supervisory experience and more than 10 years as a photojournalist.
• Demonstrated visual acumen in choosing photos for publication, with a wide-ranging knowledge of news, features and sports photo editing.
• Experience with visual storytelling across multiple platforms, including the web, social platforms and third-party news apps.
• Must have strong prioritization, organization and communication skills.
• Must show ability to think ambitiously about multimedia storytelling and work with graphics and video journalists to conceptualize and execute seamless presentations
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via Journalism Jobs schedule_type: Full-time
Job Description BUSINESS TRENDING REPORTER OVERVIEW... The Houston Chronicle seeks a business reporter to anchor our continuous online report, covering breaking news, consumer news, the latest corporate transactions and numerous other developments in one of the nation’s most dynamic and diverse regional economies. POSITION SUMMARY The reporter will work with department’s digital producer to keep our products fresh, getting the latest stories to Job Description
BUSINESS TRENDING REPORTER
OVERVIEW...
The Houston Chronicle seeks a business reporter to anchor our continuous online report, covering breaking news, consumer news, the latest corporate transactions and numerous other developments in one of the nation’s most dynamic and diverse regional economies.
POSITION SUMMARY
The reporter will work with department’s digital producer to keep our products fresh, getting the latest stories to readers quickly and presenting them in different formats for our growing digital-only audience of 75,000-plus, along with a robust print audience, the overwhelming majority of whom have activated their digital accounts.
Familiarity with alternative story formats/takeaways is a must. The successful candidate also will assist in production of Business Department newsletters.
The job also includes ample time to follow-up on trending topics that merit deeper looks and pursue substantial enterprise stories that run both online and in print. This is a great opportunity for young, ambitious reporters looking to make their bones in the nation’s fourth largest city.
This position reports to the business editor.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
Produce a steady drumbeat of stories of varying lengths and formats
Work alongside editors to determine what stories are worth pursuing -- and formulating plans for pushing them forward
Work collaboratively with editors, other reporters (including beat reporters when applicable), photographers, the digital desk and the “DevHub” data visualization team to tell impactful stories across platforms that engage and retain local subscribers and other readers
Be active on social media, both in terms of sharing perspective, but also engaging audience This means posting short “starter versions” of stories before Tweeting them or putting them on other social platforms
Write with clarity and authority
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Minimum 4 years of experience as a reporter or digital producer
Previous business reporting experience strongly preferred
Extraordinary reporting and writing skills
Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
Work collaboratively with others, share bylines when applicable, communicate with editors
The Houston Chronicle, recognized for its Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism, serves its 2.3 million residents with content and marketing solutions across two of Houston’s largest websites — HoustonChronicle.com and Chron.com, along with our magazine, television and newspaper brands. Our mission is to spark conversations that inspire action to create a better Houston. All our content and the innovative business solutions we provide invite Houstonians to join conversations about a community we’ve been committed to covering and helping prosper for more than 120 years. The community we all call home.
As part of its continued efforts to maintain a safe workplace for employees, Hearst Newspapers requires that all employees who receive a written offer of employment to be fully vaccinated (as defined by the CDC) against the coronavirus by the first day of employment as a condition of employment, to the extent permitted by applicable law. Hearst Newspapers will consider requests for reasonable accommodations on an individual basis in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
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via LinkedIn posted_at: 2 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
You will lead and collaborate across the digital group to conceptualize, ideate, and deliver quality marketing and advertising strategies that meet strategic account’s key advertising goals and specific brand objectives. This role operates at both strategic and leadership levels to assist in maintaining and growing digital revenue. The Digital Sales Specialist will have a track record of... improving critical business outcomes through digital solutions, You will lead and collaborate across the digital group to conceptualize, ideate, and deliver quality marketing and advertising strategies that meet strategic account’s key advertising goals and specific brand objectives. This role operates at both strategic and leadership levels to assist in maintaining and growing digital revenue.

The Digital Sales Specialist will have a track record of... improving critical business outcomes through digital solutions, execution and leadership. The ideal candidate will focus on creative, forward thinking to address both strategic and tactical account opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• Digital development and coaching of regionals sales teams

• Analyze performance and upsell opportunities along with account executives

• Build strategies and solutions for strategic account opportunities

• Communicate and interact with internal teams and clients

• Aide in creation, go-to-market strategy, execution and performance review of key projects

• Evaluate outcomes and make recommendations for improvement

Key Activities:

• Facilitate and coordinate team trainings and new initiatives

• Build campaign strategies to address key account opportunities

• Deliver creative solutions from concept to successful execution; ensuring integration between

digital solutions available

• Work closely with the Sales Director to support maintenance of base contracts and continued

revenue growth

• Work alongside sales team to create compelling client ready assets and presentation materials

• Ensure a superior quality of communication and project delivery is provided at all times

• Act as the advocate of digital solutions within the Company, client and business strategies

• Aide Account Executives in client performance reviews and upselling of base contracts

• Assist in managing vendor relationships when necessary

• Monitor the competition and be aware of market changes, developments, and new business

opportunities

Requirements:

• Creative, diplomatic, cool under pressure and fantastic interpersonal and presenting skills

• Must be highly a motivated individual with experience and passion for digital strategies and

implementation plans

• Must be a “Best in class” team player with a great attitude and entrepreneurial spirit

• Strong project management and organizational skills

• Advanced knowledge and understanding of digital research tools and mythologies
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via Texas Jobs - Tarta.ai schedule_type: Contractor
We are looking for an independent contractor delivery driver to distribute newspaper to retail stores in Pearland and Alvin TX area. This role will require an individual who is both responsible and dependable as the delivery of the newspaper is to be completed in a routinely and timely manner. This position is for an overnight shift and reliable transportation is a must. Responsibilities... • Delivery of daily and weekend newspaper to 40-50 retail We are looking for an independent contractor delivery driver to distribute newspaper to retail stores in Pearland and Alvin TX area. This role will require an individual who is both responsible and dependable as the delivery of the newspaper is to be completed in a routinely and timely manner. This position is for an overnight shift and reliable transportation is a must.

Responsibilities...
• Delivery of daily and weekend newspaper to 40-50 retail locations in Pearland & Alvin, TX area
• Inspect and prepare bundles of newspaper every night and deliver to proper retail locations
• Ask for feedback on provided services and resolve clients’ complaints
• Complete logs and reports at delivery locations
• Follow DOT regulations and safety standards

Requirements
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Reliable vehicle(s)
• Valid driver’s license
• Valid and current auto insurance
• Access to personal computer and printer
• Personal cellphone with GPS

Skills
• Working experience as a delivery driver
• Ability to operate vehicle in a variety of weather and traffic conditions
• Excellent organizational and time management skills

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $550.00 per week

Schedule:
• Night shift
• Year round work

Education:
• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Shift availability:
• Overnight Shift (Required)

Work Location: On the road
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via Glassdoor posted_at: 12 days agoschedule_type: Contractor
We are looking for an independent contractor delivery driver to distribute newspaper to our Baytown customers. This role will require an individual who is both responsible and dependable as the delivery of the newspaper is to be completed in a routinely and timely manner. This position is for an overnight shift and reliable transportation is a must. Responsibilities... • Delivery of daily and weekend newspaper to 65-70 retail locations in Baytown, We are looking for an independent contractor delivery driver to distribute newspaper to our Baytown customers. This role will require an individual who is both responsible and dependable as the delivery of the newspaper is to be completed in a routinely and timely manner. This position is for an overnight shift and reliable transportation is a must.

Responsibilities...
• Delivery of daily and weekend newspaper to 65-70 retail locations in Baytown, TX and surrounding cities
• Picking up on unsold copies once a week
• collecting invoices
• Inspect and prepare bundles of newspaper every night and deliver to proper retail locations
• Ask for feedback on provided services and resolve clients’ complaints
• Complete logs and reports at delivery locations
• Follow DOT regulations and safety standards

Requirements
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Reliable vehicle(s)
• Valid driver’s license
• Valid and current auto insurance
• Access to personal computer and printer
• Personal cellphone with GPS

Skills
• Working experience as a delivery driver
• Ability to operate vehicle in a variety of weather and traffic conditions
• Excellent organizational and time management skills

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $550.00 per week

Shift:
• Night shift

Education:
• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Shift availability:
• Overnight Shift (Required)

Work Location: On the road
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