Editor Community Digital Newspaper

Independent Community News Group Inc.

  • Location Across: Melbourne VIC, Camberwell VIC, Box Hill VIC, Glen Iris VIC, Surrey Hills VIC, Balwyn VIC, Kew VIC, Hawthorn VIC
  • Category Community Services

Suitable for

  • People with disability
  • Skilled Volunteers
  • Online & Remote Volunteers
  • Wheelchair Access

Commitment

Regular - more than 6 months

Time Required

Commitment: When: Long term commitment. Approximately 1-2 hours daily averaged over 2 months. (Bi-monthly publication). More time commitment before the bi-annual publication is finalised. Where: Online with a monthly 2-hour in person committee meeting in Balwyn

Training

Mentoring in the role will be provided

Requirements

  • Driver's Licence
  • National Police Certificate *

3 written references (personal or professional)

* May be arranged via the Organisation. Details to be provided on expression of interest.

Reimbursement

Volunteer role - no reimbursement provided

Insurance Age Requirement

Between 1 and 90

The Boroondara Volunteer Resource Centre is advertising this role on behalf of Independent Community News Group Inc.

In this role you will network with other people and organisations that share your values and community focus. Trusted independent news helps strengthen communities. This role is an opportunity for someone with writing skills and either publishing experience or seeking to gain publishing experience.

Responsibilities

  • Inbox management- assign tasks
  • Ensure content is edited
  • Ensure bulk text is created
  • Ensure newspaper is emailed to subscribers
  • Ensure newspaper is posted on Website
  • Other website management tasks
  • Communications with subscribers

What you'll bring to the team

  • Writing skills
  • Organising and publishing experience desirable
  • IT and administration experience desirable
  • Good listener, decision maker and team member

A bit about us

Independent Community News is a volunteer-run free, independent local media platform (Eastsider News) for residents of the cities of Boroondara and Whitehorse.

Our mission is to focus on showcasing substantial news about and affecting, the diversity of local people and their activities.

Our culture is community-based and not-for-profit rather than commercial. We recognise the diversity of interests of people in the local area, with transparent accountability. The small volunteer team are active in the local community. Our funding comes from donations and advertising.

All content is discussed and assessed by an editorial committee before publication. If we have concerns about sources of material or claims made in articles, we will go back to the submitter to seek changes. The team includes some with IT skills to assist.

Our values ensure that we respect copyright and do our utmost to ensure that all creators of images and articles are appropriately and accurately acknowledged and credited. It is essential to us that we do not defame or malign any individual or organisation.

We refuse to publish articles that can be seen to be maligning or discrediting a person or organisation or which make false claims or assertions that cannot be supported by verifiable evidence.


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