Journalist Community Digital Newspaper

Independent Community News Group Inc.

  • Location Across: Melbourne VIC, Camberwell VIC, Hawthorn VIC, Kew VIC, Balwyn VIC
  • Category Community Services

Suitable for

  • People with disability
  • Skilled Volunteers
  • Wheelchair Access

Commitment

Regular - more than 6 months

Time Required

Commitment: When: Approximately 1 hour daily averaged over 2 months. (Bi-monthly publication). More time commitment before the bi-annual publication is finalised. Where: In person events and interviews plus online with a monthly 2-hour in person committee meeting in Balwyn

Training

Mentoring in the role will be provided

Requirements

  • Working with Children Check *

Personal or professional references with referee contact details are desireable

* 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

  • Following up assigned tasks such as research, events and interviews

  • Creating content for publication arising from research, events and interviews

  • Emailing content to sub-editors to achieve the bimonthly publication deadline

  • Communicating and working collaboratively with the editor and sub-editors to produce content that aligns with Eastsider News values (see below)

  • 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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