So, as of two days ago I entered the world of employment. This is just as well, because living life as someone with no paid job was beginning to drive me insane (as exemplified by my recent problems with the benefits system). Anyway, I am now working as a community publisher for the hyperlocal news site Local People. Local People hosts a whole network of hyperlocal websites in many different towns across the country, including Guildford, which I will be taking charge of.
I haven’t had any professional working experience in local news nor have I stepped foot into a local newsroom but I do have experience and understanding of the subject through other projects. At university we were trained in the art of local newsgathering/newswriting and I even did a dissertation on it, including hyperlocal. Given that I think that sites like this will eventually turn out to be the way that people find out news about their area, or at least form a key part in its development, this is quite an exciting opportunity and one I hope to take advantage of.
So, head on over to Guildford People to see what I’m up to. I’ll link it up to my portfolio at some stage as well. Also be sure to check out if Local People cover your town in their directory.
I run my own local site but it would be nice to be paid.
Local people looks interesting… do you get paid per article or for admin? How much work is reuired or expected?
Thanks
The contract I have is quite similar to that of a freelance working contract. I think that’s all I can say about it really other than it’s on a monthly basis, just like most jobs.