Report local news for The Belmont Shore, an online neighborhood paper for Belmont Shore in Long Beach: openings, closings, permits, parking and the people who live and work there.
This role is with The Belmont Shore.
Nice to have:
Reporting experience for a local, student or community publication.
Knowledge of the neighborhood's history.
Responsibilities
Walk 2nd Street and the nearby blocks each week and find what has changed.
Confirm each fact with a phone call, a public record or a second person before it is published.
Write news stories and profiles of 400 to 1,200 words with an editor.
Follow up on tips sent to the paper and check them before anything is printed.
Send corrections as soon as an error is found.
Requirements
Writing samples, or a pitch of three sentences for a story about Belmont Shore.
Able to be in Belmont Shore regularly.
Clear, accurate writing in English.
Comfortable calling and interviewing people you do not know.
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