Journalism is the greatest check on power, aside from guns, ever invented. But it also offers a view into every day life that is hidden from the rest by the scarcity of time, separation of geography and distractions of every day life. Independent journalism can provide both a career path and a way to connect the world around us.
With our interest in learning, observation skills and attention to detail in our obsessions writing news articles on the community around us or the obsessions that make our lives can find an outlet in the independent journalists. These articles can serve as part of your portfolio and get your name out as an able journalist and writer.
Check out these resources:
Handbook of Independent Journalism
Indymedia.org - an outlet for your articles
Independent Media in Canada
Oh My News - another outlet that accepts citizen journalists
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