Washington Post Creates 'Community Journalist' Position: Like Reporter, But Pays Less
The Washington Post is planning to create a new type of position to expand its local coverage: a “Community Journalist.”
According to the letter that Jay Kennedy, VP of labor at the Post, sent the Post‘s guild, the “primary focus of this position will be to report on stories of local and community interest for the Extras and to perform multimedia work; employees in this position may also report for the daily paper.” In addition, the letter says, community journalists should not be expected to be promoted to “reporter,” and the base salary would start at $653 per week, or $34,000 a year.
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