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Tube City Community Media Inc. is seeking freelance writers to help cover city council, news and feature stories in McKeesport, Duquesne, White Oak and the neighboring communities. High school and college students seeking work experience are encouraged to apply; we are willing to work with students who need credit toward class assignments. Please send cover letter, resume, two writing samples and the name of a reference (an employer, supervisor, teacher, etc. -- not a relative) to tubecitytiger@gmail.com.
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Writers Wanted to Cover School Boards, Boroughs
By Advertising
The Tube City Almanac
July 25, 2023
Posted in: Announcements
Tube City Community Media Inc. is seeking two or more freelance writers to cover occasional news and feature stories in the McKeesport area.
Contributors will be paid on a per-assignment basis. These are not salaried or contracted positions and these positions may be eliminated at any time, with or without warning.
Writers will be expected to attend a monthly school board or council meeting and file a report within 24 hours. Other topics may, from time to time, be assigned.
These are so-called "stringer" positions, not full-time positions.
In journalism, a stringer is a freelance journalist or photographer who contributes reports or photos to a news organization on an ongoing basis but is paid individually for each piece of published or broadcast work.
High school and college students seeking work experience are encouraged to apply; Tube City Community Media is willing to work with students who need credit toward class assignments.
Suggested Qualifications:
- Excellent communications skills
- Polite behavior and professional appearance
- Previous experience as a writer on a high school or college newspaper or non-fiction blog
- Open to editing and changes to stories, if necessary
- Access to reliable transporation
- Must not be a candidate for public office, and must not currently be engaged in political campaigning of any kind
If Interested:
Please email two writing samples to tubecitytiger@gmail.com.
Tube City Community Media Inc. does not discriminate and is required not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, or any other classification protected by county, state and federal law.
Originally published July 25, 2023.
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