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Job Opportunity: Al Bustan News Service Reporter:Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance

Job description:

Al Bustan News Service Reporter

 

Date Posted

October 3, 2024 - 12:29pm

 

Categories

 

Other

 

Media Arts (Film/Radio/TV)

 

Philadelphia County (PA)

Pay Type: 
income

Job Status: 
Part Time

Minimum income/Hourly Rate: 
$7,500.00

Maximum income/Hourly Rate: 
$7,500.00

 

Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture

Note: Please send your cover letter, resume, and portfolio to E-Mail: News@albustanseeds.org with your full name in the subject line.
Job Overview: We are pursuing a talented Reporter to join our News team for a Journalism Fellowship. The Fellow will produce outstanding articles for our news site, covering Arab-American and Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) communities in the Greater Philadelphia area.
Job responsibilities:
   » Report two news articles per month. (500-word minimum)
   » Work remotely with capability to cover news stories within the Philadelphia area (some of which require reporting in-person)
   » Monitor news and generate significant story ideas that include a wide variety of voices and perspectives.
   » Pitch news stories to and Report stories assigned by the News Editor.
   » Collaborate with News team, Al-Bustan staff and leadership abilities.
   » Adhere to Al-Bustan's editorial standards.
   » Report to the Editor.
   » Fellowship spans 6 months from the hire date, with the possibility of continued work with Al-Bustan News.
COMPENSATION:
   » Fellows are paid $625 per article with a maximum compensation during the Fellowship of $7,500.
Requirements:
   » Bachelor's degree or equivalent (journalism or communications degree preferred)
   » Minimum of 1-2 years of reporting practice
   » Passionate about news significant to the Arab-American and larger SWANA communities
   » Excellent news judgment and capability to identify and pursue local news stories.
   » capability to write stories following AP guidelines
   » capability to work under deadline
   » capability to cover news stories within the Philadelphia area.
   » Strong editorial judgment
   » knowledge of journalistic ethics and standards, with a commitment to factual accuracy
   » Strong communication and organizational expertise
   » Commitment to independent media
   » capability to attend periodic meetings at our Philadelphia offices.
   » candidates must have valid US work authorization
   » Fluency in Arabic is a plus, but not required
FELLOWSHIP DATES
6 months, beginning?Fall 2024
Note:?Please send your cover letter, resume, and portfolio to E-Mail: News@albustanseeds.org with your full name in the subject line.
Web:?https://www.albustanseeds.org/news
Employment Type: Part-time
Workplace: remote
ABOUT AL-BUSTAN NEWS
Al-Bustan Newsis an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces traditional and multimedia journalism covering issues of importance to Philadelphia's Arab and larger Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) communities.Al-Bustan Newswas founded in 2022 by our parent organization,Al Bustan Seeds of Culture,a leading advocate for Arab culture and education. Al-Bustan believes that the voices and perspectives of the SWANA community in Philadelphia and all over the US are often marginalized and ignored by the mainstream media and government and founded Al-Bustan News to address this issue.
Al-Bustan (Arabic for "The Garden") is a nonprofit organization that highlights Arab culture through artistic and educational programming. Al-Bustan promotes cross-cultural knowledge among youth and adults of all ethnic, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds while supporting the pursuit and affirmation of Arab American culture and identity, playing a constructive civic function within broader American society.
To increase the recognition of SWANA voices in our region, we launchedAl-Bustan Newsto amplifythe diversity of SWANA voicesand issues. Through articles and audio/video content, we dig into pressing local, state, national, and international issues, covering various topics, including politics, immigration, labor, the environment, education, health care, and technology. We focus on news from the SWANA region and its impact on the local SWANA community in Philadelphia, empowering them with knowledge and connection. Lastly, we give special attention to Arab cultural life within Philadelphia, including art, music, literature, food, entertainment, sports, and more.We consider arts and culture a powerful medium for engagement in self-expression and exploration of cultural identity. Through our arts and culture reporting, Al-Bustan News provides a platform to challenge assumptions about the SWANA community that are typically portrayed in popular culture and news, fostering open-mindedness by presenting a more nuanced and accurate portrayal of the SWANA community.
As an independent news project, Al-Bustan News does not accept government funding, corporate sponsorship, or advertising revenue. Our editorial independence is never compromised because we are funded exclusively through grants and donations from individual supporters.

Education Level: 
Bachelor's degree or equivalent

To Apply:
Please send your cover letter, resume, and portfolio to E-Mail: News@albustanseeds.org with your full name in the subject line.

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Job Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Address: Philadelphia
Company Type Employer
Post Date: 10/10/2024 / Viewed 2 times
Contact Information
Company: Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
Contact Email: News@albustanseeds.org


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