Intern!

Interested in getting a first-hand taste of the high-paced, action-packed life of a hyperlocal journalist? You may or may have the opportunity to sneak into secured compounds hanging from the undercarriage of a truck with magnetic grips, dodge rock-throwing crowds to interview the outgoing dictator of a small, North Seattle neighborhood or even join a team of wise-cracking, ghost-chasing teenagers as they careen through the streets of Tangletown, but you’ll certainly have fun.

Wallyhood has distinguished itself as a new model for journalism in the rapidly changing media world: a shifting, organic blend of traditional reporting, first-person narrative, over-the-back-fence gossip and old-fashioned radio style entertainment. Come join the experiment and try your hand at defining a new style and approach to community building and writing while enjoying a readership of thousands per day.

Wallyhood is seeking a news intern to help cover the stories that are defining our neighborhood and our lives. You’ll have the freedom to choose and pursue your stories, working with experienced bloggers to refine and define your voice, and learn some “tricks of the trade” along the way (e.g., SEO, creative commons licensing, social media promotion, usage analytics).

The successful candidate will produce an article per week for publication (or more, if you choose), and will emerge with better understanding of blogging, hyperlocal journalism and the relationship between social media and the news.

College students focusing on journalism preferred, but we’re interested in talking to anyone that’s interested in putting in the work to have a positive impact, including clever and motivated high school students.

E-mail [email protected] with inquiries.