New Journalist Pilot Program Announcement

I am happy to let everyone know that I have just turned in my contract, and I am now officially taking on the role of State Coordinator for the Center For Independent Media's New Journalism Pilot Program. In this role I will be working with other Fellows doing training, mentoring, and providing other forms of support.

I have also been hired on as a Fellow as well as the coordinator, and look forward the myriad of ways this will lead to producing democrat wins up and down the ballot in Minnesota this November.

If you have more questions about the program, feel free to email me. If you are a MOBster ready to flame me...there's the commments, go at it.

DISCLAIMER:

Robin Marty is a participant in the Center for Independent Media New Journalism Pilot Program. However, all of the statements, opinions, policies, and views expressed on this site are solely Robin Marty's. This web site is not a production of the Center, and the Center does not support or endorse any of the contents on this site.

Edited on 10/03/06 to add:

As it appears that some people have had difficulty understanding that the above means that I have taken a paid position, I would like to state explicitly that this is a PAID role. I receive a $3000 stipend from the CIM for my work, which curently is an average of 60-70 hours a week minimum. It was a significant pay cut for me, and I did so because I believe in the work that is being done is important to political discourse, and that fact-based, investigative blogging and original reporting only grows in importance as the internet becomes saturated with press consultants alleging to be independents.

The CIM provides mentoring to help us apply our ethics code and the standards and practices of good journalism but does not in any other way influence our writing or tell us what we should be reporting on. We are not allowed to work for campaigns or politicians in order to keep our reporting free of conflicts of interest that inhibit other bloggers.