Bootstrap COMMUNITY Journalism #101: Opportunity for interns, novices and just plain out of work folks - seniors/retirees--to hitch a ride on The Berkshire Beacon, Lenox, MA and establish a portfolio while doing all the drudgery work--writing hard news & feature stories, capturing sporting events, taking digital pictures to help frame the stories and accent the advertisements and compete on special editions including a summer tourist Tab (Berkshire Sonata) while substituting a gallon or two of gasoline and a modest stipend for the big money you think you should earn. No sea shells, no life at the beach. Just an opportunity to put one's creativity and multitask efforts--including sales, marketing, writing, design, photography and self-enterprising initiatives--on the pages of The Berkshire Beacon and its web site. (
www.berkshirebeacon.com)
You may need a stipend, a sleeping bag and some snacks, but the money will flow once the cohesive small newspaper family is formed and your personal commitment helps make this the Best New England Weekly as voted by New England Press Association (NEPA)
www.nepa.org This is Bootstrap Journalism #101 at its best. Check out this site REF: Small Newspapers:http://www.asne.org/kiosk/reports/97reports/smallnewspapers/contents.html It doesn't get any better than to see the formation of a dedicated staff dressed for success? This means: You're ready to share in The Berkshire Hills experience. (See
www.lenox.org) Our goal is to produce a community TAB that will be recognized and respected each week by our readers and its advertisers. The rewards are endless including at the end of your three years a $2,500.00 U.S. Savings Bond and an unheard of non-voting stakeholder's position along with other assisted benefits as the newspaper continues to meet clearly defined objectives.
(A new Massachusetts Health plan may be available to you: https://www.macommonwealthcare.com/goal ... /intro.jsp) Also, you will be a key member of a proposed Berkshire Journalism Boot Camp team reaching out to help the next generation of interns become acquainted with the many facets of small newspaper employment. We are the "Heart" of The Berkshires and thus the goal of our newspaper is: “Berkshire Hometown News First.†If you're up for the challenge and can't wait to see your byline in print--E-Mail your resume (Subject marked: BEACON) to:
george@berkshirebeacon.com or call 413-637-2250 regarding your possible career opportunity at The Beacon.-George C. Jordan III, ED & PUB