
GroundWire News is a collaborative community radio
news program on-air since 2008. This award-winning
29-minute radio show carries headlines, reports,
features and short documentaries from independent and
community radio journalists. Produced biweekly by and
for community radio stations collaborating with a team
of coordinators, GroundWire is a reliable, high-quality
newscast, dedicated to grassroots coverage offering
progressive perspectives on issues that engage local and
national audiences. GroundWire’s priority is to connect
diverse communities from coast-to-coast-to-coast and
encourage self-representation.
More info: http://www.groundwirenews.ca/about/
With this volunteer position, GroundWire offers an
excellent opportunity to network at a national level
with community media journalists and community
radio stations across Canada. Community radio
journalists have gone on to work in not-for-profit
management, public policy, public relations and
GroundWire alumni have been syndicated in Canadian
forums such as The Dominion Paper, Broken Pencil,
Our Times, Briarpatch, as well as Free Speech Radio
News and Democracy Now.
Qualifications
-Background in community organizing and/or
community media
-Audio editing skills an asset
-Excellent time management skills
-Experience working with volunteers
-Experience in online content management and social
media
-Strong proofreading
-Proven news judgment
-Familiarity with collaborative & anti-oppression work
Duties
Distribution
-Check audio quality and final mix from producer
-Post to Community Radio Exchange, GW Blog, and
Media Coop
-Send release announcement to listservs
-Update facebook and twitter accounts
Meetings and Minutes
-Participate in GW production meetings
Pitch Sorting Pile
-Put out calls for story pitches
-Check groundwireprod@gmail.com email for pitches
-Choose accepted pitches in consult with the editorial
policy and producing station
-Support with editing, script feedback, or other
production needs
Production Calendar
-Solicit new producers for the coming months
-Update production calendar
Volunteer