JOURNALISM/ WRITER IN INDIA

Streetlight is the new project of Qandisas', It is an online Media Publishing house starting soon within two months, It is an interactive news portal first of its kind. The writers for streetlight would be responsible for; Typical work activities Tasks include:     interviewing people in a range of different circumstances;     building contacts to maintain a flow of news, for example, police and emergency services, local council, community groups, health trusts, press officers from a variety of organisations, the general public, etc;     seeking out and investigating stories via your contacts, press releases and other media;     attending press conferences and asking questions;     attending a variety of events, such as council meetings, magistrates' court proceedings, football matches, talent contests, etc;     answering the phones on the news desk and reacting to breaking news stories;     working closely with the news team, photographers and editors;     recording interviews and meetings using shorthand or technical equipment;     producing concise and accurate copy according to the newspaper's house style and to strict deadlines - daily newspapers may have several each day;     writing short 'fillers' to entertain, and researching and writing longer feature articles, sometimes for subsidiary publications and supplements;     creating and uploading news content for the newspaper website;     'live' online reporting or real-time blogging when covering important events - a growing area of work, especially on national newspapers. The writer will be teaming up with the graphic designer and the content writer to keep the following of the news on go ready, the articles will reach the audience through an online medium with everyone able to comment, debate and discuss every article written by the writer.