The RGV Citizen Journalist Project

I wanted to share an idea about developing a citizen journalist or citizen reporter project. The Rio Grande Valley is a large and growing region with many, many things going on. For starters, we are working on developing a network of people who can report on at least one local government meeting on a regular basis, whether it’s a city council, school board, county or other government board.

You don’t need reporting or writing experience, but that would help. We can provide the some simple training to help you be an impartial observer of your community and report on it. We can help you polish your writing and reporting.

We will work to get your stories out to the public.

If you are interested or have any questions, please contact me at arnoldo.mata@hotmail.com.