What is it?

Journalist.ie is a blog aggregation website that pulls content – with permission from authors – from other blog sites.

We’re building our blogger list at the moment and we hope this site will be a place for the best journalism in the country – like a Vanity Fair or Huffington Post.

This is an invitation-only site meaning only professional journalists, or area specialists who write clearly on their subject, can contribute to it.

Once we have your permission, we stream your blog directly into the site so there’s no extra work for you.

It is also a community site so we’d like to hear what YOU would like to see on the site. For example, we’ve developed a resources area for journalists and already have a few articles written on copyright issues and what to do if someone has published your work without permission or payment.

We’re working on a list of freelance rates and would like articles on pitching advice for freelancers, becoming a multi-platform journalist etc. If you’d like to contribute to this section to help other journos, or share your experiences, that would be brilliant!

What’s in it for you?

Republishing your blog on journalist.ie increases the profile of your work and places you within a community of highly talented journalists. In time, we hope radio, television and film producers will use this site as a way to find journalists and area specialists for their programmes.

Why are we doing this?

Journalists – particularly freelancers – need a place to show what they can do and a way to distinguish themselves from other bloggers. (Bloggers are great but there are lots of them and this is a way to distinguish journos from the mob). There are so many incredible, talented, creative journos out there and it’d be great to find them all in one place. We are also freelance journalists.

How is it funded?

This is not a commercial enterprise. We are giving our time and money to this because we think it is needed. We might put up some Google ads and small ads but, chances are, we will never recoup our start-up and ongoing running costs.

Am I eligible?

If you have a blog you are eligible. However, you must own your copyright (freelancers generally own their copyright) or have permission from your employer to stream it into journalist.ie. We never own your copyright or content, we just republish it.

Where would my work appear?

We have dedicated sections and your work can stream into the ones that are relevant.

So, please let us know if you’re interested in becoming part of the journalist.ie community. Thanks!

Please get in touch - margaret@clearink.ie