Gwangju City to Recruit 50 Members for 'Social Reporters' Until the 16th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 10th that it is recruiting the '2020 Gwangju Social Reporters' who will spread vivid on-site news of Gwangju through social network services (SNS).

The recruited social reporters will be active on social network services (SNS) such as blogs operated by Gwangju City to promote participatory and communicative administration.

In particular, their roles include ▲producing on-site coverage content on issues such as Gwangju City policies, cultural and artistic events, food and restaurants, tourism information, and daily life information ▲sharing city administration news through personal social network services (SNS) ▲participating in offline events such as Gwangju City invitation events, meetings, and workshops.

Starting this year, specialized fields such as video production, one-person media, and writers will be added to create high-quality content specialized for social network services (SNS) to elicit citizens' empathy.

Anyone who actively operates personal blogs or other social network services (SNS), can conduct on-site coverage activities including photos or video content at least twice a month, and has interest and passion for city administration can apply.

Gwangju City plans to provide various benefits such as ▲priority invitation to Gwangju City events ▲issuance of appointment letters and press cards ▲monthly remuneration for excellent content ▲recognition of volunteer hours for posting activities ▲specialized education related to posting and social network services (SNS) ▲awards for outstanding performers at the end of the year.

Citizens interested in the social reporters can refer to the announcements on the city website and blog, download and fill out the submission form, and submit it via email by the 16th.

Kim Yong-seung, Director of Citizen Communication Planning at the city, said, “In the emergency situation caused by COVID-19, it is more important than anything else to block fake news and share accurate disaster information through social network services (SNS).” He added, “We expect the social reporters to spread news in real time throughout Gwangju and serve as an online communication channel supporting the participatory administration of the 7th term.”

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