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Volunteer Opportunity: Helping a Startup Revive Trusted Local Journalism 📰✨
Suru enables citizens to report local news with journalistic integrity checks, ensuring trusted, community-driven storytelling.
Her Challenge
The current crisis in local journalism has created a deadly knowledge gap, where:
- Independent newsrooms are collapsing globally
- Neighborhood papers are shutting down
- Unverified rumors, polarization, and algorithms fill the void
As a result, communities lose essential local reporting—keeping them informed, connected, and empowered.
Suru’s Solution
Suru combines AI-native verification with grassroots journalism to rebuild trust:
- Any community member can submit content ( videos, photos, articles, interviews) directly to the platform
- Every submission undergoes rigorous journalistic transparency before publishing
- A vetted, credible local news ecosystem takes root
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**Volunteer Role: Growth & Community Manager
Position: Unpaid, remote volunteer ( 2-3 hours/week for 1-2 months ) Objective: Build Suru’s voice, drive signups and subscriptions, and shape the community’s relationship with the platform.
Key Responsibilities:
- ** Set up & manage Suru’s social media presence** ( Bluesky, LinkedIn, X )
- ** Create a simple, actionable content framework** focused on mission (local journalism), product (platform analytics), and urgent state of local news
- ** Engage the independent journalism community** to:
- Drive organic signups and conversions
- Grow activation and paysub subscriber bases
- ** Leave behind a lightweight, sustainable content calendar** to ensure ongoing reach post-role
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Why This Matters
Suru is reclaiming community-based, truth-driven local journalism. Your work helps strengthen democracy through accurate, unrestricted access to local narratives.
**Who Should Apply?
- Social media founders & creatives who know how to develop online audiences
- Aspiring journalists or civic advocates with a passion for grassroots reporting
- People craving purpose-driven creativity—enjoy building systems from scratch
Bonus:
- Open collaboration with founder on strategy and community needs
- Lasting impact on rebuilding a missing local news pillar
Commitment: Remote | 1-2 months | 2-3hrs/week
Want to lift voices in your community? This is your chance to work alongside visionaries shaping the future of local news. Apply to volunteer today!
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