If you are a journalist, photographer, videographer or journalism student interested in contributing to OpenFile, we'd like to hear from you.

QUALIFICATIONS

The traditional role of the journalist has evolved, but it hasn't diminished. The public still needs professional investigators, truth-seekers, watchdogs, fact-checkers and opinion-shapers—maybe now more than ever. Along with traditional skills and expertise, we’re also looking for reporters who value:

Context: The ability to derive meaning from content and information, not merely produce content and information. To compose an effective OpenFile story, our journalists must understand, appreciate and frame it in its larger and/or smaller context.

Facilitation: The ability to lead and curate discussion and participation around a file, not just report it and move on to the next thing. The interactivity of the OpenFile model means that no story ever goes cold or disappears. Our journalists keep tabs on the stories they write and help drive the discussion around Growing and Reported Files.

Sound like you? If so, send an email containing links to your online profiles and recent work to journalists@openfile.ca. Please also sign up for an OpenFile user account using your real name as your username (“Jane Smith”) and include your username when you apply.

Once approved by OpenFile's editors, journalists are granted access to our online newsroom. There, they can interact with the OpenFile team, collaborate with other journalists, share information and sources, upload images and video, and more.