Peer News, eBay founder Pierre Omidyar’s now-forming local news start-up, has named former Rocky Mountain News editor John Temple to lead the new operation.
It’s a “dream job” according to Temple’s blog, where he writes:
… as I wrote in a column for The Wall Street Journal last summer, “I genuinely miss being part of a larger entity with a purpose.” That I now will have the opportunity to help build one from scratch, to create a new news culture with such talented partners, makes me very happy.
Omidyar described the new operation as “a Honolulu-based local news service that will produce original, in-depth reporting and analysis of local issues in Hawaii.” (Full disclosure: I was interviewed by Omidyar about the editor position.)
“In 2008, Randy Ching and I co-founded Peer News Inc. with the goal of empowering citizens and encouraging greater civic participation through media. We believe that a strong democracy requires an engaged society supported by effective news reporting and analysis. And, we believe that this can be done in a profitable, sustainable way.”
Temple will be busy hiring reporters and an assistant editor so if you’re interested, visit the Peer News blog for more information. (Via @thefutureofnews)
