The Eastbourne Reporter news website operates as a Community Interest Company (CIC) which, as you would expect, is run in the interests of the community. It is an asset-locked organisation, overseen by the CIC regulator: it is not set up for private gain.
The content comprises verified original content from clearly identified sources written by a qualified, experienced journalist.
Eastbourne Reporter has attracted 50,000 readers since launch in May 2022. The website is free to read but this level of research and interviewing is not free to produce. We ask for donations via KoFi and offer patron-level membership for organisations.
People
My name is Rebecca Maer.
I am a qualified journalist with 30 years’ experience in the UK and overseas. I’ve worked as a news reporter at local and national levels, a feature and travel writer, columnist, business editor and city editor. I moved to Eastbourne in 2021.
Among the places I have worked are:
- The Argus / Brighton
- The Press Association / London
- The Observer / London
- Nottingham Post
- Teletext / London
- Bangkok Post / Thailand
- Freelance photojournalist / south-east Asia
I have written about the shocking state of local news coverage here and why it is like this. Councils and organisations are not being held to account, voices across our community are unheard and countless stories are untold. That is why I am doing this.
It is on a part time basis as I have to take paid work elsewhere. It would be fantastic to make it financially viable so I could spend more time researching and writing.
Please become a ‘Reporter Supporter’ if you can here. Join me in helping to make important stories about our town available for all to read. Thank you.