It is only as a regional journalist that I have become a strong advocate of the importance of community. Yes, I valued community before I was a regional journalist, but through my work I have come to value community, and become involved in it, on a deep and personal level.
I work for a weekly, one-journalist paper (thought I do job share with another journalist). That one role is responsible for everything editorial. This is where we differ from metropolitan newspapers. A country journalist has to be a versatile all-rounder.