Option 1: The Nationalist Newspaper

The Nationalist is a South Tipperary focused newspaper located in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. The newspaper has been in print for over 125 years,covering local news, sport, opinion and features.

They also have a sister title, South Tipp Today. They report local news across all platforms - print, online and social media.

As they already appear to have a high quality modern website and online presence, I would need to be able to offer them something different to what they are currently already doing.

When I was researching for a history project surrounding the Soloheadbeg Ambush in 1919, I had to travel to Thurles library as this was where the archives for The Nationalist were being held.

There is an online archive of Irish newspapers and the Nationalist does not appear on this archive.

This gave me the idea to help the newspaper digitize their archives. As part of this process there are many possibilities of side projects. For example, previous articles could be reprinted/ summarised in new articles for the current newspaper. Dependant on my coding skills, as well as digitizing the archives, an interactive webpage or interface could be created around accessing the archives. Mini documentaries in the form of podcasts could be created based on the information gathered from the archiving process.

The newspaper is based in Clonmel which is a 20 minute drive from my original home and I have previous working experience with the editor so I believe I have a good chance of getting a placement - the issue is making sure that the placement would utilise my multimedia skills.