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The Assam Times is an online news portal that tells the tales of people from all walks of life. “Assam” here does not confine to today’s geographical boundary and goes beyond the barriers. We welcome news and articles on/from the entire northeastern states - Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Sikkim and Meghalaya. First time writers, please send a short note about yourself along with your Facebook/Twitter ID, contact details and a small photograph for your Reporter's ID Card.

Since it functions on the concept of citizen journalism, anybody can share write ups and ideas which we will endorse according to our editorial policy. Apart from the encouraging citizens, we are manned by a team of media professionals who have been working days and nights from all places of the north eastern region. The secret is independence, reliability, accuracy, relevance in a democratic set up.

The Assam Times, the forerunner of this new trend in this field, has been promoting participatory journalism in style. Anybody can contribute to Assam Times to help it bring the real picture of the society along with the problems confronting people. 

Email: editor@assamtimes.org

Internship opportunity at Assam Times

If you are a student or a working professional keen on gaining experience in development journalism, we encourage you to apply as an intern with Assam Times. Please use the contact form indicating the kind of work profile you would like to have. We generally have work related to filing RTI applications, writing, editing, designing, photography, videography, online marketing, etc. If you are interested in any other field, do let us know and we can explore how to keep you engaged.

Please note that Assam Times is a non-profit venture, which is why we can't offer you any monetary compensation for your work. What we do offer is a lot of freedom to explore, a non-hierarchical work environment and an experience certificate.

You can send your resume to editor@assamtimes.org.

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