Amanda Knox Gives Journalism Another Shot Post-Murder Trial

With her feet planted firmly on the ground again, instead of making the headlines, she's writing them. West Seattle native Knox has taken up the task of freelancing for the.
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FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 31, 2014 file photo, Amanda Knox waits on a television set for an interview, in New York. Amanda Knox's lawyers have formally asked Italy's court of last resort to review the U.S. student's appeals court conviction for the 2007 stabbing murder of her British roommate. Defense lawyer Luciano Ghirga told The Associated Press on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 that the paperwork was submitted last week to the Court of Cassation, Italy's highest criminal court. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 31, 2014 file photo, Amanda Knox waits on a television set for an interview, in New York. Amanda Knox's lawyers have formally asked Italy's court of last resort to review the U.S. student's appeals court conviction for the 2007 stabbing murder of her British roommate. Defense lawyer Luciano Ghirga told The Associated Press on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 that the paperwork was submitted last week to the Court of Cassation, Italy's highest criminal court. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

It's been nine months since University of Washington journalism student Amanda Knox, 27, was found guilty of murder by an Italian court -- for the second time -- after arriving back on American soil.

Knox's notorious nightmare began in November 2007 following the death of her roommate Meredith Kercher. Both Knox and then-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were arrested and found guilty of murder in 2009. Four years later, Knox was acquitted and sent back home.

With her feet planted firmly on the ground again, instead of making the headlines, she's writing them.

West Seattle native Knox has taken up the task of freelancing for the West Seattle Herald.

"Amanda's a very bright, very capable, highly qualified writer," Herald Web editor Patrick Robinson told The Daily Beast.

Robinson said the paper had asked Knox to write for it.

"We approached her originally to give her the opportunity of a normal life. We simply asked her as we would ask anyone of that age and stage, if they would be interested in writing for us as a qualified writer of that scale and this level of journalism."

Robinson was impressed by her professionalism.

"She's certainly been through a lot, and been very easy to work with, and very interested and eager in doing stories," he said.

Writing local news stories in West Seattle was an appropriate move for Knox, Robinson said.

"It doesn't matter what people say or think -- the truth is that she's a West Seattle resident, she grew up here. Why not give her the opportunity to be an actual human being versus a celebrity?"

In addition to writing for the West Seattle Herald, Knox penned Waiting to Be Heard: A Memoir, which was released on April 30, 2013.

According to the book description on Amazon.com:

With intelligence, grace, and candor, Amanda Knox tells the full story of her harrowing ordeal in Italy--a labyrinthine nightmare of crime and punishment, innocence and vindication--and of the unwavering support of family and friends who tirelessly worked to help her win her freedom.

Waiting to Be Heard includes 24 pages of color photographs.

Knox and Sollecito were found guilty for the same crime in January 2014 by an Italian court. Their sentence includes 25 years behind bars, but so far the United States has not extradited Knox. An appeal is underway.

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