Foxy Knoxy’s surprising new day job

Amanda Knox is working as a reporter for her local paper. Picture: Mark Lennihan / AP Source: AP

WRITING about organic cashew milk, eczema and local theatre productions is a long way from life in an Italian jail cell.

But that's the new reality for convicted murderer Amanda Knox who has scored a job with her local paper, the West Seattle Herald.

Online editor Patrick Robinson told The Daily Beast the woman who once captured international headlines and was dubbed 'Foxy Knoxy' has been working freelance for the organisation in a bid to provide her with 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," he told The Daily Beast.

Amanda Knox captured global headlines in 2007 after the death of her friend and flatmate. Source: AP

Knox shot to notoriety in 2007 after her friend and roommate Meredith Kercher was found dead in their home in Perugia, Italy.

Knox and her boyfriend at the time Raffaele Sollecito, along with a local bar owner, were arrested and charged for her murder.

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They were found guilty in 2009 and spent time in prison before being acquitted in 2011. Knox immediately returned to the US, however in early 2014 a court upheld the original guilty verdict and sentenced her to jail.

The case is being appealed and Knox has avoided extradition to Italy so far.

Meredith Kercher. Pic: Franco Origlia/Getty Images. Source: Supplied

Knox has since written a book about the event and been the subject of two movies including a fictionalised account starring Cara Delevigne.

Mr Robinson said she started writing for the paper under a pseudonym but eventually decided to use her real name.

He said he's "flabbergasted" at her photography skills but denied hiring her because of her fame.

"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?"

"It's really about giving a young, talented writer an opportunity at a normal life."

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