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From committee to community 23 Aug 2013 | 07:08 pm
Nobody likes a committee, except maybe a camel. So when SPJ leadership asked the Freelance Committee to think about becoming a community, we threw off our chains and reveled. Perhaps not. We are stil...
7 steps to a better résumé 19 Aug 2013 | 04:19 am
Whether pitching for a full-time job or a single project, writers and editors use an assortment of tools and tactics to connect with potential clients. Social media, word-of-mouth advertising, persona...
“Fruitvale Station”: Watch, Absorb and Learn 17 Aug 2013 | 10:05 pm
Who’s News is inviting top journalists and journalism educators to share their thoughts on inclusion in the news. Here, public radio journalist Cheryl Devall comments on “Fruitvale Station,” a film th...
SPJ members discuss conflicts between reporters, government flacks at National Press Club event 17 Aug 2013 | 02:24 am
Linda Petersen, SPJ’s National Freedom of Information chairwoman, and former SPJ National President Carolyn Carlson participated on a panel at the National Press Club Aug. 12 on the conflicts between ...
Salt Lake Tribune reporter uses web tools to let the people decide political scandal 16 Aug 2013 | 11:31 pm
Robert Gehrke, a politics and government reporter for the Salt Lake Tribune, is using web tools to help the public understand a political scandal. (courtesy of Robert Gehrke) It started when a bus...
How Do You Create Work, Life Balance, Jacqueline Ingles? 16 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
By Jacqueline Ingles At my previous job, I was gone from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. I can remember FTPing in my morning vo/sot while stirring a pot of spaghetti with my other hand. There was no life outsid...
Daily Writing Routines (and what works for Nathaniel Philbrick) 14 Aug 2013 | 04:31 am
If you’re a full-time freelance writer like I am, discipline can be a daily struggle. “It’s a sunny day. I’ll just go run some errands,” you might rationalize. Or maybe it’s, “My fridge is so disgusti...
Who is a journalist? 12 Aug 2013 | 02:44 am
In the wake of the recent scandal involving the government’s monitoring of the Associated Press and Fox News reporters the Justice Department released its new guidelines on investigations involving th...
Active vs. passive in finding freelance work – a website isn’t enough 11 Aug 2013 | 07:45 pm
By Ruth E. Thaler-Carter, www.writerruth.com, “I can write about anything!”® In a recent LinkedIn group post that had me shaking my head, someone recently said, “I found it very hard to get anyone to...
How do You Create Work Life Balance, Lynn Walsh? 8 Aug 2013 | 10:59 pm
Article Written By: Lynn Walsh The always hard to figure out balance between work and life. I am constantly working to get there, but seem to keep finding new weights added the scales. While I conti...
