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Archives for November 2011
11/30 #wclw chat: how freelancers can break into new markets
Want to start freelancing, or get into higher profile publications? Join the chat and find out how. Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 10 a.m. Pacific on Twitter.
Recommended reading for Nov. 18 – Occupy Portland photo
To do great writing, read great writing. Here’s the great writing I’ve been reading this week: I don’t write about local news, but I read it. This week I’ve been closely monitoring the Occupy Portland decampment and subsequent protests, which have included a walkout of Portland State University students, several marches, and yesterday’s N17 occupation […]
Recommended reading for Nov. 11, Veteran’s Day edition
This Veteran’s Day, let’s remember journalists killed so far in 2011, including eight who’ve died in crossfire or combat, according to the CPJ.
Say it loud: We are Journalists
Want to feel inspired about what you do? Spend a few minutes with We are Journalists, a Tumblr site for journalists about journalists. According to Romenesko, a St. Petersburg Times reporter patterned it after the Occupy Wall Street movement’s We Are the 99 Percent Tumblr site. My favorite line: “Don’t call me ‘the Media.’” How […]
10 phrases freelancers hate to hear
This post was inspired by David Hochman, a Los Angeles freelance writer and the leader of UPOD, a Yahoo group for writers. In this post on his blog today, Hochman writes about the three words never to say to a writer: “How’s it coming?” As someone who’s worked as an editor and writer, I’ve probably said […]