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.
Archives for 2011
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 […]
6 writing lessons from Pulitzer-winning biographer Stacy Schiff
Read what the author of “Cleopatra: A Life” and other biographies says about research, organization and writing, from her recent Portland Literary Arts lecture.
Recommended reading for Nov. 4: Wheels of Fortune
If you read anything from this week, make it the Los Angeles Times’ series on cars and the poor. It’s timely, well reported and a potential game changer.
Get paid to tweet
Read a snippet from a Q&A freelance writer April Choi did with me for Ebyline about getting paid to tweet, then follow the link to the original post.