The Life of a Freelance Biz Reporter, aka Getting Your Life Back
Talking Biz News exclusive Heidi N. Moore has been a financial reporter for more than a decade, working in such newsrooms as Institutional Investor, The Deal and The Wall Street Journal. But in May 2009, Moore struck out on her own and became a freelance business journalist. Since then, she has written and reported on […]
USA Today Shakes Up Staff in ‘Radical’ Overhaul
By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press Friday, August 27, 2010; 9:46 AM SAN FRANCISCO — USA Today, the nation’s second largest newspaper, is making the most dramatic overhaul of its staff in its 28-year history as it de-emphasizes its print edition and ramps up its effort to reach more readers and advertisers on mobile devices. The […]
Corporate Social Responsibility’s New Advocate
By Jessica Guberman NY Nonprofit Business Examiner Examiner.com Although the term “CSR”— for Corporate Social Responsibility — started in the early 1970s, it is a term that is beginning to gain wider traction and broader, inherent meaning. Highly debated and criticized as a way to distract from the fundamental economic role of business, CSR is […]
Free Webinar: Mobile Reporting and Publishing
Displaced Journalists’ partner Knowledgewebb is planning another free webinar. “Getting Started: Mobile Reporting and Publishing” is the topic, and it’s scheduled for this Wednesday, Aug. 25 at 2 p.m. EDT. You don’t need to be a member of Knowledgewebb to participâté in the webinar. However, if you haven’t considered joining, remember that our partnership with Knowledgewebb […]
WRITERS LIFEGUARD: Mantrae of Our Times
Way back when — in April, 2009 — I called Writers Lifeguard No. 16, “Mantrae for Our Times.” It had but four markers of change: Screen is the new Paper Short is the new Deep Pictures are the new Words Free is the new Pay Now, more than a year further into our climb — or plunge — from Gutenberg […]
CJR: Yahoo’s New Digital Media Stylebook
By Bill Grueskin August 12, 2010 11:11 a.m. The Yahoo Style Guide: The Ultimate Sourcebook for Writing, Editing, and Creating Content for the Digital World | St. Martin’s Griffin | 528 pages, $21.99 If you strolled by a copy editor’s desk at any metro newsroom thirty years ago, you would have likely seen, sandwiched between the […]
WRITERS LIFEGUARD: Don’t Let the Bastards Rip You Off
By Jules Older I’m not one who regards editors as bastards. I yam an editor. I try not to be à bastard. Sometimes I even succeed. Ditto publishers. They’re the ones who feed my family, and I don’t go around biting the hand that feeds. But. But the ones who don’t pay… ah, now yer talkin’ bastards. […]
Fund Seeks Grant Proposals for Local and Ethnic Media Investigative Reporting
If you’re a staff or freelance reporter investigating issues in your state or local community, or are working on investigative stories for ethnic media, you could be eligible for a boost from the Fund for Investigative Journalism. The fund is currently seeking grant proposals and is keen to support precisely those kinds of projects, thanks […]
Newsday to Hire 34 Journalists, Add News/Opinion Pages
Memo from Newsday’s editor From: ND-Communication Office Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 11:29 a.m. To: ND-Communication Office Subject: A message from Debby Krenek Dear colleagues, Newsday’s newsroom is hiring! In a big step forward on boosting our local coverage, during the next six months we will hire 34 new journalists for our newsroom and digital […]
‘Nomad’ Digital Mag to Tap Mobile Market, Pay Freelancers Share of Subscription Revenue
A new publishing venture has launched which takes advantage of mobile devices. A group of magazine journalists and editors have formed to publish a weekly digital magazine, Nomad Editions, specifically for mobile technology. Content will be created by freelance journalists with area-specific expertise; readers, who will subscribe through a mobile app, can receive an “exclusive, […]
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