The Banyan Project Needs Help with Launch
The Banyan project is devoted to serving the distinctive information needs of less-than-affluent Americans, a huge public that’s ill-served by mainstream journalism and has borne the brunt of the Great Recession.
How to break into ghostwriting workshop tonight
Calling all aspiring ghosts.: Ellen Neuborne of Gotham Ghostwriters, says, “We hope you can join us for the free workshop we are co-hosting Tuesday night with the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) on how to get into the ghostwriting game.” Participants in Manhattan will be meeting at the NYU Journalism Institute, 20 Cooper [...]
Writers Lifeguard: Why can’t I write killer ledes?
This is a Writer’s Lifeguard column Jules Older wrote before we started publishing his commentary here on Displaced Journalists. If you’re sensitive about reading what a few Amazon reviewers called “raunchy” language in reference to one of the books Jules mentions, stop reading now. Otherwise, enjoy. It’s one of those pieces that never loses its [...]
Underemployed dad tests “Rent a Journalist”
Displaced Journalists: Underemployed journalist tries a new method — “Rent a Journalist.”
News Certified Exchange: a trusted source database
News Certified Exchange (NCE) offers journalists a certified, highly vetted multimedia database of sources they can trust, sources they can turn to to provide fresh viewpoints and better coverage.
FIJ seeks grant proposals for investigative reporting
WASHINGTON (March 8, 2011) — The Fund for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) is seeking grant proposals for independent investigative projects from journalists who need support for travel and other reporting expenses. The deadline for proposals is 5 p.m. EDT, April 11. FIJ is particularly interested in proposals from reporters investigating issues in the United States, involving [...]
WRITERS LIFEGUARD: Anne and Me, We Disagree
By Jules Older Anne Lamott is my favorite writer who writes about writing. “Bird by Bird” by Anne Lamott is my favorite book about writing. “Word by Word” by Anne Lamott is my favorite audiobook about writing. But I’ve got a bone to pick with Anne Lamott. It’s because of something she said at the [...]
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 [...]
Resources for Writers: Five Places to Find a Writing Buddy
By Angela Atkinson, Writing Careers Examiner The working life of a writer can be quite solitary, and while many writers join supportive online communities to share ideas and get advice from other writers, there’s something to be said for a personal relationship with a writing buddy. Many writers report a marked improvement in their productivity and [...]
Freelancers Welcome: Fellowships for Health Journalists at USC Los Angeles
By Susan Older Founder, Displaced Journalists Health journalists have an amazing opportunity this summer — to step away from the daily routine and attend a fellowship seminar July 11-16 in Los Angeles. The week-long session explores the intersection between community health, health policy and the nation’s growing ethnic diversity, as well as the role that factors [...]
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Is there life – or work – after newspapers? A lot of us are in the process of finding out. Because it’s generally a somewhat lonely endeavor, it struck me, in January 2010, that it might be comforting – and possibly very productive – to go through it together.
Displaced Journalists is a community – our community – where we find common ground, where we can begin to pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and get on with our lives and livelihoods. [more]