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 participate in the webinar. However, if you haven’t considered joining, remember that our partnership with [...]

Missed the DPJ/Knowledgewebb webinar?

If you didn’t catch Thursday’s Knowledgewebb webinar “10 Steps to a Tech Savvy You,” you will find it through Aug. 20 posted here. All of the notes and links are up there, too, so you can grab those if you didn’t take notes during the webinar. More than 300 of us were online for the [...]

Knowledgewebb Launches Displaced Journalists Partnership with Free “Tech Savvy” Webinar

By Amy Webb CEO, Knowledgewebb Knowledgewebb is pleased to partner with Displaced Journalists to offer community members a deep discount on its annual membership dues. Knowledgewebb offers hands-on training, self-directed courses, ongoing webinars and more for professionals working in publishing and small-business communications. Need pointers on how to edit an audio podcast? Want to brush [...]

Why Journalists Should Learn Computer Programming

By Roland Legrand, June 2, 2010 Yes, journalists should learn how to program. No, not every journalist should learn it right now — just those who want to stay in the industry for another ten years. More seriously, programming skills and knowledge enable us traditional journalists to tell better and more engaging stories. Programming means going [...]

Why Ex-Reporters Make Great Ghostwriters

By Ellen Neuborne Special to Displaced Journalists 5.6.2010 I used to be a reporter. Now I’m a ghostwriter. I get a lot of raised eyebrows when I say that. Usually, it’s followed by comments such as “Really? For anybody famous?” Or “Can you make a living at that?” No, nobody famous. Yes, you can make [...]

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 [...]

Knight Workshop/Fellowship for Journalists in Transition

By Susan Older Founder, Displaced Journalists February 10, 2010 The Knight Digital Media Center, which is associated with the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, will offer three free workshops this spring – one for  independent journalists, and two for multimedia journalists. These are fellowships and you must be accepted to attend. Capacity is limited, but [...]