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ASJA
It's time to submit your favorite articles and books for one of our annual ASJA Writing Awards. We have an appropriate category for just about every sort of writing — check them out here. Bloggers among us please note: This will be the second year we've had a "best blog" on any subject category.
You have until 9 p.m. Eastern on Friday, Jan. 20 to enter, which you do here.
ASJA
Join us in NYC for two days of education; connections; tips, tricks and strategic moves from seasoned journalists and authors; plus top social media and website experts, PR pros, editors, agents, content buyers and more.
Register today to take advantage of the extra-early bird member rate.
Take a look at the Roosevelt Hotel discount and our impressive list of keynote speakers.
Click here to read a press release about the conference.
Entrepreneur
Freelancers are becoming a large part of the national economy. These entrepreneurs are adding to the GDP, and their efforts and mindset are helping many talented individuals become masters of their own destiny and carve out a satisfying, lucrative career. To help create an understanding about freelancers and what they do, Entrepreneur created this helpful infographic guide that details some areas you may not have considered — about making the freelance life your career destination.
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Journalism.co.uk
Producing high-quality material with a smartphone is now easier than ever, but new equipment comes with its own challenges, not to mention an entirely different workflow.
So if you're new to shooting, editing and publishing with your mobile, or simply looking to hear how you can improve your workflow, check out this advice crowdsourced from mobile journalism professionals on Twitter and Facebook.
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Poynter
2017 is shaping up to be a gloomy year for journalism that's supported by advertising.
With ad-blocking on the rise and advertising budgets shifting away from news, one of the most promising moneymaking frontiers seems to be reader-supported journalism.
Many subscriber-driven outlets have found success by putting readers at the center of their businesses.
This focus on audiences raises an important question: How should news organizations that aim to make most of their money from readers, viewers and listeners behave?
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Forbes
So you want to become a freelancer — to strike out on your own and join the workforce of nearly 53 million people who experience the ups and downs of contract work. The timing has never been better to freelance, and here’s why: Millennials have the advantage of starting their freelance careers in a technological world where freelancing pitfalls are few. Tedious tasks like searching for clients, invoicing, and tracking hours are streamlined by powerful apps and websites. The evolution of tech tools lets freelancers earn more than ever before, find clients easily and navigate challenges effortlessly.
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Columbia Journalism Review
For the first time since the Beatles played Ed Sullivan, Boston doesn’t have a newspaper staffer dedicated to the pop music beat. The city has writers covering everything from Aerosmith to indie rock. They freelance for papers, contribute to online music magazines, pen posts for radio station websites, and blog. But none of them have staff positions.
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The Content Standard by Skyword
Freelancers approach their parental leaves with different anxieties. They no longer need to ask approval from a boss or file an FMLA request with human resources. Instead, they need to inform their clients they’ll be unavailable to work for a set amount of time. And, depending on their business setup, the length of their leave may be determined solely on finances — more specifically, what they can frontload and complete while pregnant.
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