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Greetings and salutations! Hope everyone had an excellent virtual conference. I enjoyed the opportunity to connect with some new people, and to get some great tips and ideas to help me make my freelance writing and editing business more productive, lucrative and efficient (fingers crossed). One of my favorite takeaways was from content marketing track keynote speaker Britta Waller Melton, who wants to know what sites prospective collaborators binge on to find “inspiration, innovation and coolness.” I’ve never had a potential client ask what inspires me – only what I’ve done. And likewise, I haven’t thought to ask the question of anyone else. On a fun personal note, I ran into a former colleague of nearly 20 years ago in Jennifer Goforth Gregory’s content marketing track Facebook group, which just goes to show you never know who you’ll meet in ASJA. On which note, word on the street is we’ll be back in New York next year, so it’ll be nice to meet virtual ASJA friends in person. Cheers, Holly Leber Simmons, ASJA Weekly editor
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Confidential: President's Report
ASJA
We mostly notice machines for what they do — dry our laundry, print a document, take us somewhere by land, sea or air. The details of why those machines work may be interesting, but it’s difficult for each of us to master all of the information needed to understand the hows. This week at Confidential, President Laura Laing gives us a look under the hood at how some changes are being made at ASJA. Read more at ASJA Confidential.
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The Tele-Connections Lottery is Open NOW
ASJA
Taking part in Tele-Connections on May 24 and 25? The lottery to win meetings with editors, agents, and content marketing managers is open NOW until 9 pm Eastern, this Friday, May 7. Don't miss that deadline; once the lottery closes on May 7, there is no other opportunity to sign up! The first step is to pay your registration fee here and then choose up to 12 clients you'd like to meet, ranked in order of your preference. Questions? Email co-chairs Jeanette Hurt at jeanettehurt@sbcglobal.net and Erin O'Donnell at erinod1@gmail.com.
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We Want to See You in Action
ASJA
ASJA is looking for outstanding photos of members for placement in the banner of the new website — photos showing members in the field, conducting interviews, covering stories witnessing wars, documenting celebrations or scientific discoveries, writing, collaborating, you name it! Send images and questions to Arielle Emmett at aemmettphd@gmail.com
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Pro-Act Update: White House Edition
ASJA
The White House, which called on the Senate to pass the PRO Act, established the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment. “The Task Force will be dedicated to mobilizing the federal government’s policies, programs, and practices to empower workers to organize and successfully bargain with their employers.” They will make recommendations within 180 days on how existing policies and programs can promote worker organizing and collective bargaining in the federal government, and will address new policies needed to achieve their mission. There is no specific mention of the ABC test, but President Biden campaigned on making the ABC test the basis for labor, employment and tax law. Read more here.
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Prospective New Members Listed
ASJA
Another new group of applicants for membership in ASJA has passed the Membership Application Committee's review and the list of prospective members has now been posted. Active members may review the list and send any comments to the asjaoffice@asja.org no later than May 2. All comments will be sent to the Application Committee for consideration and will be kept confidential.
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Are You Reporting on Threats to Journalists in the U.S.?
ASJA
The U.S. Press Freedom Accountability Project, a collaboration between the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the News Leaders Association (NLA), offers grants for between $2,000 and $5,000 to journalists reporting on threats to journalists in the U.S. The reported piece must already be accepted for publication in order to be eligible.
Next deadline is May 21. Get more information and complete the application here.
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ASJA Volunteer Opportunities
ASJA
• SIG (Special Interest Groups) – Lead special interest groups. Looking for someone to lead sessions on Word Press, health writing and content marketing. Contact Jennifer Billock at jenniferjoanbillock@gmail.com.
• Website Committee – Write web copy to help populate all 100+ pages of ASJA's spiffy new website. Take on as many or as few assignments as you wish. Contact dara@darachadwick.com.
• Virtual Pitch Slams – Find editors for monthly pitch sessions and handle registration logistics. Learn more about the program here. Contact Wendy Helfenbaum at wendy@taketwoproductions.ca.
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Member News
ASJA
Dan Drollette will attend the Logan Science Journalism Program, a joint project of the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) and the University of Chicago, as a biomedical fellow. The program offers science journalists a change to immerse themselves in the process of basic biomedical and environmental research.
Longtime ASJA member and former ASJA Weekly editor Barbara DeMarco-Barrett is happy to announce her new book, Palm Springs Noir, published by Akashic, is set to launch on July 6. Barbara edited the collection and contributed a story. Kirkus gave it a nice review in its May 1, 2021 issue. Barbara’s first book, Pen on Fire, won the ASJA Best Book Award in 2005.
Do you have professional news you'd like to share with the group? A new job, a story you've published (in article, blog post, book, cave painting, etc. form), a new project you've launched, an interview with someone fascinating, a speaking gig? Send your news (50 words or less) and a link if applicable to Holly Leber Simmons, ASJA Weekly editor at hello@redpeneditorial.co (that's .co like Coco Chanel).
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.MEMBER-EXCLUSIVE NEWS
How can AI help improve newsroom productivity?
World Association of News Publishers
The virtual GAMI Briefings are an opportunity for the media innovation community to learn and exchange on the most pressing technology trends that impact the news publishing industry. Each event explores a specific topic with a solution-based focus, highlighting case studies from our network of media organizations and startups.
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The state of health journalism
Editor & Publisher
March 11, 2021, was the one-year anniversary of when the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic and the entire world came to a standstill. It was also the date of President Joe Biden’s first prime-time address, where he announced that all adult Americans would be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning on May 1 (the date was later moved up to April 19).
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How COVID-19 has accelerated encroachments on media freedom
Journalism.co.uk
Writing in Foreign Policy at the end of June 2020, Sushma Raman, executive director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, reflected on "the global deterioration of press freedom," adding that "an increasing number of attacks on the media have come in places where press freedom was once enshrined."
One of the primary reasons for attacking, or threatening, journalists is to try and influence their reporting.
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For political reporters, there will be no 'return to normal'
Nieman Reports
Back in October of last year, seven months into the pandemic, life in Delaware, Ohio, a fast-growing exurb outside Columbus, wasn’t exactly normal, but it sure seemed close. A few weeks before the presidential election, maskless people strolled through the center of town, ducking into restaurants and shops as they enjoyed a sunny fall afternoon.
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Exclusive: Twitter launches national campaign to boost local news
Axios
Twitter will launch a major advertising and social media campaign urging people to follow local journalists and support their work.
Why it matters: While Twitter is a platform designed to give everyone a voice, journalists from national outlets tend to have an outsized presence.
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