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ASJA
Just about every author wants to create a "page-turner that you can’t put down." But how do you get a book reviewer to pick up your book in the first place? And what's the secret to a rave review? Former ASJA president Randy Dotinga, who’s been reviewing books for the Christian Science Monitor since 2005 and interviews dozens of authors each year, offers up his five top pearls of wisdom.
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ASJA
Your chance to pitch to The Open Notebook on Thursday, Sept. 13 between 2-3 p.m. ET!
First-come, first-served signups begin Thursday, August 30 at noon Eastern, so mark your calendars! Please note that only Professional Members can pitch live during the Slam; Associate Members can listen to the recording of the event shortly afterwards.
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CNBC
Getting paid as a freelancer? It's the best. Nothing like that feeling when your payment arrives, and it's yours, all yours (at least till tax time).
But also: getting paid as a freelancer? The worst. Where's the money?
Paper checks bear some of the blame. "It's surprising how many clients still pay by hard-copy check, which can easily add another week to the payment process," said Tanya Roberts, vice president corporate marketing at Bill.com in Palo Alto, California.
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The Trace
For nearly two years, I’ve reported almost exclusively on America’s gunshot survivors. When most people think of gun violence, they think of mass shootings or annual death tolls. But that overlooks the sprawling shadow population of people struggling to adjust to the repercussions of bullets that did not kill. Tens of thousands survive gunshot wounds every year. As one advocate put it, “there’s this whole middle place that a lot of people are left in.” Those are the stories I try to tell.
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Poynter
The most powerful man in journalism had to decide on Sunday morning whether to keep a promise to the most powerful man in the world to keep a conversation off-the-record. It was a no-brainer for A.G. Sulzberger, publisher of The New York Times, to break his promise to the president of the United States.
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Pew Research Center
Newsroom employment across the U.S. continues to decline, driven primarily by job losses at newspapers. And even though digital-native news outlets have experienced some recent growth in employment, too few newsroom positions were added to make up for recent losses in the broader industry, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics survey data.
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