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Starting with the October issue, the ASJA Magazine is getting a bit of a makeover. First up: frequency. ASJA Magazine will become a quarterly publication instead of a bimonthly. We’re also increasing the page count from 28 to 48 pages, providing more room for a deeper dive into topics that are important to you. Another exciting change: ASJA has dedicated a budget, and we’ll start paying features writers with the next issue! READ MORE at ASJA CONFIDENTIAL.
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Mark your calendars, #ASJA2020 will be held April 19-20 at the New York Marriott Downtown. We are currently recruiting experienced and emerging writers for our Annual Conference Committee. This is a great opportunity to get a glimpse behind the scenes of the Annual Conference, help shape the session agendas and connect with writers and editors. Interested in speaking? Get your session proposals ready, a speaker RFP will be distributed in early September. Email ASJA to volunteer today!
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Member Name: Eustacia Huen, New York City and Hong Kong
Success Story: Broke into The Washington Post, Popular Science and Realtor.com
How I Landed the Gigs: Pitching tips from mentors at the ASJA Conference for WaPo; Virtual Client Connection for PopSci; Client Connections 2019 for Realtor.com
Net results: $1,000+
Comments: ASJA is one of the best investments for my career. As a writer from Hong Kong, building a business in the United States hasn’t been easy. Thanks to ASJA, plus many of the writers, editors and members involved, I’ve found more direction and passion in my work. Beyond new connections and gigs, I’m especially grateful to my mentors — Lynn Freehill-Maye and Kate Morgan — for sharing their pitching tips.
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If you've been thinking to yourself, "Self, how do I get more involved in ASJA?" we've got your answer: sign up to lead a Special Interest Group (SIG). SIGs are small private groups (up to 12 people) that meet on a special section of the forum to discuss a particular topic. Past SIGs have included six-figure freelancing, travel, content marketing, history writing, corporate writing and more. Future SIGs will include ... well, that's where you come in! SIG wrangler Jennifer Billock is open to your ideas. To be a good SIG leader, you need to be willing to dedicate time, lead and contribute to discussions, and share your own expertise. To get involved, email Jen.
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The ASJA member-only forums offer hot topics. Check them out:
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ASJA is excited to share a new and valuable member benefit! Because we know that working from home can sometimes get pretty lonely, we found you a deal with WeWork! Collaborative workspaces can be a great way for ASJA members to help get the creative juices flowing and now you can receive up to 20 percent off new WeWork memberships on office space. Click here to get more info directly from WeWork.
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Entrepreneur
One of the easiest ways to determine your rates for freelance writing projects is to do research and see what’s already out there in the market. Be aware, however, that you’ll find a dramatic price range. You’ll find people who charge the bottom end of the spectrum and are comfortable making that amount of money, all the way up to the people who have a smaller client pool because of their expensive rates but still are able to find enough of it to book them full time.
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Columbia Journalism Review
Most journalists think they are good at dealing with stress. But they are not.
“Things like addiction problems, high anxiety, promiscuity and PTSD are pretty much ubiquitous,” says Anna Mortimer, a former Moscow correspondent for the Times of London, particularly when it comes to war correspondents.
Mortimer’s father, David Blundy, who was killed while on assignment for the Sunday Correspondent, a short-lived British newspaper, in El Salvador in 1989, belonged to a generation of journalists who dealt with occupational stress without seeking mental health care.
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The Writer
In my volunteer work for a disaster relief agency, I go away for weeks at a time, and meet people who are experiencing the worst weeks of their lives. And when I get home, I am an essentially useless collection of self-regenerating cells. Ask my husband, who bears the brunt of this transformation from capable human to meat puppet. In the time it takes for me to get from airport to home, I become the neediest creature in his universe: I cannot fetch nourishment for myself. I can barely speak. Expecting me to be social or coherent is silliness.
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Journalism.co.uk
With almost half of adults now using social media for news in the U.K., according to Ofcom’s latest news consumption report, news organizations need to be thinking about how to cater for this growing audience.
One way to do that is with high-quality, mobile-first content. If you are looking to get started, four mobile journalists and trainers shared their best tips and tricks for producing simple yet effective stories.
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