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We can barely contain our excitement about ASJA’s Writers Conference in Washington, D.C., scheduled for Nov. 8 at Trinity Washington University. A team of successful ASJA members based in the D.C.-Maryland-Virginia region has put together the conference of our dreams — so that you can attain your dreams. The team has pooled their contacts, their visions, and their skills to create a top-notch lineup of editors from high-profile publications, trusted colleagues with successful businesses and knowledge to share, and writing experts with a range of perspectives.
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A special D.C.-edition of Client Connections on Nov. 8 will offer ASJA members the chance to pitch ideas to at least 16 editors — some of whom pay more than $1 a word. Read the full list of editors here. To participate, you must apply for a professional ASJA membership by Sept. 30 and, if accepted, pay your membership fee in full by Oct. 20.
Learn more about becoming a Professional Member of ASJA!
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The next Virtual Client Connections is just around the corner. At VCC you can meet editors and agents by phone or Skype. You’ll get to pitch story ideas one-on-one or talk about what a particular editor is looking for. Sign-ups for the next VCC will be Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 2 p.m. EST on ASJA's website on a first-come, first served basis. The VCC will run Oct. 22-25 and Oct. 29-Nov. 1. Stay tuned to the Forums, ASJA Weekly and the ASJA website for more information or contact stacey.freed@gmail.com or LisaRoepe@gmail.com if you have questions.
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Mark your calendars for our next Virtual Pitch Slam, with the editor of Business Insider's Prime, (BI's subscription content). They're looking for stories about careers, executives, freelancing — anything related to their strategy vertical. This event will take place Thursday, Oct. 17, from 1-2 p.m. Eastern time. First come, first served registration opens on Oct. 3 at noon Eastern time and the sign up link will be posted on the VPS page.
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Each month, ASJA welcomes new associates who want to fine-tune their skills, learn from more experienced writers and prepare to apply to become a professional member of ASJA. You can help them.
We've created two guidebooks for an eight-week commitment — one tailored to mentors and one to associates — to help you organize your discussions and keep your time commitment to a reasonable level. Interested? Intrigued? Ready to dive in? Register online or contact Lori Ferguson, committee chair, by calling (603) 566-6368.
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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. We invite active members to review the list and send any comments to James Cafiero at Jcafiero@kellencompany.com no later than the comment deadline shown. Comments will be sent to the Application Committee for consideration. All comments will be kept confidential and for Application Committee use only.
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Check out the ASJA Forum for these hot topics and more:
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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
According to this article, it is estimated that the cost of cybercrime per year would get to an average of $6 trillion by the year 2021. That is a lot of money, and small businesses are not left out of it. It is no longer a secret that there are hackers crawling the internet and they are a serious threat to your security online. These cybersecurity statistics are becoming scarier by the day. In fact, Gallup Poll revealed that more Americans are so afraid of hackers that they worry about them more than they do about terrorist attacks.
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CNN Business
Technology companies could be doing more to help ensure the safety of journalists, who face online threats and harassment, according to a press freedom group.
Many journalists, especially female and gender non-conforming reporters, are familiar with receiving angry messages, threats and taunts online in response to their reporting. Online harassment is the biggest safety concern facing many female journalists, according to Courtney Radsch, advocacy director at the Committee to Protect Journalists.
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The Writer
The other day one of my Facebook friends who makes his living as a screenwriter-slash-writing professor posted some advice he’d received years ago from one of his own instructors: A crappy first draft is worth more than a nonexisting one. He followed the post with this endorsement: Words to live by.
As an author and writing teacher myself, I read this counsel and had two reactions. First, is nonexisting a word? (Isn’t the proper term nonexistent?) Second, here we go again with the trash talking.
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Accuracy in Media
A new Gallup survey on trust in the media shows Americans by a 2-to-1 margin don’t want journalists sharing their personal opinions about the news on social media.
But Americans overwhelmingly welcome journalists using social media to report facts.
“The one thing Americans do not want to see journalists doing on social media is sharing their personal views about the news of the day: 34 percent approve of this, while 65% disapprove, including 27% who strongly disapprove.
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