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Email newsletter etiquette for journalists
How to insert yourself in readers’ inboxes—without annoying them
By Ann Friedman Jul 25, 2013 at 07:45 AM
One of the disadvantages of being a freelance writer is that there's no larger platform promoting all of your work.... More
Your first salary negotiation
Yeah, the industry is struggling. But you should still ask for more money
By Ann Friedman Jul 11, 2013 at 06:50 AM
So you just managed to land a journalism job in what has become a seriously tough market. Congratulations! Now it's... More
Making politics and policy news sexy
How the Texas Tribune raked in $23k from the grateful viewers of its legislative livestream
By Ann Friedman Jun 27, 2013 at 06:55 AM
On Tuesday night, as the Texas state senate entered the final hours of a legislative special session and Sen. Wendy... More
The freelance life, redux
10 lessons from my first year of freelancing
By Ann Friedman Jun 20, 2013 at 11:00 AM
This month I celebrate my one-year anniversary as a full-time freelance writer. I've managed to more or less maintain the... More
This isn’t another ‘golden age’ for print
But it is one for media
By Ann Friedman Jun 13, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Every time a media critic insists that print's not dead, he or she inadvertently ends up making the opposite case.... More
The art of the interview
Asking the hard questions about asking the hard questions
By Ann Friedman May 30, 2013 at 06:50 AM
I'm on deadline for a long feature, so I've been transcribing a lot of interviews lately. And after listening to... More
The weekly grind
How to feed and maintain a weekly opinion column
By Ann Friedman May 23, 2013 at 10:15 AM
A writer I greatly admire, Ta-Nehisi Coates, once offered this exercise in understanding what it's like to produce a weekly... More
What to do when you get fired
A post-layoff strategy for the future-minded journalist
By Ann Friedman May 16, 2013 at 06:49 AM
Last week, my declaration that this is the best moment to be working in journalism was met with some side-eye... More
This is the best moment to be in journalism
The old stuff isn’t coming back, but that’s okay
By Ann Friedman May 9, 2013 at 06:50 AM
I've spent the past two months on the conference circuit. I spoke to groups of journalists in San Francisco, Boston,... More
Branded but ‘independent’ media
The pros and cons of trying to do real journalism at a non-media company
By Ann Friedman May 2, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Jessica Bennett worked for seven years at journalistic stalwarts like The Boston Globe, the Village Voice, and Newsweek. But after... More
Reporting on industry gossip
How Politico should have reported the “turbulence” at The New York Times
By Ann Friedman Apr 25, 2013 at 01:28 PM
This week, Politico published a largely anonymously-sourced hit piece on New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson, charging that she... More
The other side of reporting a tragedy
Is it possible for reporters to both do their job and be empathetic humans?
By Ann Friedman Apr 17, 2013 at 06:50 AM
I don't have cable, so I experienced Monday's events the way I've experienced every violent American tragedy since 9/11: through... More
What am I supposed to tweet about?
How to have fun but stay professional in 140-character bursts
By Ann Friedman Apr 11, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Last weekend I spoke at the BU Power of Narrative conference, where a lot of accomplished longform feature writers asked... More
What you gonna do with all that junket?
You really want to accept that free trip. Here’s how to decide whether you can do it ethically
By Ann Friedman Apr 4, 2013 at 06:50 AM
At most news outlets, travel budgets have disappeared. This is a bummer if you're a reporter who likes to get... More
Quotas get results
A chat with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes on tapping sources more diverse than the usual pool of white dudes
By Ann Friedman Mar 28, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Let's face it: The conversation about diversity in journalism is mostly boring hand-wringing. With each new byline count, it's easy... More
Woman’s work - The twisted reality of an Italian freelancer in Syria
Sourcing Trayvon Martin ‘photos’ from stormfront - Not a good idea, Business Insider
Elizabeth Warren, the antidote to CNBC - The senator schools the talking heads on bank regulation
Art Laffer + PR blitz = press failure - The media types up the retail lobby’s propaganda
Reuters’s global warming about-face - A survey shows the newswire ran 50 percent fewer stories on climate change after hiring a “skeptic”
Barack Obama: ‘those old times aren’t coming back’
“It used to be there were local newspapers everywhere. If you wanted to be a journalist, you could really make a good living working for your hometown paper”
The Guardian’s editor opens up on Reddit
Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian, answered questions in an Ask Me Anything
The (almost) lost speech of Justice Anthony Kennedy
How his insightful remarks about the Constitution inadvertently make the case for a Supreme Court “media pool”
Fox News sues TVEyes for copyright infringement
Says subscription service sells access to its content without permission nor compensation
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
ACEsTooHigh.com – Reporting on the science, education, and policy surrounding childhood trauma
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
