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The slush pile
Why most cold submissions don’t stand a chance
By Ann Friedman Mar 21, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Recently, fiction writer David Cameron decided to try a little experiment: I grabbed a New Yorker story off the web... More
Mixing business with pleasure
When journalists date other journalists, what are the rules?
By Ann Friedman Mar 14, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Any journalist working in the media-saturated cities of New York and DC has probably at least toyed with the idea... More
Freelancing for free
Sometimes—and only sometimes—it makes sense to write for free
By Ann Friedman Mar 7, 2013 at 11:00 AM
I used to be an editor with a tiny budget who was constantly apologizing for our rates. Now I'm a... More
Dealing with harassment and sexism
How to shut it down
By Ann Friedman Feb 28, 2013 at 06:50 AM
"Can I be your Clark Kent?" "If you got shrapnel in your ass, I'd be happy to take it out."... More
Dead tree edition
Time to stop holding funerals for print
By Ann Friedman Feb 21, 2013 at 11:00 AM
"How can we get institutions and organizations to stop holding conferences titled 'The Death of Print'? I have no time... More
When we’re just not that into you
The no-excuses truth to understanding why editors reject pitches
By Ann Friedman Feb 14, 2013 at 11:00 AM
If you're a freelance writer or a PR professional, you probably know that pitching is a delicate art that sometimes... More
Reporting for rookies
Schooling a newbie on the basics
By Ann Friedman Feb 7, 2013 at 11:00 AM
The line between "blogger" and "reporter" has been blurry for a long time. Those of us who went to journalism... More
Freelancers should consider collectives
Maintaining the intellectual atmosphere of a magazine office or newsroom makes a lot of sense for those of us who work freelance
By Ann Friedman Jan 31, 2013 at 11:24 AM
As a fairly new freelance writer with a lot of friends who are graphic designers, I've been thinking a lot... More
Facebook as a reporting tool
The new graph search gives journalists a way to construct a trend story without picking up the phone. Is this a good thing?
By Ann Friedman Jan 24, 2013 at 10:57 AM
You have a Facebook account. I know this because everyone has a Facebook account. And you are a journalist. I... More
Is the homepage dead?
Yes and no
By Ann Friedman Jan 17, 2013 at 12:19 PM
A friend of mine who is a Web editor at a political publication recently complained to me that his outlet's... More
Is crowdfunding the future of media funding?
Best practices for a Kickstarter-funded journalistic endeavor
By Ann Friedman Jan 10, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Some colleagues and I recently ran a Kickstarter to launch a fairly ambitious music publication from scratch. Our idea —... More
Getting more mileage from your ideas
How to turn one reporting trip into several pieces, and how to get your editor to give you more substantive assignments
By Ann Friedman Jan 3, 2013 at 06:50 AM
I'm terrible at writing two to three stories from one reporting trip. How do I get better at this? —Anonymous... More
Flirting with disaster
Where do you draw the line between activism and journalism—and between flirting and “cultivating sources”?
By Ann Friedman Dec 26, 2012 at 06:50 AM
A lot of freelance writers, including me, have to maintain multiple hustles to keep the bills paid, including work that... More
Bye, haters!
When to ignore and when to listen to your critics
By Ann Friedman Dec 20, 2012 at 06:50 AM
Obviously the way to deal with haters is to ignore them. But what to do when your haters raise some... More
Money talks
How to find out what other writers are paid so you know how to set your own rates
By Ann Friedman Dec 13, 2012 at 06:50 AM
I'm struggling to understand how much I'm worth per word. I know how much I get per hour on copy... 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.
