Gear advice 101: recording phone interviews on a budget
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This is the first in a series of posts by the Born Freelancer that will share personal experiences and thoughts on issues relevant to freelancers. Have something to add to…
Long form’s digital trailblazers
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Not long ago, Mark Danner and Gerry Marzorati had an exciting conversation at the Berkeley School of Journalism, in which they tossed around the idea of creating a “hive” for…
What can Storify do for freelancers?
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In this post on tech blog GigaOM, Mathew Ingram discusses the recently launched application Storify, which gives users a simple way to collect content from their various social media feeds…
Just the facts: tips on identifying and fixing errors
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Sure, we all “regret the error,” but how interested are we in rooting out inaccuracies from the stories we write each day and in preventing future mistakes? Jonathan Stray, journalist…
Greek journalists — all of them — go on strike
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Since the Greek government undertook austerity measures to begin to deal with its cripping debt, strikes in the country have become a regular occurrence. While we over in North America…
Arianna Huffington responds to lawsuit
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In a post on her own site, Arianna Huffington takes time out from “aggregating adorable kitten videos” to discuss the $105 million lawsuit that Jonathan Tasini is pursuing against the…
A misguided tactic with its heart in the right place
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Writer and trade unionist Jonathan Tasini has fought and won battles on behalf of freelance journalists in the past. But his lawsuit against Arianna Huffington and AOL, launched yesterday, seems…
Toronto Standard launch showed off publisher’s assets
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Last night, Toronto Standard went live, and a party held to fête the new Toronto-focused site, a “daily digital briefing on the life of the city,” made no effort to…
Not just for laughs
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The story of a group of comedians gigging at the Comedy Store in the ’70s is being compared to the battle for fair compensation currently being fought by unpaid Huffington…
Blabbing with Blatchford
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Last night Massey College hosted the third Press Club Night, a series devoted to “celebrating Toronto’s community of journalists.” Well known Globe columnist and author Christie Blatchford sat down with…