Updated Bruno’s info for TONIGHT

Hey all. Hope you can make it out to Bruno’s in SF tonight. And I hope to see many of you at the Third Coast East meets West gathering in Chicago tomorrow! Best, Mia

+++++++++++++++++++ Our MC for tonight @ Bruno’s in San Francisco is freelance guru Jeff St. John. Here’s his contact information. [...]

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Call for Audio / Multimedia Submissions – Storyscape

No $ for this, but it's a very cool site. Might be good for that project you just want to see light.-mia

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Storyscape, an online literary and arts journal that is “story centered,” is actively pursuing audio, art, mixed media, and multi-media works that explore the concept of “story” from a non-textual perspective. The [...]

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Request for Reporting Proposals

Hey all – help spread the word about this LA-based project, based on an award-winning story reported out of Oakland last year. This from one of the producers:

The basics: Newsdesk.org is teaming up with Spot.Us to iterate the production and funding formula that won us an SPJ SDX award for our pollution and public-health [...]

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Dual Meetings at Third Coast – Radio Guild Wage Standards followed by Freelance Cafe East meets West soiree

Hey FC folks. The Third Coast International Audio Festival is coming up THIS WEEKEND!! I'm so excited to see a bunch of you there, and in hopes of connecting with as many of you as possible, we've scheduled an East meets West FC gathering. First – we'll meet up with the Radio Guild to discuss [...]

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Open Call for EMPAC Artist Residency Applications, Troy, NY

Hey Hudson Valley folks. Just learned about this artist-in-residence program in Troy – it looks fantastic! Details below.-mia

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EMPAC Open Call for Artist in Residence Proposals: Troy, N.Y. – Since 2005, the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) has established a vibrant residency program that has hosted over 40 artists and [...]

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Freelance Cafe West October Gathering, Thursday Oct 28, 6:30pm SF

Come one, come all to our October Social gathering Thursday, October 28 at 6:30 p.m. at Bruno's in the San Francisco Mission District.

It's your chance to connect and meet up with some of the coolest Bay Area freelancers who have tons of experience working the freelance market–whether it's writing for an online news site, [...]

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Knight Fellowship deadline Nov 7th

I've done one of the KDMC fellowships and it was phenomenal. Go for it!-mia

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The Knight Digital Media Center at UC Berkeley J-School is hosting a training session/fellowship on data journalism aimed at unpacking the 2010 Census. The training is in December; the deadline to apply is November 7th. KDMC fellowships are wonderful opportunities [...]

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Paid Multimedia Reporting Trip to India

Word from a radio colleague is that this is a legitimate organization. Check it out!-mia

+++++++++++++++++++++++ Just wanted to pass along a really incredible opportunity being offered by an innovative new org called Round Earth Media. They're seeking "smart, creative, socially-networked multimedia journalists" for a paid 3-week reporting trip to India in Feb/March of 2010. [...]

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Community Media” is tomorrow, Wednesday, October 13, 2010 6:00 PM, SF

I case you hadn't heard about this – event tomorrow at Sandbox Suites in Berkeley. Check it out!-mia

 

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Freelance Rate survey – deadline approaching

Hey folks. The deadline is approaching for the Radio Guild's freelancer survey. They are not associated with Freelance Cafe or the Freelance Media Workers Guild, but I know the folks organizing it and they are really great people. This is an opportunity to help secure better wages for freelancers of all stripes. You can access [...]

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