Tax Tips for the Self-Employed workshops in SF and Berkeley, Jan 24 + 31

Hello all. For those of you who've been with Freelance Cafe for a long time, you'll remember our tax season workshops with SF indie CPA Jason Stallcup. Jason is an amazing wealth of knowledge about tax stuff for freelancers, and he presents the information in a way that actually makes sense. He and his associate [...]

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International Documentary Challenge Registration Open, deadline Feb 29

Interesting competition for doc filmmakers. Details HERE and below. Final deadline Feb 29. -mia

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The International Documentary Challenge is coming up quick! Now in its 7th year, the Doc Challenge takes place March 1-5, 2012 with registration now open to filmmakers worldwide.

The premise is simple; filmmakers will push their skills to [...]

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Google-sponsored Data Journalism Awards, deadline April 10

First ever awards for data-driven investigative reporting, visualization/storytelling, and mobile apps. Cool. Details HERE and pasted below.

Best,Mia

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Data Journalism Awards now accepting submissions

1/19/2012 06:55:00 AM

Last November, we announced our support for a new Data Journalism competition, organized by the Global Editors Network. The competition is now open to submissions and [...]

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Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma, Deadline January 19

$5K award for coverage of violence, crime, disaster, and trauma. Deadline is January 19. Best, Mia

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Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma: Deadline January 19

 

Dear friends and colleagues,

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NY Press Club Awards for Journalism, deadline April 9

Information HERE and below about the New York Press Club annual awards. Deadline April 9. -mia

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Entries open for the 2012 New York Press Club Awards for Journalism on Monday, January 30th, 2012 and close on Monday, April 9th. Winners will be announced in early May. Presentations [...]

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Upcoming events at the UC Berkeley J-School

Here are the latest public events from UC Berkeley's J-School. Good stuff! -mia

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The Renaissance of Local News

When: Friday, January 27,  5:00 PM

Where: North Gate Hall

The inaugural event in honor of the Robert A. Peck Chair in Journalism at Berkeley.

Jim Brady – Journal Register Company’s Editor-in-Chief and Editor-in-Chief of [...]

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2012 Hale Fellowship from PRI’s The World, deadline Feb 8

Hey folks. PRI's The World is inviting three reporters to join their newsroom for one week each. Fellowship deadline, February 8. Details HERE and below. -Mia

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PRI’s The World is looking for U.S.-based public radio reporters interested in coming to Boston to spend one week [...]

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PT producer at Making Contact, Oakland, CA

The great people at Making Contact are looking for a half-time radio producer. The gig is in Oakland, CA. Details below. Best, Mia +++++++++++++++++++

Making Contact Producer (part-time) Work Location: Oakland, CA

more info at www.radioproject.org

 

Making Contact /National Radio Project seeks a [...]

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Nieman-Berkman Fellowship in Journalism Innovation, deadline Feb 15

Harvard is looking for an innovative journalist, people. Fellowship details follow. Deadline Feb 15. This is a good one! -mia ++++++++++++++++++

Nieman-Berkman Fellowship in Journalism Innovation

The Nieman-Berkman Fellowship in Journalism Innovation will bring one individual to Harvard University for the 2012-13 academic year to work on a specific course of research or [...]

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ProPublica News Apps Fellowship, deadline Jan 20

Hey news techies – ProPublica is looking for a paid intern/fellow to work in their NYC office. Details HERE and below. Interesting opportunity! -mia

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The ProPublica News Apps desk is looking for a smart, technically-savvy journalist to join our team for a pilot project we’re calling a News Applications Fellowship.

In this special internship, [...]

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