Thank you all so much for the great feedback on freelancecafe.org – I really appreciate it. So what I’m hearing is that you like the email subscription option and you’re much more likely to read an email than check an RSS feed. Many of you would like a daily summary of the posts, and on the [...]
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Hey folks. I don’t normally pass on this sort of thing but it seems like a very worthy project for folks with audio skills/equipment. Contact glrothman-“at”-verizon.netfor details. Best, Mia ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ A long-established nationally distributed radio reading service serving the visually impaired is seeking volunteers with good reading voices who have their own digital recording equipment, to record magazine [...] Thanks to everyone who showed up to give Freelance Café Founder, Mia Lobel a great Bay Area welcome back. [...] This is great news for writers and radio folks alike. Keep an eye out for more opportunities from The Moth! -Mia ++++++++++++++++++++++++ http://www.themoth.org/radio The MacArthur Foundation Announces Support for The Moth Radio Hour from PRX The Moth, a nonprofit organization dedicated to live storytelling, is thrilled to announce a two-year $200,000 grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur [...] These days it seems there’s no shortage of news websites or blogs devoted to covering all things Oakland. In the last couple of years we’ve seen Oakland North come aboard, the launch of Oakland Local, The OakBook, and cool sites like A Better Oakland. [...] Lots of hiring is promised at the stations that received this funding. Seems like a step in the right direction for revitalizing local media. +++++++++++++++++++++++ http://cpb.org/pressroom/release.php?prn=814 For Immediate Release March 25, 2010 Corporation for Public Broadcasting Launches New Local Journalism Initiative Regional Collaborations to Counter Decline of Local Journalism Digital Public Media Platform to Support Innovation Washington, DC — The Corporation for [...] Important message from the Freelancer’s Guild. This is BIG! -mia ++++++++++++++++++ ATTENTION ALL FREELANCERS SEEKING HEALTH CARE In the upcoming months, the Guild’s Freelancer unit will be negotiating a contract with a major health care provider that will offer rates far lower than what you could get on the open market as an individual. It is vital that before we [...] Does this sound familiar? A news organization is super excited about your blog or story idea. They contact you, give you their spiel, and even mention future work down the line. They seemed excited about your journalism plans. Then, after maybe writing a proposal for them, or you send in a sample, that same news organization stops [...] #gallery-1 { Happy To Be At Happy Hour Our Spot! Thanks again to all of the folks who made it out to our last Happy Hour. It was great to unwind with beer and chat about the ups and downs of the media business. And [...] An important message from the Freelance Media Workers Guild. -mia ++++++++++++++++++++++ I hear frequently from people whose top priority is medical coverage. We are making excellent progress lining up dental and vision coverage for our members, and expect to have some other benefits lined up soon. We are negotiating for a medical coverage plan that features maximum portability and affordability. [...] |
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