Comments for Freelance Cafe

Comment on Craigslist Foundation Boot Camp, Aug 14, UC Berkeley by Paige

Paige — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:31:09 +0000

Mia,

Thanks so much for sharing Boot Camp! In addition to the great info you gave, we also have expanded our focus to include everyone who wants to make a difference in their community – regardless of whether they work for a nonprofit, government, business or are doing it out of personal passion. Hope you can join us! Paige

Comment on French Treats in San Francisco by Mia Lobel

Mia Lobel — Fri, 14 May 2010 14:09:13 +0000

Hey all. Just a note that folks will meet at Ti Couz at 6:30pm on 5/27. You can reach Jen at 510.393.7544 or jennifer.wrd[at]gmail.com. Hope you can make it!

Comment on Deadline for $47K JSchool Investigative Reporting Fellowships April 9th by Chiriqui, Panama

Chiriqui, Panama — Wed, 12 May 2010 13:44:46 +0000

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Comment on SF Bay Area Multimedia gathering, May 5, 7-9pm by Stephanie Ogburn

Stephanie Ogburn — Thu, 06 May 2010 16:09:13 +0000

I attended this tonight and am pleased to report this was a useful experience. It seems perfect if you have work-in-progress or finished work and want critiques; it was like a session of show-your-(multimedia) work followed by constructive criticism on how to make it better or achieve the goal you want. There were good insights and commentary. Also some discussion about gear and tools, which was useful.

Comment on 91.7 KALW-FM seeks VOLUNTEER City Visions producer by Brian Moran

Brian Moran — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:24:24 +0000

Thank you for posting this announcement Mia. It means so much to have a resource like this since we are fully volunteer-driven and operate without a budget.

We’ve thought about pursuing funding; however, much of the charm and character of the show is derived from it being run by volunteers. We’ve been on air for 19 years this way. It’s a harder sell to recruit producers when the economy isn’t doing so well and positions and salaries in the field are shrinking. But we’re passionate about what we do, and it shows in our programming. Working for City Visions provides a unique and rewarding experience.

Thanks again for providing this wonderful resource,

Brian Moran
Senior Producer
City Visions Radio Show
KALW 91.7 FM San Francisco

Comment on Unity media mixer Thursday by admin

admin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:01:31 +0000

comment from Lotus Yee Fong:

My experience with Unity and all minority associations is that large corporations are willing to sponsor because of the diversity and civil rights movements of the past creating the economic relationships of outreach and sponsorship. If you go to any minority organization’s conference, like NAACP, La Raza, Organization of Chinese Americans, etc. there are always sponsors and tables for Coca Cola, State Farm Insurance, AT&T, etc. That’s how minorities get their first jobs, etc. You could say that corporations assimilate and co-opt minorities into the mainstream, if you want to be cynical.

Comment on SF State course on Business Journalism by Bernadette

Bernadette — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:48:34 +0000

Hi Mia,
Thanks for the nice write-up for my journalism class, which I just saw on the Freelance Cafe site. By coincidence, I had just attended the CPA workshop given by Jason Stallcup, so I had a little intro to the Freelance Cafe. I’d love to get to know your members. I’m really excited about teaching this class, which is for people interested in covering electronic media as well as biotech. I designed it to give journalists an edge in a number of skills that can help them get jobs and better pay: 1) the basics of business journalism 2) looking for technology angles in all their stories 3) developing a constant stream of story ideas so they can blog or cover a beat 52 weeks a year, and 4) building a “Beat Toolkit” that will help them work efficiently. The class starts Jan 26 in downtown San Francisco. People should sign up soon if they’re interested. E-mail me, Mia… we have a lot of things in common! — Bernadette

Comment on Freelancers Guild Post-holiday party by jenward

jenward — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Happy New Year! Glad you liked my professional tone. Gotta keep up appearances.

jiw

Comment on Freelancers Guild Post-holiday party by jenward

jenward — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Good morning,

Hope all is well. I’m following up on our email a week or so ago regarding taking a leadership role with the Cafe. I’m wondering where you currently see things with the group and what you’d like to see come about in the new year? Also, what’s the background with respect to number of folks involved and who’s actively involved.

Best,

Jen Ward

Comment on possible photo opportunity and poetry prize by jenward

jenward — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Uggh. That sux. But, cold weather may crimp my initial training. It’s going to be ass cold (-14 degrees low for example) in the desert the four days I’m there. I’d like to run, but I don’t have cold training gear. Add to the fact that Justin’s mother kicks ass in the kitchen (including pies!) and I’m starting to get nervous. I’m just glad I’m a member of Club One again, so I can work off any Xmas damage.

JIW