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The New Journalist’s Guide to Freelancing: Building Your Career in the New Media Landscape
Freelancers make up one of the fastest-growing groups of workers in North America. But, in today’s fractured and quick-paced media industry, where do you start? This book is a guide for journalism students, recent graduates, and early-career journalists looking to better understand both the creative and business sides of freelance work in Canada and the US. Learn how to develop your personal brand, how to pitch to different types of publications and media outlets, and how to plan for your financial future as a freelancer (yes, it’s possible!).
Practical and easy to read, The New Journalist’s Guide combines more than a decade of the author’s personal experience as a freelance journalist with the perspectives of freelancers and experts across Canada and the US in a range of fields.
Practical and easy to read, The New Journalist’s Guide combines more than a decade of the author’s personal experience as a freelance journalist with the perspectives of freelancers and experts across Canada and the US in a range of fields.
204 pages, Paperback
Published October 24, 2022
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November 28, 2024
This book was a required read for one of my classes and I’m happy I read the entire book instead of just the assigned chapters.
Before reading this book, I had a very narrow view of what I assumed freelancing was in my field. However, after reading this book, I now know just how many avenues of freelancing there are and HOW to freelance. How to network, pitch, find stories, budget, pay taxes, all of it! Each chapter went into detail about each topic and made sure to spend however many pages it took to make sure the reader understood. Each chapter also had a segment from a freelance journalist at the end, which I thought was a nice touch.
I didn’t really know what went into freelancing, but after reading this book, I feel well-equipped and confident if I ever want to step into the world of freelancing.
Before reading this book, I had a very narrow view of what I assumed freelancing was in my field. However, after reading this book, I now know just how many avenues of freelancing there are and HOW to freelance. How to network, pitch, find stories, budget, pay taxes, all of it! Each chapter went into detail about each topic and made sure to spend however many pages it took to make sure the reader understood. Each chapter also had a segment from a freelance journalist at the end, which I thought was a nice touch.
I didn’t really know what went into freelancing, but after reading this book, I feel well-equipped and confident if I ever want to step into the world of freelancing.
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