#realtalk from your editor

WHEN I HEAR ABOUT ANOTHER ROUND OF LAYOFFS

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:50:00 -0400

#REALTALK: What to do when you get fired

WHEN A JOURNALIST COMPLAINS THAT THE GOOD DAYS OF MEDIA ARE OVER

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:06:00 -0400

Why this—right now—is the best moment to be working in journalism.

WHEN A JOURNALIST ATTEMPTS TO MAKE "INDEPENDENT" MEDIA AT A NON-MEDIA COMPANY

Thu, 02 May 2013 11:53:00 -0400

#realtalk about Tumblr Storyboard and other efforts to make real journalism within non-media brands.

WHEN A HALF-DOZEN ANONYMOUS EMPLOYEES CALL THEIR FEMALE EXECUTIVE EDITOR "CONDESCENDING"

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:45:44 -0400

… and how Politico could have done it better.

WHEN I'M PROCRASTINATING ON DEADLINE AND I CAN'T STOP TWEETING

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:11:56 -0400

Tips for journalists on using Twitter effectively.

Whatcha gonna do with all that junket?

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:39:13 -0400

annfriedman:

If I can’t make Black-Eyed Peas puns on the word “junket,” why even have a journalism advice column?

WHEN ALL OF THE SOURCES ARE WHITE

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:55:14 -0400

…and how Up with Chris Hayes was different.

WHEN I OPEN THE "SUBMISSIONS" INBOX

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:22:40 -0400

#realtalk about why your pitch never made it out of the slush pile.

WHEN I'M DATING ANOTHER JOURNALIST

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:41:54 -0400

Dos and don’ts of dating a fellow journo.

WHAT SOME OLDER MALE SOURCES THINK OF ALL YOUNG FEMALE REPORTERS

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:29:10 -0500

…and how to deal with it.

WHEN I'M JUST NOT THAT INTO YOUR PITCH

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:30:39 -0500

The no-excuses truth to understanding why editors reject pitches

WHEN A NEWBIE REPORTER FINALLY GETS SOMEONE TO CALL HER BACK

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:30:33 -0500

Tips on reporting for rookies, over at CJR.

WHEN SOMEONE SAYS PRINT IS DEAD

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:30:09 -0500

Time to stop holding funerals for the dead-tree edition

WHEN A WRITER CHECKS ME ON MY WORD CHOICE

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:48:23 -0500

And lots of other reasons why it’s good for freelance journalists to work collectively.

WHEN I NEED ANECDOTES FOR A TREND PIECE

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:16:13 -0500

On Facebook as a reporting tool.

WHEN I REALIZE NONE OF OUR TRAFFIC COMES THROUGH THE HOMEPAGE.

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:15:20 -0500

The homepage is dead. Long live the homepage.

WHEN SOMEONE SAYS CROWDFUNDING IS THE FUTURE OF MEDIA

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:51:50 -0500

But really, here’s how to make Kickstarter work for your media project.

WHEN I SQUEEZE THREE PIECES OUT OF A SINGLE REPORTING TRIP

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:36:42 -0500

How to turn one reporting trip into several pieces, and how to get your editor to give you more substantive assignments

WHEN I TRY TO GET A SOURCE TO OPEN UP

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:35:09 -0500

Where do you draw the line between activism and journalism—and between flirting and “cultivating sources”?

WHEN SOMEONE IS HATING ON ME IN THE COMMENTS

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:33:00 -0500

When to ignore and when to listen to your critics