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Blogterview: Jenn Hardy, Journalist and Web Writer

Dan — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:33:19 +0000

Today is the first in a new series of Mediaville Blogterviews. These are short interviews, each of which introducing a Montreal freelancer and friend of Mediaville. It’s a great way to get the word out about what you do, and to find out more about other freelancers for potential collaboration.

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Q&A : the low down on Station C (2/2)

Dan — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:21:45 +0000

This is the second of two posts in which Patrick Tanguay, Co-founder of Station C, location of the recent Mediaville All-Media Mixer, answers a few questions to help freelancers better understand the concept of coworking, and see why working in a professional, creative space like Station C beats the distractions of the home office or the coffee shop.

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Q&A : the low down on Station C (1/2)

Dan — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:16:25 +0000

Those that attended the Mediaville All-Media Mixer, already know Station C. An excellent workspace, Station C made quite an impression with many of the freelancers in attendance, so it’s time to recap how the space operates, why it’s good for freelancers and to take look at a few other interesting points about the space.

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The Ever-Elusive Niche

Dan — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:13:40 +0000

Mediaville Guest Blog by Miranda Lightstone – read more at Driving MsMiranda

The first thing you learn in J-School (or at leas the first thing that really stuck in my brain) is: Write what you know. Those four words rung true to me and I still repeat them often to this day, five years later. Writing what you know is the best and perhaps easiest way to succeed as a journalist/writer in the creative world. But, how do you know what you know?

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OpenFile: Collaborative Local News (2/2)

Dan — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:06:00 +0000

In this second part of our conversation with Craig Silverman, journalist, author and Digital Journalism Director at OpenFile, we continue talking about their approach to a pressing news question:

How to create a real opportunity for ‘journalists looking to thrive in a digital media world’?

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OpenFile: Collaborative Local News (1/2)

Dan — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:07:40 +0000

Who decides what news goes to print?

It’s one of those bugbear questions in print and broadcast journalism. And in these days of shrinking news rooms, budgetary constraints and increased competition among outlets, media agencies have been focusing wide in the search for larger audiences.

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Don’t be afraid – Value your product

Dan — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:07:26 +0000

And now we come to the last in the series of posts with writer, editor and proofreader Jacqueline Snider, as she talks about lessons she has drawn from the 10th Annual YES Artists’ Conference: Business Skills for Creative Souls.

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When talent isn’t enough

Dan — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:22:58 +0000

This is our 4^th post in the ongoing series with freelance writer, editor and proofreader Jacqueline Snider, who covers the insights and inspirations she gained by attending the 10th Annual YES Artists’ Conference: Business Skills for Creative Souls.

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New Brunswick Workshops: closer than you think!

Dan — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:30:17 +0000

The Atlantic Region of PWAC is hosting their first regional workshop – Communicating for Cash – on July 9th to 11th at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick.

It looks set to be a fantastic workshop: great speakers on highly relevant topics… but only if you can get to New Brunswick, right?

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Deconstruction of an Elevator Pitch

Dan — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:21:18 +0000

Your elevator pitch is another vital component in your personal branding, verbal collateral that demands that you (yet again) find a way to boil down what you do into a short, pithy quote that grabs attention.

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