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How to: Get started as a freelance journalist
Want to go it alone? Here are some basic tips
Posted by Jemima Kiss on 14/04/16Freelancer of the Fortnight: Charlotte Clark
Journalism.co.uk catches up with a member of its freelance community. Charlotte Clark is a freelance writer, editor and sub-editor based in Chelmsford
Posted by Ed Martin on 28/05/12Freelancer of the Fortnight: Jo Walsh
Journalism.co.uk catches up with a member of its freelance community. Jo Walsh is a freelance writer, editor and sub-editor based in London
Posted by Ed Martin on 14/05/12Freelancer of the Fortnight: Huw Kidwell
Journalism.co.uk catches up with a member of its freelance community. Huw Kidwell is a freelance journalist based in Hertfordshire
Posted by Ed Martin on 30/04/12Freelancer of the Fortnight: Ek Heng Ng
Journalism.co.uk catches up with a member of its freelance community. Ek Heng Ng is a freelance journalist based in Singapore
Posted by Ed Martin on 16/04/12Freelancer of the Fortnight: Katie Nicholls
Journalism.co.uk catches up with a member of its freelance community. Katie Nicholls is a freelancer based in Bristol
Posted by Ed Martin on 02/04/12Orwell Prize 2012 Journalism and Blog longlists announced
Guardian journalist Paul Lewis is among those on the Journalism Prize longlist after submitting one day of tweets sent during the London riots
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 28/03/12Two British freelance journalists killed in Syria, CPJ reports
Foreign Office is looking into reports that two British nationals of Algerian descent were killed in Syria on Monday, with a third journalist wounded in the attack
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 28/03/12Freelancer of the Fortnight: Ben Frain
Journalism.co.uk catches up with a member of its freelance community. Ben Frain is a freelancer based in Congleton
Posted by Ed Martin on 19/03/12#Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk - advice for using Skype and recording calls
Why freelancers should use Skype for interviews
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 25 May 2012Tool of the week for journalists: Cuttings.me
Portfolio site Cuttings.me launches new features: RSS and multimedia cuttings
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 28 February 2012Take part in Frontline Club survey on freelance safety
The founder of the Frontline Club, Vaughan Smith, is asking freelance journalists around the world to take part in a survey about the physical risks of their work. The survey is aimed at freelance camera operators, video journalists, photographers, stringers and other independents anywhere in the world. Smith says: I believe that there is an [...]
Posted by Paul McNally on 23 February 2012Video: Freelance foreign correspondent discusses reporting from Yemen and Libya
Freelancer Portia Walker discusses reporting from Yemen and Libya
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 2 February 2012SplinterNet: How to get to the top of Google News
Ten tips for increasing your news sites Google News ranking
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 5 December 2011Tips for freelance journalists on National Freelancers' Day
Tips for freelance journalists from freelancers and editors
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 23 November 2011Ten things every freelance journalist should know
Top tips and advice for freelancer journalists on National Freelancers' Day
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 23 November 2011Ten technical Twitter tips for journalists
So you think you know Twitter? Here are some handy tools to try
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 10 November 2011Cuttings.me, a new portfolio platform for freelance journalists
A free cuttings platform for freelance journalists, created by a journalist
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 24 October 2011Ten incredibly useful browser add-ons for journalists
A list of browser extensions for journalists to consider adding
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 20 October 2011Freelancers for hire
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How to adapt your writing for a global audience
English is the closest thing we have to a global language, but extra effort is needed to make sure English-language journalism can be understood globally
Posted by Catherine Edwards on 22/06/22