Archive for July, 2010

All-Media Mixer II

Posted by Giancarlo on July 30, 2010
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Wednesday, August 18, 7:30-9 p.m. @ Irish Embassy Pub

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We’re at it again!

Back by popular demand, we’re organizing another freelancer meet and greet next month. Our last event was such a success — about 30 freelance professionals in print, video, radio, web and mobile media, whether creative, journalistic or corporate — how could we resist?

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Blogterview: Jenn Hardy, Journalist and Web Writer

Posted by Dan on July 28, 2010
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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)

Posted by Dan on July 26, 2010
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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)

Posted by Dan on July 23, 2010
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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

Posted by Dan on July 21, 2010
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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)

Posted by Dan on July 19, 2010
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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)

Posted by Dan on July 14, 2010
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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

Posted by Dan on July 13, 2010
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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

Posted by Dan on July 06, 2010
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This is our 4th 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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