Freelancing
Freelancing
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Organizations and Unions
SPJ Freelance Community
“SPJ’s largest and most active community, with events and programs throughout the year and nearly 150 members. We offer tools and resources to help freelance journalists be better at what they do.”
FIRE: Freelance Investigative Reporters and Editors
National Association of Science Writers Freelancing Guide
Tips on getting science reporting freelance gigs, etc.
American Society of Journalists and Authors
Society for Environmental Journalists: Freelance Resources
Offers a listserv, resource list and more.
American Society of Media Photographers
International Women’s Media Foundation
Business and Other Management Resources
100 Best Freelance Writing Websites: 2020 Edition
List of Publications with Public Pitch Pages
This Twitter list has a good list of publications with public story pitch pages for freelancers
MediaBistro: Safety Resources for Freelance Journalists
The Ultimate Freelancers Guide
How to Set Up an Online Portfolio
GIJN: Freelancing and Media Insurance
Think Like a Business: Survival Skills for Journalists
Links, tools and resources galore.
GIJN Guide: Collaboration and Freelance
Journalism.co.uk: How to Gain Clients Early in Freelancing Career
GIJN: How to Freelance During a Pandemic
10 Skills You Need to Thrive in the Gig Economy
From Fingerprint for Success: Tips for “solopreneurs” who needed advice on what skills to develop to land a job.
New York City’s Freelance Isn’t Free Law
Five Essential Resources for Freelance Writers
Six Tools to Increase Productivity for Remote Workers
Poynter: Six Questions Every Journalist Should Answer Before Pitching a Story
MuckRack: 18 Newsletters Every Freelance Journalist Should Subscribe to
Pulitzer Center: Freelance Tips on COVID-19 Reporting
72 Tools for Freelance Writers
Dart Center: Guide to Working with Freelancers Exposed to Trauma
Journalism.co.uk: How to Work With International Clients
Great Portfolio Sites for Freelance Writers
Nieman Storyboard: Seven Fatal Flaws of Story Pitches
10 Tools for Freelance Journalists and Writers
Freelancing with Tim Newsletter
From Tim Herrera, Smarter Living editor at the NY Times.
One More Question Freelance Writers Newsletter
Copyfolio: 7 Freelance Writer Website Examples to Help Create Yours & Get Clients
Tools for Reporters Newsletter
Tech tools advice from freelancer and data journalist Samantha Sunne.
31 Tools and Apps Freelancers Swear By