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Journalism is a tough way to make a living anymore. But there are some niche areas where there are jobs to be had. From what I can see, the best bet if you're a journalist looking for a writing or editing job is to get some experience (probably as a freelancer to start) in one of those areas. My perspective may be skewed by the what the algo shows me online. But from here, they seem to be: - personal finance - health - medical - tech What areas am I missing? #journalismjobs #journalism #writing #editing

If you're a writer working with or hoping to find work in #media, this one's for you. For most of my life, I've been a writer publishing in print and digital newspapers, magazines, and other assorted media. Now, though, I also work with brands and individuals to help craft their communication and content strategies. Sometimes, this also means helping them sort out their PR. Now that I'm on this side, though, I'm privy to a lot of shit and shortcuts that writers and journalists get up to, and honestly, it's appalling. Today, for example, one of my clients was quoted in a VERY prestigious newspaper. I know the quotes she sent through because I helped her frame them, and while the writer kept my client's quotes intact, they used a lot of the information sent over by my client without attributing it to her—packaging it in a way that made it seem like they had written those chunks of the story themselves. The entire story was literally my client's quotes and her quotes paraphrased. And yes, the writer took a byline. I mean, this is not new. My partner, who worked in PR over a decade ago, talks about how this was standard practice even back then. Sometimes, the press releases he'd write would get published AS IS in the media, often with a byline attributed with it. This is often celebrated by the brands since, in a way, they've controlled the narrative entirely. He told me how his peers would sometimes copy-paste half-baked information from the internet and send it along, and the journalist would actually publish it without fact-check or edits. AS IS. I understand the pressures of #journalism and how tough it can be to churn out copy after copy, like writing is an on-off switch. We all take shortcuts, but we need to be better than this and do some kind of justice to the power we have. Is it just me who's shook by this? #writing #journalist #newspaper #magazinejob #copyeditor #PR

You can Never go Wrong with Expertise ⬇ Over the weekend, I was able to share my expertise with an outsourcer on a potential news writing-related job. He thought that a part of the recommended process for the news writing/paraphrasing job wasn't good enough. ➡What was the process? He was told that if the paraphrased news story was longer than the expected word count, he could delete one or two paragraphs (the additional information) at the bottom. So, he doubted it. When he informed me about it, I said the process wouldn't change anything, as the/those paragraphs contain less important information. News stories are written in the inverted pyramid style - information goes from most to least important. ➡ How was I able to offer this expertise? My background in mass communication and experience working as a news reporter. The expertise + experience helped me provide clarity to the matter at hand. In what way(s) have you been able to offer your expertise recently? Kindly share them with me in the comments 👇 #newswriting #newsreporter #printmedia #broadcasting #news #contentwriter #seo

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I love seeing angel numbers when I’m working! I think my angels are saying this article is ready to send off to the managing editor so she can work her magic! #AmWriting #Writer #Blogger #Journalist #ContentMarketing #Marketing #BlogPost

This is spot on. No editor works alone. Every editing task is teamwork. An editor collaborates with both the writer and the reader (even though the reader isn't usually present) to make sure the message is engaging and accurately understood. I've seen editors write rude and demeaning comments on clients' work, and I've seen editors who are unwilling to admit it when they're wrong. I've also worked with writers who didn't think their content needed editing. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗴𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. The goal is to create the best content possible, but you can't do that if you're focusing on your pet peeves, your feelings, or your reputation instead of on the content. Taking yourself a little less seriously is taking a major step toward excellence.

Hiring writers or editors? Watch for this major red flag in applicants: The writer or editor sees the writer-editor relationship as antagonistic. What do I mean by that? From the editing side, complaints or comments about writers forcing them to go beyond basic copy editing. From the writing side, an indication that editing is an unwelcome phase of the content creation process. The writer-editor relationship is not combat. It's collaboration. #Editors #Writers #Content #Hiring

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Authors are often reluctant to hire editors for fear of judgment. I've gone over this before. Judgment is not necessarily negative. Criticism is not necessarily detrimental. Yes, an editor's job entails finding the flaws within written content, identifying them, and suggesting improvements. Now the author needs to go a little bit further. The editor does not focus solely on finding flaws. That's part of the process, but not the entirety of the process. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫. Full stop. You write content. I will improve it. That's what I do. #henhousepublishing #editingservices #proofreadingservices #bookdesign #ghostwritingservices