Browsing All posts tagged under »Comment is Free«

How to become a journalist: act like one

June 19, 2008

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Every time someone asks me how IĀ got into journalism, I usually trot out the same words of advice: write, submit, write, submit, write…you get the picture. My point being that no matter what your qualifications or experience, if you write an article and the editor you submit it to likes what he or she reads, […]

Business Week invests in citizen journalism and user engagement

April 24, 2008

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Well, peel me like a beetroot and pickle me in brine – a publisher has woken up to the value of developing long term relationships with blog post commenters. Backed up by a dedicated strategy and senior member of staff, prime commenters are to be cultivated and paid (yes, paid) to not only write articles, […]

Guardian Comment is Free and freelance writers

January 15, 2007

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The Guardian may be willing to feature new and unknown writers as columnists on its blog platform Comment is Free. Yes, that’s right, anyone who fancies themselves as a journalist / columnist can now send in their submissions to the Guardian’s blog platform with a real chance that their work will be considered for publication. […]