These Columbia Journalism students need freelance assignments, not interview requests. They are on the cusp of graduation, desperate for experience and clips, with a front-row seat to the biggest story in America—pay them to tell it!

*work callout*

i'm on the lookout for UK-based shooter-editors who are comfortable with vertical video (because it's 2024). let me know if that's you or someone you know.

thanks and bye!

#UK : Women Press Freedom stands with Anita Mureithi, ruby lott-lavigna & all journalists affected by recent layoffs at openDemocracy. We call for greater oversight & accountability within media organizations to ensure that layoffs are not used as a quick fix for deeper structural…

Investigative journalists/editors/newsrooms: do you set KPIs for investigations? Would you be willing to talk with me about why you do (or don't) for an article :)

Time for a shot of something strong I think

'This is a strange human soup, disparate parts, human talent as amortised numbers.'

On Odegaard: 'like being hounded to death by a poet.'

Exquisite writing from Barney Ronay theguardian.com/football/2024/…

Come and join our amazing team at the Rory Peck Trust! Now recruiting for a part-time Programme Assistant.

(To apply for the role, applicants must have the right to work in the UK and live within easy reach of London).

Further details here buff.ly/3aiT0aL

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who came to our meet-up last night at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia. It meant so much to us to see so many of you there - & it was great to chat about the challenges of freelancing & what can be done to improve things. #ijf24

🇮🇹 REMINDER! 🇮🇹 For those of you at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, today is the day! It's the SFJ freelance meet-up starting from 5pm. Come and join us for a drink and a chat. Full details can be found here: shorturl.at/kqVY6 #ijf24

I’ve been made redundant from openDemocracy along with several of the kindest, most supportive and talented people I’ve had the honour of working with

I’m now looking for new opportunities. Here are some of the stories I’m most proud of:

It's been such a privilege to work with and learn from Ruby while reporting on the Covid inquiry for openDemocracy

She's a scoop machine and focused on the stories we need MORE reporting on not less. Snap her up right now + thanks for everything.

I’ve been laid off by openDemocracy, along with a load of my amazing colleagues in the UK. Another bad day for good journalism in this country

If anyone needs an editor, reporter, barman, ageing centre forward or hype man hit me up

I've been made redundant from openDemocracy along with several of my brilliant colleagues.

I'm looking for work. Here are some of my clippings:

Ramzy is the best editor I've ever worked with, bar none.

He's the absolute powerhouse of the newsroom - and has transformed openDemocracy's editorial output into a phenomenal success.

Along with other colleagues being made redundant, he will be massively, massively missed.

It has been an absolutely brilliant experience working with and being edited by Ramzy this past 9 months. Wishing him and everyone openDemocracy affected the best.

(As someone who has been through redundancy and gone into freelancing, always happy to chat)

Coming up next in our Surviving as a Freelance Journalist series. Trauma Awareness & Reporting workshop Frontline Club led by specialist trainer and author Jo Healey .

1st May, 10 - 12 noon.

Fully funded for #freelance journalists. Sign up asap🔗 rorypecktrust.org/news/trauma-re…

For a creative writing project: I want your recommendations of literary fiction and stories that reference extreme heat. This could be a background theme or the crux of the story.

Please let me know anything great you've read in which the temperature was rising.

Are you attending #IJF24 in Perugia as an investigative journalist or newsroom? Want to talk about tips/tricks or how you ran a particular groundbreaking investigation? I'm on the lookout for interviewees

🗞️ Reporting on conflict, corruption and injustice is more than just a job for some journalists.

The #KurtSchork Awards celebrate these freelancers, local reporters and fixers putting their lives on the line to tell crucial stories. Here's how. 🧵