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Writers Getting Paid is a site all about the tips, tricks, secrets, and strengths of writers who've figured out how to make a living doing what they love. I interview my friends and colleagues who get paid to write; and I share all of their insights here with you. [More...]
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Video: Where Your News Comes From
Here’s a video that I made today of my process for sifting RSS feeds to find news stories. This is about 20 minutes of work, time-lapsed down to 1 minute.... -
Fourteen Things Bloggers and Broadcasters Have to Learn from Each Other
This is a presentation I’m giving May 2 at the RemakeCamp Unconference at the University of San Francisco. I’m posting it here so it’s available online — but sadly this... -
Why CBS5′s Brittney Gilbert Loves the Newsroom
“It has a lot of energy,” said CBS5′s Brittney Gilbert of the TV station’s newsroom as we sat down to lunch at Sai’s Vietnamese Restaurant, just down the street from...
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