THE National Union of Journalists in Ireland is marking World Press Freedom Day with a series of events in Dublin. Union President Barry McCall demanded action to protect media plurality across Europe. Later the NUJ President joined senior NUJ and…
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IFJ/EFJ Call for Global Fight Back Against Unfair Contracts
by freelance •
To mark World Copyright Day on Tuesday 23 April, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its European group, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), launched a campaign to fight against unfair contracts. IFJ/EFJ called on their affiliates to launch…
Freelance Forum
Staying ahead of the game
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Following his presentation at Freelance Forum, Philip O’Connor writes about how freelances can exploit the expertise gaps in major news organisations. The ten days following the Dublin Freelance Forum have been very much “I-told-you-so” days, and the last 48 hours…
Discussions
Get paid properly for your work, freelancers told
by Ian Callagy •
Freelance journalists should not work for organisations that don’t offer proper pay says an Irish-born multimedia journalist. Philip O’Connor, who is based in Sweden, was speaking at the Dublin Freelance Forum held recently in the capital. Good quality journalism is…
Discussions, Freelance FAQs
Freelance Forum Spring 2013: the podcast
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The podcasts below cover the presentations at the Freelance Forum Spring 2013. Due to some tecnichal snafus, the recordings are incomplete. The first few minutes of the podcasts featuring press ombudsman John Horgan and journalists Philip O’Connor and Brian O’Connell…
Discussions
Five freelancing thoughts from the Dublin Freelance Forum
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Headed for the airport again after another interesting week of media work in Dublin. Some good radio work, some good discussions with editors and getting bumped off a TV show at the very last second – the more things change,…