Since I sent out the invites last night, several new people have joined up and checked out this website. So far though, all of you seem to be in lurker mode. So why not hop over to the Forums section,…
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Gerard Cunningham, freelance journalist and site owner
Content theft as editorial policy
Content theft as editorial policy: routine plagiarism and theft at rogue Cooks Source magazine extended to photography. An amazing story, and one that demonstrates the power of crowdsourcing/ “many eyes”. Read more at this link about Cooks Source’s unusual approach…
Nominatons invited
Nominations are invited for the following NUJ bodies: Appeals tribunal Disabled Members council Equality council Journalist Editorial Advisory Board NUJ Extra Pensioners’ Committee / Pensioners’ Parliament Professional Training Committee Standing Orders Committee TUC Delegation Women’s TUC Delegation Closing Date: 1pm,…
Editor says “the web is considered public domain”
Remarkable story of a blog lifted without credit by a magazine… One quote stands out: “the web is considered “public domain” and you should be happy we just didn’t “lift” your whole article and put someone else’s name on it!”…
Party Time
That’s right folks, it’s time for a party to cheer us all up. On Thursday, 4 November at 6.30pm the monthly MediaThink session: “Where journalists think, link and drink” will discard the thinking (and peer-to-peer training) and focus on chatting…
Reporting the Recession
Reporting the Recession, a seminar for journalists by journalists. Register by emailing name/role to pmullan@into.ie (Organised by NUJ Dublin Press & PR Branch) Tuesday October 19 Main Hall Teachers Club Parnell Square West 6.30 to 9.30pm with refreshments break Open…
Protected: Freelance Forum February 2018
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Tender notice: EU reporter / Irish language
We have been contacted by Daithi O hAnluain who is looking for a journalist willing to take part in a tender for the European Commission contract. Daithi works with a Brussels-based communications agency, called ESN, who fulfill contracts for the…
What’s on your mind?
This is a discussion about what’s on your mind. You can reply to this discussion below, and we will shortly set up a facility do that you can start your own threads too.
It’s Good to Know …
Event notice / reminder: It’s Good to Know … how to access information. Date: Tuesday, Sept 28th 2010 Time: 6.00pm to 7.30pm Attendance: Free and open to the public Venue: Central Hotel, Exchequer Street, Dublin, Ireland Contributors: Gavin Sheridan (Journalist…