Credit control is something every small business has to deal with, and freelance journalists are no exception. At some point in your career, you will find yourself dealing with late paying clients, clients who are slow to pay, and sometimes,…
Freelance Forum 22: Eliot Higgins
Eliot Higgins is the founder and chief executive of Bellingcat, the investigative journalism collective responsible for uncovering wrongdoing all around the world. Founded in 2014 with HQ in the Netherlands, they have 20 employees and more than 30 contributors around…
Freelance Forum 21: David Branigan on licensing and copyright
Freelance Forum 21: David Branigan talks about licensing and copyright issues David Branigan is a photographer journalist who specialises in marine and sailing subjects both in Ireland and overseas. His work appears regularly in Irish publications and news outlets in…
Freelance Forum 20: Paul Carroll on Self-Publishing
Author Paul Carroll talks about writing fiction, marketing and promotion, self-publishing, and ebooks. Paul Carroll is a writer and comic creator from Dublin. His work primarily focuses on the extraordinary, be that through magic, science or just downright chaotic. He…
NUJ condemns reporting ban on Bloody Sunday murder hearing
The NUJ has condemned a judge’s decision to ban the media from reporting the opening statements and all witness statements in the case of Solider F. At a preliminary hearing today, as well as confirming that the anonymity put in…
Freelance Forum 19: Simon Cocking of Irish Tech News
Simon Cocking has been Chief Editor at Irish Tech News, and a business mentor and advisor working with over 200 successful companies to date. He has been named on many global Twitter influencer lists in the last 12 months, and…