Category: Updates

New Year reminder

by Gerard Cunningham • January 1, 2011 • Comments Off

To all the photogs out there: Don’t forget to update all copyright metadata templates to 2011 for Photo Mechanic, Adobe Bridge, Lightroom, digiKam etc.

Getting started as a freelancer – course

by Gerard Cunningham • December 20, 2010 • Comments Off

NUJ Training January/February Sale: free places for NUJ members on the Getting Started as a Freelancer course on 15 January 2011 and Making Internet Journalism Pay on 26 January. There is also a 50% discount to members on the other…

Sample contract

by Gerard Cunningham • November 22, 2010 • Comments Off

I came across this sample contract this morning, it may be of interest to you all. [Link is to a Word Doc from the International Federation of Journalists website.]

Small claims

by Gerard Cunningham • November 19, 2010 • Comments Off

I’m not sure I’d advocate going to court to collect a debt. doing so probably means you’ll never work for that client again, but then again, if you feel you have to go to court, they’re probably not worth working…

Migrant media internship programme

by Gerard Cunningham • November 18, 2010 • Comments Off

Integration minister Mary White today announced details of a new migrant media internship programme for local or regional newspapers which is to be funded by the Office of the Minister for Integration. The new programme will see the office of…

Irish journalists vote against ATEX

by Gerard Cunningham • November 17, 2010 • 2 Comments

The National Union of Journalists has served notice on the Johnston Press Group in the Republic of Ireland in a dispute over threatened redundancies in a number of regional newspapers. Industrial action will begin next Tuesday. NUJ members in the…

sub editor – three week gig

by Gerard Cunningham • November 12, 2010 • Comments Off

Vacancy for a chief sub for three weeks. Details here.

Tender notice: EU reporter / Irish language

by Gerard Cunningham • September 28, 2010 • Comments Off

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…

Hello world!

by Gerard Cunningham • September 26, 2010 • Comments Off

Welcome to the Dublin Freelance blog. My name is Gerard Cunningham, and among other things I’m the membership secretary of Dublin Freelance NUJ branch, but this blog is a personal effort. This is not an official blog of the Dublin…

Protected: Freelance Forum: Reserve Booking

by Gerard Cunningham • January 1, 2010 • Comments Off

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Six things we learned from the Freelance Journalism Assembly

Despite the increasing challenges, freelancers continue to be a vital workforce within the journalism space.
Freelancers produce independent, quality and innovative journalism that promotes healthy democracies, ignites public debate and brings the powerful to account. However, to this day, there is no statistical evidence for the number of active freelance journalists in Europe. Nor is there a concise overview available of the opportunities, working conditions, and legal frameworks for freelance journalists, and how these differ between the various European countries.

Must-Know Irish Deadlines

A simple guide to Irish Media Deadlines by MediaHQ. Aimed at PR professioals, but also useful information for freelancers looking to send in pitches.

A handbook for pitching development stories

The European Journalism Centre’s guide to pitching development stories as a freelance journalist is based on real-world advice and experience from both editors who receive pitches and freelance journalists who send them.

The guide is primarily intended to support freelance journalists in improving their pitches and chances of being commissioned and/or hired by news organisations and publishers. We know that editors receive a high volume of pitches and truly hope this handbook helps you prepare winning pitches that stand out from the crowd and can improve your stories on development issues.

Download the free guide from the Freeance Journalism Assembly.

Setting Up As A Freelance

When most of us start submitting articles to as many outlets as we can find to commission them, you probably don’t see yourself as a ‘business’. You’re just grafting, trying to earn a few bob and hoping each story won’t be your last.
Many young freelancers will be holding down other work, maybe not journalistic, just to make ends meet. Others will be providing services for free, interning in the hopes of being held on.
But you are a business, at least in the eyes of the Revenue Commissioners. And as such, you need to structure your working week.
Read more here.

Why You Should Turn Your Investigative Report into an eBook

The Missouri School of Journalism’s Roger Fidler has been developing journalism eBooks, or “newsbooks”, since 2001. He tells ICIJ how eBooks make investigative journalism easier to access and read on mobile devices, and could provide a valuable revenue stream.
Read more here.

Four Questions Freelancers Should Ask Before Accepting Their Next Gig

As freelancers, our instinct is to grab every gig that comes our way. Personally, I’ve never found it easy to decline work, especially if I’ve said yes to similar jobs in the past. But how will that short-term paycheck affect my long-term career goals?
Read more here.

Credit Control for Freelances

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, clients who just refuse to pay.
Read more here.