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Transcript: The Basics of Freelancing for Newspapers
Freelance writer and former New York Times reporter Julia Campbell takes you through the basics of freelancing for the dailies—from finding sources to reporting and writing to crafting the perfect pitch.
June 7, 2004EXCLUSIVE FOR AVANTGUILD MEMBERS | This is a transcript of mediabistro.com's "Freelancing for Newspapers" seminar, held March 24, 2004, in New York City. You can learn about other mb LEARN events here.
Julia Campbell: My name is Julia Campbell and I'm going to be teaching you the seminar tonight. I'm going to try to squeeze a lot of information into this three-hour time window...

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