WHEN Monday, July 31, 7-10 p.m. WHERE offices of mediabistro.com 7494 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 303 West Hollywood, Calif. MORE INFO Email learnwest@mediabistro.com, or call (310) 659-5668. PRICE $65 ($50 for ) more info

Course Details

Looking to build a library of virtual clips? Worried that your newspaper or magazine voice doesn't sing online? It's time to stop gawking or fretting, and it's time to start getting paid. After all, the wealth of online writing gigs is almost as big as the Web itself. (Remember: Those episode recaps on "The Apprentice" site don't write themselves.)

This three-hour seminar is aimed at giving you, the published print journalist with a working knowledge of (but maybe a sneaking suspicion about) the Web, the basic tools of the online journalist.

• What kind of skills you'll need to be an online writer, an online editor and/or a content provider
• How to make your writing more Web-friendly
• Where to pitch your lifestyle, entertainment, or sports pitches
• How to find reliable sources on the Web—in nothing flat
• How your blogging passion can become a paying gig

Instructor Bio

Joal Ryan's Courses

Joal Ryan is a freelance journalist who frequently reports for E! Online, and has contributed to the Los Angeles Times, "Marketplace," Movies.com, and Us Weekly, among others. She is the author of several books, including "Former Child Stars: The Story of America's Least Wanted." A sought-out child-star expert, she is the editor of the Web's Former Child Star Central (www.fcscentral.com).