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The journalist on how he built a decades-long beat covering race and the media -- and why that intersection still does not get enough sustained attention from the mainstream press.
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The 10,000 Words founder on the gap in digital journalism education he set out to fill -- and the specific audience that made the site more influential than he initially expected.
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The Radar Online editor on what tabloid journalism requires beyond a good tip -- and why he thinks the genre has more editorial depth than its critics are willing to acknowledge.
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Veteran freelancers share the habits, boundaries, and client management strategies that helped them reach the top of their field -- and remain there over the long haul.
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The bishop and media mogul on the urgency of Black creative ownership -- and the specific reasons he built a production company rather than simply licensing his stories to others.
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The relationship-building and follow-up habits that keep a freelancer's calendar full -- and the common mistakes that create dry spells even when the quality of the work is strong.
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The habits and communication practices that help writers manage the anxiety of pitching and the sting of edits without letting either one derail the working relationship with an editor.
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A film journalist on why covering only independent cinema creates blind spots -- and the mainstream assignments that keep a critic's perspective honest and commercially grounded.
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The L.A. Weekly editor on the specific advantages that print-adjacent alt-weeklies retain over digital-only rivals -- and why she still believes the format has a viable future.
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The Good Morning America anchor on what the transition from print sports journalism to television actually demands -- and the skills he had to build from scratch once the cameras were rolling.
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