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WHEN I ASK A SOURCE TO EXPLAIN SOMETHING IN TERMS A KINDERGARTNER COULD UNDERSTAND

...and other excellent interviewing tips, over at CJR today.

WHEN I HEAR ABOUT ANOTHER ROUND OF LAYOFFS

#REALTALK: What to do when you get fired

WHEN A JOURNALIST COMPLAINS THAT THE GOOD DAYS OF MEDIA ARE OVER

Why this—right now—is the best moment to be working in journalism.

WHEN A JOURNALIST ATTEMPTS TO MAKE "INDEPENDENT" MEDIA AT A NON-MEDIA COMPANY

#realtalk about Tumblr Storyboard and other efforts to make real journalism within non-media brands.

WHEN A HALF-DOZEN ANONYMOUS EMPLOYEES CALL THEIR FEMALE EXECUTIVE EDITOR "CONDESCENDING"

... and how Politico could have done it better.

WHEN I'M PROCRASTINATING ON DEADLINE AND I CAN'T STOP TWEETING

Tips for journalists on using Twitter effectively.

Whatcha gonna do with all that junket?

If I can’t make Black-Eyed Peas puns on the word “junket,” why even have a journalism advice column?

WHEN ALL OF THE SOURCES ARE WHITE

...and how Up with Chris Hayes was different.

WHEN I OPEN THE "SUBMISSIONS" INBOX

#realtalk about why your pitch never made it out of the slush pile.

WHEN I'M DATING ANOTHER JOURNALIST

Dos and don'ts of dating a fellow journo.

WHAT SOME OLDER MALE SOURCES THINK OF ALL YOUNG FEMALE REPORTERS

...and how to deal with it.

WHEN I'M JUST NOT THAT INTO YOUR PITCH

The no-excuses truth to understanding why editors reject pitches

WHEN A NEWBIE REPORTER FINALLY GETS SOMEONE TO CALL HER BACK

Tips on reporting for rookies, over at CJR.

WHEN SOMEONE SAYS PRINT IS DEAD

Time to stop holding funerals for the dead-tree edition

WHEN A WRITER CHECKS ME ON MY WORD CHOICE

And lots of other reasons why it's good for freelance journalists to work collectively.

WHEN I NEED ANECDOTES FOR A TREND PIECE

On Facebook as a reporting tool.

WHEN I REALIZE NONE OF OUR TRAFFIC COMES THROUGH THE HOMEPAGE.

The homepage is dead. Long live the homepage.

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