Comments on: The Journalist Toolbox: Recycling Your Content and Creating a Living Portfolio with From The Archive http://www.brianjameskirk.com/2008/07/recycling-your-content-and-creating-a-living-portfolio-with-from-the-archive/ Freelance journalist, technology columnist, design hobbyist and media geek Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:10:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Sean Blanda http://www.brianjameskirk.com/2008/07/recycling-your-content-and-creating-a-living-portfolio-with-from-the-archive/#comment-26 Sean Blanda Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:20:39 +0000 http://www.brianjameskirk.com/?p=147#comment-26 Update you bum Update you bum

]]> By: Tim Haas http://www.brianjameskirk.com/2008/07/recycling-your-content-and-creating-a-living-portfolio-with-from-the-archive/#comment-20 Tim Haas Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:13:47 +0000 http://www.brianjameskirk.com/?p=147#comment-20 No, you're doing it for experience and (one hopes) pay. By all means, write every chance you get — but don't agonize unduly over what's in your clip package. See, we assume that anything you send has had the crap edited out of it — but the fact that Publication X thought enough of you to make that effort says something to us. Just use common sense. If you're sending clips, consider topic relevance first, prestige of publication second, and age of clip third. If you're creating an online archive, I'd organize by prestige rather than chronology. Once you're full time somewhere or develop a solid freelance track record, you can revert to chronology. Ultimately, taking every opportunity to improve your skills while also ingratiating yourself with people who already work at the places you want to work is the surest strategy. No, you’re doing it for experience and (one hopes) pay. By all means, write every chance you get — but don’t agonize unduly over what’s in your clip package.

See, we assume that anything you send has had the crap edited out of it — but the fact that Publication X thought enough of you to make that effort says something to us.

Just use common sense. If you’re sending clips, consider topic relevance first, prestige of publication second, and age of clip third. If you’re creating an online archive, I’d organize by prestige rather than chronology. Once you’re full time somewhere or develop a solid freelance track record, you can revert to chronology.

Ultimately, taking every opportunity to improve your skills while also ingratiating yourself with people who already work at the places you want to work is the surest strategy.

]]> By: Christopher Wink http://www.brianjameskirk.com/2008/07/recycling-your-content-and-creating-a-living-portfolio-with-from-the-archive/#comment-19 Christopher Wink Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:41:46 +0000 http://www.brianjameskirk.com/?p=147#comment-19 Ouch, y'all don't read them! Ah, I suppose that figures, but it stings a little bit, no? So am I accumulating multiple clips from the same outlet for my health...? Ouch, y’all don’t read them! Ah, I suppose that figures, but it stings a little bit, no? So am I accumulating multiple clips from the same outlet for my health…?

]]> By: Tim Haas http://www.brianjameskirk.com/2008/07/recycling-your-content-and-creating-a-living-portfolio-with-from-the-archive/#comment-12 Tim Haas Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:52:48 +0000 http://www.brianjameskirk.com/?p=147#comment-12 Dirty secret, gents: We don't actually read the clips. We might glance at the first graf or two. It's pretty much whom you've written for, not what you've written. And, of course, whom you've gotten friendly with. Dirty secret, gents: We don’t actually read the clips. We might glance at the first graf or two. It’s pretty much whom you’ve written for, not what you’ve written. And, of course, whom you’ve gotten friendly with.

]]> By: Nolan Rosenkrans http://www.brianjameskirk.com/2008/07/recycling-your-content-and-creating-a-living-portfolio-with-from-the-archive/#comment-10 Nolan Rosenkrans Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:54:56 +0000 http://www.brianjameskirk.com/?p=147#comment-10 I've always been told that employers don't want to see clips more than 2 years old. In fact, I've always been told it's best not to send anything more than a year old. I’ve always been told that employers don’t want to see clips more than 2 years old.

In fact, I’ve always been told it’s best not to send anything more than a year old.

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