Kristen H asked:


I’m just getting started into my freelance journalism career. I’ve gotten advice to take a class at college or community outreach program, read articles in Writer’s Market, and contact my local newpaper. I’ve contacted my local newspaper, that’s why I posted my stringer question, and read Writer’s Market. For most markets, they said to start with fillers or department columns, esp. for magazines. But as for classes, I don’t have the money right now, unless it’s free. Any advice for professional freelance journalists out there?

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QFL 24-7 asked:


My BS program at UCLA is about to be disolved. Geology programs all over the country are loosing students dispite the skyrocketing job market. This is an increasingly dangerous problem. How can we get more people to become geologists?

My idea: more earth science in secondary education, especially high school! That’s why I’m studying to be a science teacher!

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holacarinados asked:


I am finishing up a History of Photography photo calendar for 2009 that includes my own photos for each month, cover photo, and instead of the usual holidays (Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc), am including famous dates in photographic history (i.e., first dagguerotype, first polaroid picture, first SLR, etc. I create and then print about 25 copies of them as marketing tools to show perspective publishers. What would be an easy, good quality program to use. There’s dozens of websites and dozens of software programs, and each one claims to be the best and cheapest. Any suggestions for software or online service for what I’m trying to do? Or would it be easier to just print up one, and go to a local printer? Thanks.
I mean I want to CREATE and then PRINT…
I am trying to find either a stand alone software program upon which I can layout the basic calendar, print it out on my own epson printer, then have a professional printer do a batch of 25 from the original, or find an online service like that has calendar templates that you compose while you are online, then have them print out 25 bound copies–.

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