Stories: How-to
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Building a Healthy Digital Archive
We’ve all been there. You accidentally delete an important work project and unthinkingly empty your trash. Your PC succumbs to a virus. Your laptop gets run over by a car. And you sit, numbly, too heartbroken for tears, as you realize that a labor of love—or, at least, tons of time—has been lost forever. ...
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Striking Out Alone in the World: Winning Strategies for International Freelance Reporting
John Schidlovsky, director of the International Reporting Project (IRP), moderated a panel called "Striking Out Alone in the World: Winning Strategies for International Freelance Reporting" at the Society of Professional Journalists' 2012 Excellence in Journalism Conference. Panelists included Kira Kay and Jason Maloney, co-founders of the Bureau for International Reporting; Jina Moore, contributor to the Christian Science Monitor; and others. In...
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Staying Connected on the Road
Staying connected to the internet while traveling, particularly in less developed countries, can be a challenge. Hotel WiFi may work sporadically, or not at all; using a smartphone while visiting another country is prohibitively expensive; and a failed connection always seems to happen at the worst possible time. Staying connected can be challenging in developed countries as well. For example,...