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New Age Media: (less bull ;)

2008-05-16T19:31:05Z

about internet newsites or blogs or whatever you want. It's an interesting topic. And with sites like tribe it makes it easy without too much web knowledge. Any talking monkey can have a blog.

The trick is getting paid. Wasn't that the bust? Built a website and you'll make tons of money? Even print versions like the San Jose Mercury News are suffering for web competition.

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New Hunter S. Thompson Documentary

2008-01-23T22:23:04Z

Dear Friends,
This is a VERY funny and poignant film director Blue Kraning made about Hunter S. Thompson. You can follow this link to where the trailer is posted up on Tribe:

http://people.tribe.net/ef16dbc2-...e40916ff6d

or you can follow the other links to his website www.gonzopatriots.com to see the trailer and buy the film.

I went ahead and copied the text from the tribe page below so you get a better idea of the work.

Please support the spirit of independence in which this film was made AND BUY THIS FILM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Much Love To All,
Lisa Ferguson (aka Petunia Maple Cake)

New Hunter S. Thompson Documentary
This is the trailer for the fun-loving but poignant film that is a tribute to Gonzo journalist, Hunter S. Thompson, and a document of how his legacy continues to live on in the hearts and minds of his fans. Blasted!!! follows the many "Gonzo Patriots" across America that volunteered their personally owned artillery to fulfill the good doctor's last wish to have his ashes fired from a cannon. Before Johnny Depp became involved with the ceremony, and paid over 2 million dollars for a professional fireworks company to blast his friend's ashes from a 200 foot tall 'Gonzo fist,' an essay contest was held by the Aspen Daily News (at the request of Hunter's family) to see who would be available to provide the service of firing his ashes. Over 50 private cannon owners applied and though these letters were published in Harper's magazine, these brave men and women, who had come forward to fulfill the dying wish of their hero...were eventually forgotten.

DVD's for this film can be purchased at www.gonzopatriots.com

Blue Kraning, Los Angeles based documentary director and Emmy Award winning writer, has just released the DVD of his film, Blasted, The Gonzo Patriots of Hunter S. Thompson, which recently premiered at the Starz Denver International Film Festival and the Rotterdam International Film Festival.

Three years in the making, this film is a tribute to a great journalist and renowned physician. Kraning says the film, “is intended for any fan of Hunter S. Thompson or just anyone who likes to see large stuffed animals blown to bits by a homemade Bowling Ball Cannon fired by a man in a purple polyester suit, or see transgender Civil War re-enactors blast their aptly named mountain howitzer...’Lucrecia,’ while reciting Hunter’s wisdom. I made this film entirely as a one-man-band, in the tradition of Gonzo individuality and artistic freedom, so I will be distributing the film entirely by myself by selling the film off my website at www.gonzopatriots.com”

"Hunter S. Thompson embodied the American ideals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Blue Kraning's Blasted!!! is a twisted, anarchic, fun, and funny tribute to Hunter, those ideals, and Americans who don't merely mouth the Declaration of Independence, but live it." - Michael Simmons, The Huffington Post

“These are not the famous actors, politicians or even journalists. These are Hunter's readers who are “his people” in the purest sense, an army of thoughtful citizens who are inspired by Hunter's work and who do a fine job of carrying on his legacy.” –Anita Thompson, wife of the late author, Hunter S. Thompson

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HELP WANTED: Staff Writer - Part-Time

2007-04-24T04:53:18Z

Staff Writer Wanted - Part-Time

Join the YNOT Editorial Team

YNOT.com is an adult webmaster resource site with a reputation for honesty and high ethical standards. Our goal is to provide the greatest quality service and the tools necessary for professional success while defending the First Amendment and developing the premier resource center for the adult webmaster community.

YNOT.com seeks a part-time staff writer to cover issues related to the adult entertainment industry, internet, and related political, technological, and social subjects.

The ideal candidate will have reliable computer and internet access, excellent journalistic writing, research and investigative skills, as well as familiarity and comfort with the subjects covered and reader demographics served. Previous experience is strongly preferred, but talented newbies willing to mentor under an experienced editor are encouraged to apply.

Please submit a letter of interest detailing experience, writing samples, and salary requirements to darklady@ynot.com

Contact:
Darklady, Editor YNOT.com

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Where Have All The Newspapers Gone?

2007-01-14T16:05:41Z

http://www.theweekmagazine.com/news/articles/news.aspx?ArticleID=1889

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Wais Faizi, Mustafa Hotel, Dead today.

2006-12-28T06:25:33Z

For anyone that worked in Afghanistan in the last six years, you would know Wais and the Mustafa hotel. Wais was found dead in his hotel room today. He was 36.

It's a terrible loss. Wais was eccentric, but very generous. He saved me in a tight spot a few times. I ran the bar for him for six months this year.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002815167_brodeur19m.html

Caleb "Shooter" Schaber

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Playboy Magazine's Blog of the month

2006-07-27T16:13:08Z

My tribe blog is listed in Playboy Magazines August issue, page 22 as the blog of the month. But still no pulitzer.

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BAGHDAD, no pulitzer

2006-07-05T12:23:07Z

Well, I just did a month in North Baghdad. I wrote a lot but still haven't gotten the Pulitzer. Oh well.

http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060704/NEWS10/607040357/1002

http://www.waynetimes.com/features.html#3

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Root Magazine call for submissions - Travel in Spain

2006-06-20T17:03:47Z

Hi,

We're looking for people who've traveled or live in Spain.

Where to go out
Where to take dance classes
Where to stay

Would you like to contribute?

rootmag.typepad.com

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Any Burners Here?

2006-06-19T19:56:23Z

Greetings Taciturn Colleagues,

For any of you are Burners -- or aspire to attend Burning Man -- I'd like to announce a brand-new daily newspaper for the Playa: The Black Rock Beacon.

Up until this year, Burning Man funded the Black Rock Gazette, which appeared about six times at Black Rock City -- once on the way in, no matter which day you arrived (the Gate Edition) and then five or so daily issues during the event. For this year, the Burning Man organization has decided not to fund the daily issues of the Gazette, although it is planning to do a Gate edition.

Many of the former staff members have banded together to create the Black Rock Beacon, which we hope will be even better than the Gazette. If you are going to Burning Man and looking for something fun to do that will highlight your real-world skills, please consider joining us. We especially need reporters and editors, which is why I'm posting here. It's all volunteer, of course, but the perks are great.

We have a website at www.blackrockbeacon.org that already contains some Burning Man-related articles, with more to come. We're assigning those and some advance pieces for the Playa papers, as well as beats for Black Rock City. We're going to be producing and printing the paper on the Playa, and if you're interested in publishing, there may be some valuable insights for you as well.

If you'd like more information, message me and/or join our Tribe at theblackrockbeacon.tribe.net.

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Afghanistan

2006-02-06T00:39:47Z

This is something I see was published that I just wrote. . .

http://eatthestate.org/10-10/RadioSaharAfghanistans.htm

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Getting Started in Journalism - how to start ?

2006-02-05T23:09:29Z

hello -

I am hoping some of you rather seasoned journalists can give me some advice. I really would like to "start" a career as a journalist / writer / reporter. I completed a bachelors degree in Communication, in 2003 , and than ended up taking work as a graphic artist instead. I really would like to write features, or work as some sort of reporter but I really dont know how to go about "getting" that first writing assignment. I can take really good photographs, but currently I dont know how to tie it in. I didnt get involved at the "university paper" so I really dont have any "work" samples. Can you tell me the best way to get started? Even if its just slowly, on the side feature writing. Do I assemble clips, write stories for "imaginary editors" so I have samples? Any secrets.. I really need to make a career change... the only question is HOW ? How did you get started in your career as a professional journalist, writer?

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Magazine looking for a writer

2006-01-30T18:14:57Z

Hello Everyone,

I need someone to write a piece for a magazine of 1000-1500 words in length about the origins of Samba and its place in Brazilian culture today.

This will be published online and in print in a new magazine about global dance culture. At present time there is no budget, however we can link to your site and plug your other creative works.

If interested, please send me a private message. *and feel free to pass this message on*

Thank you!

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Censorship

2006-01-13T09:52:44Z

It's funny to me that the most censorship I have experienced on tribe is the journalists tribe. I find that self censorship is one of the worst things for writers, but I don't have a pulitzer. What do y'all think of censorship in the US Media today? It seems advertisers play a role in that. Any thoughts? Or do we need to call in the TOU guy and go back to sleep. Where I work, they literally kill you if
they don't like what you write.

Definitions of censorship on the Web:

* censoring: counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy
* censoring: deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

* Censorship is the systematic use of group power to broadly control freedom of speech and expression, largely in regard to secretive matters. Sanitization (cleaning or decontamination) and whitewashing (from whitewash) are almost interchangeable terms that refer to particular acts or campaigns of censorship or omission which seek to "clean up" the portrayal of particular issues and facts which are already known, but which may conflict with a presented point of view.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship

* broadly, any government restrictions on speech or writing; more precisely, government restrictions on forms of expression before they are disseminated
www.imuna.org/c2c/app_a.html

* The act of hiding, removing, altering or destroying copies of art or writing so that general public access to it is partially or completely limited. Contrast with bowdlerization. Click here to download a PDF handout discussing censorship in great detail. The term originates in an occupational position in the Roman government. After the fifth century BCE, Rome commissioned "censors. ...
web.cn.edu/kwheeler/lit_terms_C.html

* The practice of suppressing a text or part of a text that is considered objectionable according to certain standards.
www.medialit.org/reading_room/article565.html

* Changes required of a movie by some person or body other than the studio or the filmmakers, usually a national or regional film classification board. See also certificate.
www.teako170.com/glossary2.html

* A film for theatrical release is reviewed by a film classification board which may request certain changes before release will be allowed, or allowed under a certain age rating.
www.soyouwannasellascript.com/source/glossary.cfm

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word count?

2006-01-11T11:56:20Z

hello... i'm curious about word count. when a journalist asks me what the word count is, i'm not sure what to say....

*silly question perhaps, but i don't count words, i count number of pages*

thanks!

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* CA fellowship: for health care

2006-01-11T11:47:28Z

http://ascweb.usc.edu/asc.php?pageID=408

The California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships

The California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships program offers journalists from print, broadcast and ethnic media a chance to step away from the newsroom to hone their skills in health care journalism. In intimate workshops, field trips and discussions, fellows learn from the country’s most respected health and medical experts, from top journalists in the field and from each other.

The all-expenses-paid program – which includes free tuition, meals and lodging – consists of two intensive three-day sessions conveniently held in five regions of the state. Funded with a $1.8 million grant from the California Endowment and offered by USC’s Annenberg School for Communication, this pioneering initiative aims to set a national standard for multicultural health journalism.

The program’s philosophy is that all journalists – not just those on the health beat – should have the opportunity to participate. The workshops provide reporters, editors and producers with tools and timely briefings so they can better inform their audiences about a subject that daily touches their lives. Fellows team up with mentors – senior journalists who offer guidance on fellowship-related stories. The program also provides opportunities for collaboration among journalists from general circulation and ethnic media.

Workshop highlights for 2006 include:
The inside story at your local hospital.
The science behind sales pitches on new medical studies.
The obesity epidemic, AIDS, homelessness and health.
Avian flu, stem cell research.
Immigrant and multicultural health.
A California Health Care Primer: The Players, The Stakes, the Future.
Hot topics in environmental health.
Great storytelling techniques.

2006 FELLOWSHIPS

The California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships program will select fifteen to twenty Fellows in each of five California regions:
San Francisco Bay Area
Central Valley & Central Coast
Sacramento & Points North
San Diego / The Border
Greater Los Angeles
In each region, fellows attend two local three-day sessions, usually held six weeks apart. The workshops begin with a Thursday night dinner and end midday on Sundays.

SEMINAR CALENDAR

REGION 2006 SEMINAR DATES APPLICATION DEADLINE
San Francisco Bay Area February 23-26 &
March 30-April 2 January 27, 2006
Central Valley & Central Coast (San Luis Obispo) April 20-23 & May 25-28 March 3, 2006
Sacramento & Points North June 15-18 & July 27-30 April 21, 2006
San Diego / The Border August 17-20 &
September 28-Oct. 1 June 15, 2006
Greater Los Angeles October 19-22 &
November 30-December 3 August 18, 2006

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New Age Media: cock and bull?

2005-12-29T22:58:54Z

Hi folks, I have been a print journalist for past 7 years and left my secure though increasingly boring job a few weeks ago. However, instead of capitalising on my equity and jumping headlong into the next one, I have been seriously considering making a shift from print to internet journalism.

My arguments in favour of my decision are -

a) as far as immediacy of news goes, web already rules
b) readership surverys show that internet has been, with exponential growth in broadband and general access, the fastest growing media sector and already the first choice of today's youth for news

Cons -
a) unchartered territory, so there is little information on what exactly the pre-requisite skills are
b) credibility, though if surveys are anything to go by, people trust bloggers more than newspapers nowdays

What's your opinion and what you think those required skills would be?

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Writing Assignments

2005-07-22T19:05:39Z

Hi,
The Spectator's next issue is about "The Art Of Seduction" and we are looking for a few adventuresome, curious and kinky folks interested in writing on the subject. We've come up with a few basic ideas/suggestions about topics:

Aphrodisiacs
Pheromones
Body Language
Dating Etiquette
How To Seduce Her/Him
Why The Brain Is The Biggest Sex Organ
Physiology of Seduction: Whats that body's telling you

but feel free to take the bull by the horns and come up with your own. We are hoping to receive article submissions of about 500 to 800 words on your subject of choice by Friday July 22. We don't pay but we will give you credit and send you a copy of the paper with your article in it.

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Distribution Help

2005-07-15T20:12:51Z

Company: Spectator Magazine
Type: Contract
City: Emeryville, CA

This is an excellent opportunity to make some extra money in your spare time, or to make a full-time income!

The Spectator is America's longest running adult newspaper, currently in our 26th year. We are in the process of significantly increasing the quality and coverage of the publication, and in parallel with this we are seeking to increase our distribution in the Bay Area. The territory we are looking to cover stretches from Novato and Vacaville in the north, to Antioch and Livermore in the east, to San Jose and Santa Cruz in the south, and all areas inbetween.

We are looking for at least 20 people living anywhere within our region to sell our publication into adult stores, liquor stores, and adult-focused retail outlets, for ongoing sale to the public. The positions will be as self-employed agents of our publication, covering a defined territory. Remuneration will be as a percentage of sales made. Agents can work as many or as few hours as they need, and earnings may readily exceed $1,000 per week for the most organized and dedicated candidates. Opportunities to become team leaders will be available in the future.

For more details contact Terry Hall, Editor-in-Chief at:
Spectator,
5741 Doyle Street,
Emeryville, CA 94608
Tel: 510-450-1010
Fax: 510-450-1014
Email: editor@spectator.net

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ALARM Magazine is looking for art writers

2005-03-27T23:52:14Z

Hello everyone. My name is Buck. I am Arts Editor for ALARM, a quarterly magazine focusing on emerging and unique musicians and artists. We have been around for four years and have a sizeable distribution, covering the entire US and several other countries. We are looking to expand our content. Specifically, we are interested in writers who are interested in covering the arts. In the past few issues we have covered canvas painters, a hobo carver, an accordion restorer, a Hopi katsina carver, an abandoned building photographer and several other types of artists. As you can tell, we often focus on artists whose work falls outside the conventional parameters of "art".

As the magazine is still growing, our focus right now is on putting our funds into making ALARM into the best magazine possible. For that reason, none of the contributors to ALARM (inlcuding me) are paid at this time. However, this would be a great opportunity to get some clips in a kick-ass, growing magazine.

If you are interested, send me a message. For more information on ALARM, you can also visit www.alarmpress.com.

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job at fremont ang

2004-04-15T00:04:37Z

http://careersite.insidebayarea.com/default.asp?jobs=angjobposting

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resources

2004-04-14T02:09:34Z

here's an interesting organization for bay area editors.
http://www.editorsforum.org/next_forum.html
also there is the proof reading is fro sissies tribe.

i also did bay area tech writer/ trainer tribes. there is also bay area publishing.

any of these might be great for networking. i'm looking for a job too!

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intros

2004-04-09T20:03:00Z

hi i started the Bay area Tech Writer/ Trainer/ Web/ MM tribe.
http://techwritingtraining.tribe.net. i'm looking for professional contacts and ultimately a job or a source for publications.

but i also do some general writing. i used to be at the san jose business journal and globe news of rome as well as many others.

www.geocities.com/sftechtrainer/cadieuxwriter.htm

i have a few stories i'm working on. now if i would just finish any of them and clean them up. ;)

www.geocities.com/sftechtrainer/firemen.htm
www.geocities.com/sftechtrainer/fema.htm
www.geocities.com/sftechtrainer/3cardmonte.htm

nice to meet you all!

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