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Gainesville, Fla.—August 17, 2008— Maya Payne Smart was a panelist in a Society
of American Business Editors and Writers teletraining call at 11 a.m. EST on Tuesday,
Aug.
5, 2008.
Click here for call audio. THE FREELANCE CHALLENGE Whether driven by economic necessity, industry conditions or the desire for a more flexible schedule, more journalists are contemplating the freelancing life. Many succeed, but it’s not easy. SABEW has a panel of experts to help explore:
Panelists: Marci Alboher, columnist and blogger for The New York Times, is the author of One Person/Multiple Careers: A New Model for Work/Life Success. Her articles have appeared in Time Out New York, Travel and Leisure, Marie Claire, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Legal Affairs, The International Herald Tribune and More Magazine, covering such topics as workplace issues, entrepreneurship and travel. Greg Daugherty has been a full-time magazine editor and part-time freelance writer for nearly 30 years. He has held senior-level editing positions Money, Success, Reader’s Digest, and Consumer Reports, where he is currently executive editor. He has written for The New York Times, Smithsonian, Parenting, Good Housekeeping, National Geographic Traveler and other publications. His books include You Can Write for Magazines. Maya Payne Smart has written hundreds of articles for newspapers, magazines and websites. Her work has appeared in Black Enterprise, Black MBA, Crain’s Cleveland Business, GSA Business Journal and numerous trade and custom publications. She is the author of several how-to guides on topics ranging from business writing to cutting everyday expenses. Ann Marsh, former staff writer for Forbes, writes the Money Makeover column for The Los Angeles Times and co-authored the autobiography of Kinko’s founder Paul Orfalea, Copy This!. Her work has appeared in The Boston Globe, Business 2.0, Business Central Europe, BusinessWeek online, Fortune Small Business, The Prague Post, Red Herring and Salon. She has also written for Adobe, Cisco Systems, The Gap, Hewlett-Packard and Symantec. Her work includes book projects, co-authoring, ghosting, editing and project-managing. Moderated by Cliff Cumber, business editor of The Frederick News-Post, a 45,000 circulation, family-owned Maryland daily. He was the paper’s first webcaster and initiated the paper’s first blog. Under his leadership the business section has transformed into a dynamic consumer advocate, emphasizing multimedia. He often works with freelancers. |