As I was looking for freelance writing and editing and etc. jobs I came across one called, I kid you not: News Designer
If you follow the link you’ll find the listing ABC posted on MediaBistro… apparently they want someone to design the kinds graphics that show up on TV news these days.
But the headline! It confirmed my worst fears about what passes as news on so many of our public airways these days. That’s right, we the public, do, at least in theory, own the airways.
It could be that in the news business, the term, news designer, is recognized jargon, …read more

As freelance writers, we’re often called on to help our clients create web pages, brochures, letters and other writings that will help them sell their products and services. Usually known as copy writing, writing that sells is tremendously valuable, and often more art than science.
CopyBlogger has some of the best info on the web about writing words that sell. Today James’s got a post called: Four Ways to Target Online Buyers With the Right Words. Although specifically aimed at creating selling words for commercial websites, the article actually works for almost any kind of selling, online or not.
For example, appealing …read more