Guitars are traditionally made from “tonewoods.” Their growing scarcity has experts looking at other options — To the untrained eye, a pile of logs or slab of wood might appear uninspiring, lifeless. To a luthier, they can hold the key to music yet unplayed. …

In October 2018, journalist Jamal Khashoggi was brutally killed in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Turkey. He was getting paperwork he needed to get married. …

If you’re a journalist who has been covering protests or riots, or anticipate covering them in 2021, you hopefully already have a plan to acquire safety gear. …

Have you considered submitting your materials to a pandemic archive? You don’t have to be a professional writer for your pandemic story to become history. (This post contains both non-affiliate and affiliate links, meaning I may receive a fee for purchases made by clicking on certain links. …

Have you ever struggled with gift ideas for journalists around Christmastime or birthdays? (This post contains both non-affiliate and Amazon affiliate links. I may receive a fee for purchases made by clicking on certain links. View my disclosure policy here.) Sometimes it’s hard to buy gifts related to another person’s…

Not all journalists go to J-school. Here are some of my personal favorite places on the Internet to learn journalism skills for free. (This post contains both non-affiliate and affiliate links, meaning I may receive a fee for purchases made by clicking on certain links. View my disclosure policy here.) Poynter’s News University …

John Henry Merrick was working at W.G. Otey’s barbershop in the late 1800s, serving some of the most prominent men in Raleigh, North Carolina, when an undisclosed misunderstanding with Otey got him fired. Otey was a prominent black entrepreneur whose barbershop was located inside what was then the finest hotel…

Setting goals as a freelancer has been one of the most important aspects of developing my journalism business. I’m a very goal-oriented person. I like knowing what needs accomplished, when it needs done, if there’s a specific process or room for creativity, etc. …

When we knock on someone else’s door, we generally know who we’re going to see. …