Advice & tuition

Pissed old hack baffled by new technology? Yes, Private Eye's stereotype was drawn from life. These days, though, one drinks yuppie water and just doesn't have the time to play with the damn thing and find one's way around it, doesn't one? The NUJ's London Freelance Branch offers easy-to-digest advice, 24 hours a day (modulo Web server failure).

See also the Union's training site, with details of day, weekend and online courses including:

  • Quark for beginners
  • Advanced Quark
  • Converting to digital photography
  • PhotoShop
  • Internet for Beginners (notes)
  • Advanced Internet Research (notes)
  • Introduction to Web Publishing
* www.nujtraining.org.uk
* Journalism school: course accreditors


The Freelance Fees Guide
* Massive advice index
* For photographers...


Computers & communications
* Choosing a computer er, print this for a technophobic friend...
* How to promote yourself online report of a talk + links
* Protecting your sources against computer snoopers
* Viruses & virus warnings - what should I do?
* Connecting your modem when you're abroad
* Accessible websites - type too small? Fix it.
* The Y2K Bug - info on setting dates still useful
* The Internet for Journalists from Mike Holderness
* The Internet for Beginners from Mike Holderness
* The Internet for Advanced Users from Mike Holderness


Copyright, contracts & conditions
* Attention! - contact the NUJ before working for these
* The absolutely basic guide to copyright;
* & conversely: when is it OK to quote someone else's work?
* Self-billing a note for NUJ freelances
* Fix or Fixture? employment rights for regular casuals
* Freelance Fees Guide - lots of advice on contracting, etc
* NUJ Code of Practice for commissioning freelances
* © guidelines for commissioning editors
* Code of Practice for Submission of Programme Proposals
* Workers' rights for freelances if you work shifts
* Late payers, your time is up rules from 07/08/2002
* Interest & penalty calculator - billing clients who pay late
* Collect-o-Matic - claiming when they're really recalcitrant
* Contracts: how to negotiate them & when not to
* Bullying guide from Glasgow Branch


Safety at work...
* Danger! Journalists at work! roundup of articles
* Advice for photographers covering demonstrations
* Dealing with anthrax links from hazards.org & IFJ statement


Other
* Visa verities the truth about going Stateside
* Freelance wellness freelancing can be satisfying...
* NUJ Code of Conduct
* Who to contact in the union for advice and assistance
* The Owners database
 
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