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Update on the freelance database

The new SPJ Web site is preparing to launch at the end of June and there's a direct link from the home page to the freelance section, which I'm very excited about. We're calling the entire section The Independent Journalist. There's also going to be a direct link to this blog. I'm trying to update the services and resources available there so if you have suggestions for what would be useful, please feel free to send them to wendyhoke(at)comcast(dot)net.

The database is something we're definitely going to add. What I'd like from you are suggested areas of expertise to include. Here's a loose idea of the kind of categories and sub-categories, but I need your help to brainstorm:

ARTS
music reviews
theater reviews
CD reviews
movie reviews
book reviews
DVD reviews
art reviews
architecture

PROFILES
people
business
celebrity
sports

BUSINESS
small business / entrepreneurs
minority owned business
marketing
HR
finance
publicly traded companies
global business
trade
economic development
workplace

MEDICAL
devices
biomedical
research
pharmaceutical
bioethics
teaching

HEALTH
specific disease conditions
diet/nutrition
exercise/fitness
wellness
childhood health
childhood obesity
geriatrics
long-term care
teen health
pregnancy

LIFESTYLE
women's issues
children's issues
home & garden
travel
religion / spirituality
food / wine
games and reviews
restaurant reviews
bridal
fashion

EDUCATION
early childhood
K-12
higher ed
education reform
education research

PERSONAL FINANCE
retirement
college preparation/financing
investing
saving

TECHNOLOGY
personal computing
industry coverage
software
hardware
gadget reviews
wireless communication

PERSONAL
essay
first-person narrative
humor

OTHER
please specify __________

I'd also like to have a section that you will check describing where your writing has appeared:

__daily newspaper __national daily newspaper __local/regional magazine

__national magazine __ trade magazine

__community newspaper __local television

__national television __local radio __national radio

__online newsmagazine __online trade magazine __Web log

__book publishing


I'm trying to determine if there's a way to include links to three to five articles or PDFs of articles on this site. What editors like about our demographic is that we are geographically diverse. We also will have contact info that includes:

Full Name
Mailing Address
City State
Phone
Fax (if applicable)
E-mail
Web site
Published Wednesday, June 21, 2006 11:29 AM by WendyHoke

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