The World on a String

by Goodman, Alan; Pollack, John; Goodman, Al

• ISBN13: 9780805048421
• ISBN10: 0805048421
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-05-01
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co

Summary

Young reporters need not spend years struggling in obscurity to land coveted foreign assignments. In fact, technological advances and cost-cutting at major media companies have created unprecedented opportunities for enterprising journalists to succeed abroad as freelance correspondents - stringers - for newspapers, magazines, radio, television, wire services, and Internet outlets. This step-by-step manual describes how to choose your region wisely, select the right equipment, establish vital editorial contacts at home and abroad, make ends meet while filing stories to various media, prepare for the risks of reporting from war zones, and work effectively with distant editors. Colorful anecdotes and practical advice from successful stringers around the world highlight the trials and triumphs of freelancing abroad, enabling you to assess and take control of your career in the competitive world of journalism.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi	(4)
Foreword	xv	(2)
Introduction	xvii
1: Escape from Plainville	1	(13)
2: Choosing a Region Wisely	14	(30)
3: Getting Ready to Go	44	(33)
4: Stranger in a Foreign Land	77	(24)
5: Making Ends Meet	101	(31)
6: War Zone	132	(17)
7: Back in the Newsroom	149	(19)
8: Beyond the News	168	(7)
Appendix 1: Is Freelancing Abroad Right for You?	175	(3)
Appendix 2: Sources and Contacts	178	(3)
Appendix 3: Sample Phone Log	181	(2)
Appendix 4: Sample Invoice	183	(2)
Appendix 5: Foreign Electricity Guide	185	(4)
Index	189