There is a relatively straight-forward three-step process for a freelance journalist looking to get a print commission. In better times it would go as follows: First, the writer does the difficult part of devising a viable pitch; something fresh, relevant and also do-able. Second, the writer identifies the publications which would be interested in the [...]
About a week ago I tweeted about a “super (not so) secret project” that had finally gotten under way. It was a vague reference to something that I had finally made a reality after over a year of thinking, talking, planning and procrastination. So what is it? Well, I am proud to announce that teic.ie [...]
I’ve been freelancing since the middle of 2006 and I’ve never been good at keep track of my workload, finances and expenses. For a while I had a book that I noted all my work in; including the topic, publication, commission and deadline dates, expected income from it and date of payment. I lost track [...]
For the few of you still coming here on a regular basis, you may have noticed the site has had a bit of a face-lift in recent days. The old design had been in use for a few years, it was based on a very old version of WordPress and was also using quite muddled [...]
To whom it may concern, I am writing to express my sadness at the apology made by RTÉ News (Nine News, 24th March 2009) for their coverage of the ‘Brian Cowen nude paintings’ story. I also wish to express my anger at the censorship and revisionism undertaken by the broadcaster in the removal of the [...]
Ken has reiterated his previous suggestion for a National Blog Day in Ireland in which all bloggers would take a moment to tell the world what their blog has done for/to them in the previous 12 months. It would be a nice idea (bar the fact that I did the same last week!) but I [...]
AdamMaguire.com is today a whole year old and it’s made me think about how the site has developed over such a relatively short space of time. The purpose of this site has always been to create an online presence and journalism portfolio for myself to which end the blog quickly proved itself as a core [...]
Cian recently pointed out that Irish bloggers have largely ducked or ignored the recently published Privacy Bill, which the Irish media is rabidly opposed to. In order to make some move towards correcting this and perhaps encouraging a wider debate amongst bloggers I will now give my personal thoughts on what I know about the [...]
Following on from my earlier post and my related article in The Sunday Business Post, I feel I should give my opinion on where blogging will be in the next general election. Generally I agree with Cian’s belief that politicians in this country are set in their ways and that they will not change too [...]
Richard Waghorne has recently laid out his stall on the future of the Irish, claiming that the language is best remembered and preserved but only amongst academic experts and not the wider population. In his argument he says that the language is like the Irish famine and in doing so he is either showing ignorance [...]
Blog of Irish journalist Adam Maguire, focusing mainly on Irish media & current affairs.
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