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AAJA Seoul live-tweets freelancing Q&A

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  1. AAJA Seoul, led by Hannah Bae, hosted a panel discussion about freelancing in Korea on Friday. AAJA-Asia brings you the highlights…
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    Want to pen features for @YonhapNews? Or travel pieces for @cnngo_seoul? Head to @AAJAAsia’s freelancing Q&A tonight! aajaasia.wordpress.com/201…
    Hannah Baehanbae
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 01:32:04
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    happenening now: #Seoul freelancing panel w/veteran freelancer Andrew Salmon and eds Lee Dong-min of @Yonhapnews and Frances Cha of @CNNGo
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 04:37:30
  4. THE PLACE | Ewha Campus Complex at Ewha Womens University
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    namho
    Fri, Aug 14 2009 20:00:00
  6. THE PANELISTS |
    Andrew Salmon, Seoul-based reporter and veteran freelancer
    Frances Cha, Seoul city editor, CNNGo
    Lee Dong-min, features editor of Yonhap News
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    Hannah Bae
    Thu, Feb 16 2012 19:00:00
  8. AAJA-Seoul member Elaine Ayo, of Yonhap News, live-tweets the session
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    first q: what makes a good pitch?
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 04:38:16
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    good pitch should be 1-2 sentences max, says salmon, bc eds dont have time to read pitch as long as story
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 04:38:48
  11. THE AUDIENCE |
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    Hannah Bae
    Thu, Feb 16 2012 19:00:00
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    lee says you should know what’s new in the story you’re pitching, and what’s been written before
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 04:39:26
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    cha says: cnngo is looking for travel angles, “place names are not pitches” — you need to clarify what makes the place worth reading about
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 04:40:38
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    next q: what sort of pieces are most successful for your pubs?
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 04:41:55
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    lee says the subject, bringing awareness to things ppl not familiar with korea wouldn’t know about
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 04:42:36
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    Hannah Bae
    Thu, Feb 16 2012 19:00:00
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    lee cont’d: as a news agency, want subjs to be controversial, up to date and stories be balanced, or alt., v. specialized subjects
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 04:43:16
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    cha says @cnngo, voice is really important, and maintaining a “snarky, cool” angles on already written about destinations
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 04:44:13
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    50 pct of whether article successful comes down to headline for @cnngo, cha says #aaja #seoul
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 04:45:49
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    next q: should people call or e-mail pitches? @yonhapnews and @cnngo says e-mail pref., easier to keep track of them
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 04:47:24
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    lee adds: respond to e-mails from eds quickly so you know you got the msg
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 04:48:22
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    lee: first step is getting in even a brief CV of what you’ve written before, introduce yourself #aaja #seoul panel
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 04:49:02
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    salmon: getting direct phone nos. is biggest challenge #aaja #seoul
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 04:50:13
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    salmon: korea is a market that does generate a lot of news, so you have more bground than someone coming in
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 04:50:54
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    jeffgunn
    Fri, Dec 02 2011 19:00:00
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    doualy from npr adds: know who you’re pitching to, and who their audience is before you do anything, and go from there #aaja #seoul
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 04:56:10
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    cont’d: have enough information to be able to convince ed why your story is important and why it should be covered #aaja #seoul
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 04:57:45
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    …and also, #aaja is a great place to find a mentor and get advice on how to understand freelancing from biz side!
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 04:58:46
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    salmon: #korea is one of the v few markets in the world where freelancers don’t starve to death #aaja
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 04:59:56
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    Hannah Bae
    Thu, Feb 16 2012 19:00:00
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    your interests are sellable because of this market, salmon says #aaja #korea
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 05:01:35
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    cha adds #korea stories are consistently garnering more traffic than other @cnngo cities #aaja
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 05:02:07
  34. Traffic!
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    Martijn Booister
    Tue, Feb 14 2012 19:00:00
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    doualy adds to make sure you can get your writing out there so people can read it, and so eds know your writing style and how you work
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 05:04:08
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    salmon adds, though expats look down on local #korea eng media, but internet is great leveler and getting byline out there is most important
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 05:05:43
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    panelists suggests students need to get out and get internships, putting together mock clips in place of pub clips #aaja
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 05:11:43
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    question: specific advice for recent grads and uni students? #aaja panel #seoul
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 05:09:13
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    doualy adds freelancers need to know how to be ind operators and know your beat and how to work on your own #aaja
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 05:16:30
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    cha says it can also be a stepping stone to FT jobs in other industries and a way to make connections #aaja #korea
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 05:19:08
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    Hannah Bae
    Thu, Feb 16 2012 19:00:00
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    and with that the freelancing panel is over for #aaja #seoul! we had a good turnout of about couple dozen veteran and newbie journos :)
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 05:21:49
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    Special thanks to @eieayo for live-tweeting our #Seoul #freelancing panel and to Ewha Womans University for generously hosting!
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 09:56:21
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    Another thank you to our #Seoul freelancing panelists, @andrewcsalmon, @cnngo_seoul and @YonhapNews!
    AAJA-AsiaAAJAAsia
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 09:59:09

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