Freelance Forum

The Hazards of Reporting from the Middle East, with freelance journalist Deaglán de Bréadún

Freelance Forum 95 The Editors: Pitching to The Press GCN editor Alice Linehan, and Business Post head of news Peter O’Dwyer talk with journalist Priyanka Borpujari about pitching stories and the commissioning process

Opening Address at the Spring 2025 Freelance Forum on 14 April Karlin Lillington on "Skynet for Journalism? Dealing with Artificial intelligence"

Opening remarks from Seamus Dooley, NUJ deputy general secretary, at the Spring 2025 Freelance Forum.

Freelance Forum events and podcasts update for January 2025.

Freelance Forum 91: Journalist Henry Bauress and others talk about media coverage and disinformation issues around the Irish General Election, recorded at the Punchestown Count Centre during the counts for the Kildare North and Kildare South constituencies.

This Freelancing Life NUJ life membership recipients Fr Brian D’Arcy, Peter Murtagh, and Pat Ruddy talk with Stephanie Costello, freelance journalist looking back on a career in journalism – and other careers. With an introduction by Seamus Dooley, NUJ Irish Secretary

The world of publishing. Traditional print publishing, e-publishing, and independent publishing, with literary agent Jonathan Williams and writers Gerald M Kilby and Kieran Fagan

The Editors: Pitching to The Press - Jillian Bolger, Weekend/food & travel editor, Irish Examiner and Karen Morgan, Ireland Visuals editor, The Sunday Times talk with freelance journalist Stephanie Costello about pitching in the current newspaper environment, and the art of the pitch, with particular emphasis on popular news media.

Reporting on climate change: Irish Independent environmental correspondent Caroline O'Doherty, journalist Rosalind Skillen and tv/film climate editor Elaine Walsh talking with freelance journalist Priyanka Borpujari

RTÉ broadcaster and NUJ joint vice president Fran McNulty talks about the challenges facing journalists. Also heard is NUJ Irish Secretary Seamus Dooley

Freelance Forum 85: Writer and activist Liz Carolan talks about her newsletter The Briefing, which monitors political advertising expenditure by political parties, both online and in print and other media, and dealing with disinformation online. You can subscribe to the newsletter at https://thebriefing.ie

Freelance Forum 84: the Future of Media in Ireland, and Artificial Intelligence. A Halloween Story. Check our Freelance Forum https://dublinfreelance.org/freelance-forum-autumn-2024/

Writer and journalist Joe Armstrong talks about how journalism covers religion, and why journalists need to hold on to their scepticism when reporting on religious issues. Substack: Joe the Human Substack: https://joearmstrong.substack.com Podcast: Losing My Religion: https://LosingMyReligion. Podbean.com Joe Armstrong's Memoirs: Losing Religion, Finding Myself: A Memoir Series: https://www.amazon...

Brian Greene, Outreach and Training Coordinator at Dublin Community Television, talks about the world of community television, how it can provide an outlet both for community groups and for freelance journalists, the differences between television and radio production, and plans for the future. Brian also runs the websites radio.ie and pirate.ie

Robert Dunne talks with business journalist, publisher and media trainer Frank Dillon of the Public Relations Institute of Ireland.

Freelance Forum 80: Daire Dempsey, policy officer with the Transgender Equality Network Ireland (teni.ie) talks about issues facing transgender people in Ireland, the good and the bad of media coverage, and what they would like to see improving in the future. Further resources and information at https://teni.ie Small Trans Library: https://smalltranslibrary.org/ Trans Equality Together: https://ww...

Rónán Ó Domhnaill, media development commissioner with Coimisiún na Meán, talks about the latest work on the Courts Reporting Scheme and the Local Democracy Reporting Scheme, the timetable for rolling out the schemes, and issues in fair and balanced coverage of election and referendum campaigns in Irish news outlets. Freelance Forum is produced by Dublin Freelance NUJ and made possble by support f...

Fergal Crehan is a barrister, with an interest in privacy and data protection. He speaks on staying safe online as journalists, personal privacy safeguards, and protecting work and personal data and sources.

Freelance Forum 77: Newsletters. Marketing consultant Drew Sheil and Dublin Inquirer co-founder Sam Tranum discuss the use of email newsletters to report news and as a way for freelance journalists to promote their own work. The discussion is chaired by freelance journalist Stephanie Costello. Recorded live at the Spring 2024 Freelance Forum on 8 April 2024.

Freelance Forum 76: Pitching To Editors with Jo Linehan (Sunday Times Climate magazine) Charlie Taylor (Business Post, Connected) and freelance journalist Kathryn Johnston, recorded at the Spring 2024 Freelance Forum on 8 April 2024 in Dublin

Freelance Forum 75: Tim Dawson, deputy general secretary of the International Federation of Journalists and a former president of the NUJ, delivers an opening address on Journalism In Troubled Times at the Spring 2024 Freelance Forum event in Dublin on 8 April 2024.

Freelance Forum 74: From the Spring 2024 Forum, Priyanka Borpujari, James Casey [https://ilmi.ie/], Paula Fagan [https://lgbt.ie], and Aoife Kavanagh [https://www.unhcr.org/ie] discuss media diversity and issues of inclusion and equality. both in newsrooms, and in news coverage.

Journalist Walaa Sabah talks about life in Palestine, being separated from her family since last year, and the need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Walaa Sabah is the project manager of We Are Not Numbers. She previously held the position of community outreach and partnership officer. In 2022, Walaa won the UK’s prestigious Chevening scholarship and earned a first-class MSC degree in business...

Freelance Forum is a regular one day event designed to keep freelance journalists up to date with the latest developments in their industry. Aimed at writers, photographers and PR practitioners, and hoping to cover print, broadcast and online media, it is organised by Dublin Freelance NUJ branch with support from Coimisiún na Meán Book now for #FreelanceForum Spring 2024 Get the lowdown on newslet...