Have we yet to feel the true impact of the news media cuts that have plagued our nation over the past several years?
In Northern California alone, hundreds of journalists have been displaced from their longtime jobs. Many tried to hang onto their chosen profession by working as freelancers — providing a ready source of affordable [...]

Fainaru tosses first pitch at City College event
(Story by Sara Steffens and Rebecca Rosen Lum, Photos by Russ Cain)
About 120 participants gathered Saturday at City College of San Francisco for the first “Spring Training for Journalists,” a daylong workshop we hope will become an annual tradition for news staffers, freelancers and students throughout our region.
This [...]

Whether you’re a newsroom veteran, a newcomer or a seasoned freelancer, surviving in journalism now means taking your future into your own hands.
If you’re ready to upgrade your skills and reinvent your career, join us at our inaugural:
Spring Training for Journalists
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday April 24
SF City College – Ocean Campus
50 Phelan Avenue
San Francisco.
A top-notch [...]

If you’re an independent journalist, writer or media worker in Northern California, we want to hear from you.
GuildFreelancers is surveying area freelancers to learn more about their lives, work and the local marketplace.
The resulting data will help us raise awareness about current issues facing freelancers, and will also help us tailor services to your needs. [...]

Veteran CPA Jason Stallcup will help Guild Freelancers learn how to keep more of what we earn at a lunch seminar — including plenty of time to ask questions — Friday, Dec. 11 at our Guild offices in San Francisco.
Over the past 17 years, Jason has seen the number of people filing as freelancers skyrocket.
“There [...]