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Okay, I'll bite. Here's a thread of my freelance pieces from this year -- the first time I've consistently freelanced ever.
And people say you need to go to J School. I went to @the_carillon instead. DM me if you want to chat rates. Also, hire me. Here goes:
And people say you need to go to J School. I went to @the_carillon instead. DM me if you want to chat rates. Also, hire me. Here goes:
What a way to start with this piece from @CBCSask.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/disabled-person-covid-19-coronavirus-1.5510234
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/disabled-person-covid-19-coronavirus-1.5510234
Next, @DavideMastracci let me write for @readpassage about inspiration porn and healthcare workers. https://readpassage.com/healthcare-workers-deserve-more-than-hero-memes/?fbclid=IwAR0SqbHGB6lGHY8JN8zVo9OTv3luXg8maDrOObs8MCBS3bJrsTaqj2v3LYg
Continuing on the lefty outlet train, @dgrdon accepted my pitch about mutual aid in disabled communities. https://www.mediacoop.ca/story/disabled-folks-are-supporting-each-other-through-m/36968
Next up @EthanCoxMtl and the folks @ricochet_en gave me space to explore the living conditions of disabled people in long-term care. https://ricochet.media/en/3195/younger-disabled-people-hurt-by-patchwork-system-of-long-term-care
Now for possibly the most important piece I've written this year, for @birlios at @SaskDispatch. That I still see this article pop up every once in a while gives me a little jolt of confidence. https://briarpatchmagazine.com/saskdispatch/view/when-collecting-cerb-means-losing-disability-benefits
This one was one of the times where you pitch a dream publication and cackle with joy when they say yes. This is the first of three pieces I wrote for @SaraMZiegler this year. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-stats-are-helping-paralympic-teams-find-an-edge/
Media critique was a theme of my work this year. @jsource, sorry Steph if you're reading this I couldn't find your handle, was wonderful in letting me write about newsroom accessibility from a Canadian perspective. https://j-source.ca/article/newsroom-accessibility-in-a-post-pandemic-world/
@HG_Watson let me write repeatedly for @IndiegrafMedia. Wonderful to write for a place with a mission after my own heart, supporting independent journalism. https://indiegraf.com/indie-publisher/heres-how-disabled-editors-and-writers-are-building-outlets-and-audiences/
I wrote repeatedly for http://Accessibility.com this year -- largely thanks to being contacted via @DisabledWriters. Here's my most recent summary for them. https://www.accessibility.com/blog/landmark-settlement-between-doj-and-massachusetts-dcf-requires-changes-to-state-agencys-discriminatory-practices-against-parents-with-disabilities
Back on this very loose timeline I have going. The incomparable @lalexgreen brought me on to be a copy editor for his MetFern project. Probably the most important things I've worked on this year.
http://www.metferncemetery.org/
http://www.metferncemetery.org/
Then came another @FiveThirtyEight piece. Long live data journalism. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/smart-watches-could-do-more-for-wheelchair-users/
More @IndiegrafMedia , this time featuring @titocurtis and The Rover. https://indiegraf.com/indie-publisher/heres-how-journalists-are-building-crowdfunded-newsletters/
One of the joys of student media was co-writing with folks. That's why I was so pumped when @metraux_julia agreed to work with me on this piece. This found a home with @itsren and the folks @Poynter. https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2020/how-covid-19-exposes-a-disability-reporting-gap/
I have a rule, if I vent to my mother about something more than three times it probably means I should pitch it somewhere. Thankfully, @nicholasmizera @HuffPostCanada took this pitch (and thank you @intothemelwoods for sending me his direction) https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/saskatchewan-election-disability_ca_5f92b4aac5b695a32fb284b1?ncid=other_huffpostre_pqylmel2bk8&utm_campaign=related_articles
IndieGraf again (can you tell I like writing for them) https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/saskatchewan-election-disability_ca_5f92b4aac5b695a32fb284b1?ncid=other_huffpostre_pqylmel2bk8&utm_campaign=related_articles
Ditto FiveThirtyEight. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-are-free-throws-so-much-harder-to-come-by-in-wheelchair-basketball/
Last, but not least -- for this thread anyway -- @macleans https://www.macleans.ca/education/with-the-shift-to-online-learning-students-with-disabilities-face-new-barriers/
I will likely have a few more things to add in the next couple weeks, and I have about seven hundred people to thank, but for now I think my fingers can rest.
