Profile: The Freelancer
- Name Matthew Caines
- Location London UK
- Twitter: mattcaines
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/matthewcaines
- Email: freelancer@wannabehacks.co.uk
- Website: http://www.matthewcaines.co.uk/
Profile
Matthew is a freelance journalist with the Guardian (housing and society) but also writes for various lifestyle and fashion e-mags. He is editor and founder of @withinreachmag and loves to write about new journalism and social media. Matt is also the commissioning editor for the Hacks site and always loves a good pitch - email him your own Guest Post ideas at freelancer(at)wannabehacks.co.uk.
Posts by The Freelancer
3. September, 2011
Advice, Comment, Digital and online, Entrepreneurship, Freelancing, Getting started, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Photojournalism, Radio, Routes into journalism, Shifts, Television
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The Freelancer’s semi-farewell but more opportunities for readers
Just like the fallout from transfer deadline day, the Wannabe Hacks are soon to announce the site’s newest (but by no means last-minute) members… I’m sure one of the newbies will say, like Mikel Arteta, that “it was a big
31. August, 2011
Advice, Digital and online, Entrepreneurship, Finding a job, Freelancing, Guest posts, How to guides, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Photojournalism, Radio, Routes into journalism, Television, Work experience and interning
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Oliver Pelling: advice for journalists – what to do with an empty email inbox
Oliver Pelling is a freelancer who writes feature articles, web-content, blog posts, sales & marketing copy, press releases and everything in-between. He’s passionate about action sports, music and travel. You can find his personal wesbite here and he also tweets
26. August, 2011
Advice, Digital and online, Getting started, Guest posts, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Photojournalism, Postgraduate course, Radio, Routes into journalism, Short course and NCTJ, Student media, Television, Undergraduate course
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Laurence Green: heading to uni this September? 5 tips for aspiring journos
Laurence has just finished his second year of an English Literature degree at the University of Reading where he’s the Music Editor of their student newspaper Spark*. In his time there Laurence has had the opportunity to interview musicians like
22. August, 2011
Advice, Digital and online, Freelancing, How to guides, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Routes into journalism
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How to make the most of the fashion press breakfast
Imagine a morning filled with fashion, free coffee, bacon rolls and goodie bags. It might sound like the morning after a P. Diddy party, but it’s actually a good description of a press launch breakfast. They’re essentially launch parties that
19. August, 2011
Comment, Debate, Digital and online, Finding a job, Freelancing, Industries, Magazine, Routes into journalism, Work experience, Work experience and interning
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Grazia is inspiring our younger journalists in the only language they speak: Celebrity
The Maverick and I spoke yesterday about Grazia’s latest intern – Made in Chelsea’s most normal resident, Millie Mackintosh – and while the Maverick has shared her side of the chat, I thought I’d share my own because it’s the
15. August, 2011
Advice, Digital and online, Entrepreneurship, Freelancing, How to guides, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Photojournalism, Postgraduate course, Radio, Routes into journalism, Shifts, Short course and NCTJ, Student media, Television, Training schemes, Undergraduate course, Work experience and interning
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How to make the most out of the Wannabe Hacks birthday meetup
As you may not know, Wannabe Hacks had its first birthday over the weekend (time flies when you’re having fun-damental health issues over late night blogging!) so we’re looking to see in the site’s second year with a bit of
12. August, 2011
Advice, Digital and online, Finding a job, How to guides, Industries, Interviews, Magazine, Newspaper, Postgraduate course, Routes into journalism, Short course and NCTJ, Student media
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Monica Stott: How to succeed at an NCTJ interview and exam
Monica Stott studied English Language and Literature before taking two years out to travel. She blogged about it at Total Travel Bug and is now back in the UK to begin a career as a journalist. She will be studying
9. August, 2011
Advice, Comment, Entrepreneurship, Freelancing, Guest posts, Postgraduate course, Reporting, Routes into journalism, Shifts, Short course and NCTJ, Student media, Training schemes, Undergraduate course, Work experience and interning
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Jon Offredo: after the London riots – the role of journalism in reporting a protest
Jon Offredo is a postgrad student studying International Multimedia Journalism at Newcastle University. He has worked with BBC News’s School Report, written for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Newcastle Evening Chronicle, Journal, Sunday Sun and other publications in the UK and
5. August, 2011
Advice, Applications, CVs, Digital and online, Finding a job, How to guides, Industries, Interviews, Magazine, Newspaper, Photojournalism, Radio, Routes into journalism, Shifts, Television, Work experience
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How to work casual shifts as a freelance journalist & add your own
Given the Maverick’s freelance update (or should that be, revelation) this morning, I thought I’d also treat you to a little first-hand insight to the world of freelancing… Let’s call it a freelancing Friday shall we?… shall we? Anyone? For
30. July, 2011
Advice, Digital and online, Entrepreneurship, Freelancing, Getting started, How to guides, Industries, Postgraduate course, Routes into journalism, Shifts, Short course and NCTJ, Student media, Tools, Training schemes, Undergraduate course, Work experience and interning
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How to start up as a WordPress journalist part 2: themes
So – where were we? That’s right. We’d set you up on your way to producing content on your first WordPress journalism blog. Sure, it’s basic, but you’re getting valuable content out and your bio features on an about page