19 Jun, 2013
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Publishing/writing/career stuff| Yaktivism| sanity saving parent tips
Perhaps parents don’t need to be reminded that YouTube is the wild wild west, and not a garden that is carefully tended. Or do they?
16 Apr, 2013
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Publishing/writing/career stuff| Yaktivism| sanity saving parent tips
Awhile back I had a conversation with a young woman about her habit of downloading music without paying for it. She really didn’t think it was a big deal, after all, record companies make ZILLIONS of dollars right?
Hmm. Okaaaay. Maybe they’re the richest folks on the planet, but what about the writer of the song? [...]
04 Apr, 2013
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Publishing/writing/career stuff| sanity saving parent tips
I have a post up at the MediaSmarts blog writing about kids and music this week. Sex, coarse language, gender stereotyping - it’s a fast-changing world we live in and I’d love to get your thoughts on this topic. I offered a few of my own tips but I’m sure you Fishies have a few of your own to add.
22 Mar, 2013
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Publishing/writing/career stuff
My first job out of university was with a non-profit organization called the Media Awareness Network. It was 1995, and I had a freshly printed journalism degree but no clear idea how I was going to use it. My job at MNET included some writing, and research, and HTML coding of our many resources and [...]
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