Saturday, December 6, 2008

What Are Seabeads Where Do They Come From

On the way to journalists: Part 1: Freelance work for the local newspaper

The entry into the journalism succeed if we are to believe established print journalists, only the free participation at the local newspaper. to come to such a job is not particularly difficult. If in doubt, you look just a local newspaper in his home city and asks for friendly. In most cases you will be welcomed with open arms. In my experience, the local papers always look young high school students and students who want to write for them. After all these cheap typists. The only qualification is that you must bring, the German language to be reasonably powerful. The editors reviewed the most by a first Probeartikel, der dann von Redakteuren gegengelesen wird.

Natürlich erhoffen sich „die Freien“ von ihrer Arbeit nicht nur das Sammeln von Erfahrung, sondern auch ein wenig Geld zu verdienen. Immerhin steckt man auch einiges an Arbeit in die Artikel. Laut der Seite Journalismus-Online liegt die Entlohnung bei Lokalzeitungen meist bei ca. 0,50 € pro Zeile, einige würden aber noch weniger bezahlen. Für Fotos bekommt man meist eine Pauschale.

Auch ich habe meine journalistische „Karriere“ bei der Zeitung meiner Heimatstadt bekommen. In der Jahrgangsstufe 12 habe ich mich dort einfach beworben und wurde nach einem Probeartikel auch genommen. Ich ging damals ziemlich euphorisch the freelance work and had very high expectations - as I now know: too high. The pay was pretty low, but I was not aware of immediately. Ten cents per line as students listened to at first not so bad.

As a freelancer you get usually made by telephone or mail orders. The topics in the local section revolve mostly clubs and other city activities. I had to drive themselves to the dates at their own expense. The fuel consumption of course, detracted from the wage.

varied the attractiveness of the themes from appointment to appointment. Time you get bored in the small garden, or an annual general meeting to death, now and then you get aber durchaus interessante Themen als Auftrag. Die ganz großen Geschichten sind aber leider meist den festen Redakteuren vorbehalten.

Das oberste Ziel als freier Mitarbeiter sollte sein, sich journalistisch weiterzuentwickeln. Inwieweit das gelingt hängt von einem selbst und der jeweiligen Redaktion ab. Liefert man nur per Mail ab, kann man auch keine individuelle Betreuung erwarten. Doch auch wenn man in der Redaktion schreibt, kann es passieren, dass die Redakteure wenig Zeit haben und die konstruktive Kritik ausfällt. Hier sollte man sich ruhig trauen Kritik einzufordern, andernfalls lernt man nichts. Da der Lohn sowieso recht niedrig ist, sollte wenigstens der Lernfaktor vorhanden sein.

Die Veröffentlichung des eigenen Artikels ist bekanntlich das Beste am Journalismus. Dem Gewissen tut es gut, dass viele Menschen das Geschrieben lesen. Das motivierte mich selbst am meisten. Nun ja, bei dem Blatt, wo ich arbeitete, wurde nur leider nicht der Name unter den Artikeln gedruckt, sondern nur ein Kürzel und wer weiß schon das sich hinter dem kursiv und klein gedrucktem „flo“ mein Name verbirgt. Mittlerweile drucken aber viele Lokalzeitungen den vollen Namen des Autors unter oder über den Artikel.

Der Hofnarr denkt, dass dies der mindeste Lohn für das Schreiben eines Artikels ist. Stellenweise wird man als freier Mitarbeiter mit sehr wenig Lohn abgespeist und sogar ausgenutzt, um die Lokalseiten zu füllen. Wenn man this should be seen to look for alternatives.

I paid in any event by the fuel costs on the few wage as a freelancer on it almost. The learning factor was lack of support also low. So I looked for alternatives on the World Wide Web. More about that in Part Two .

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Best Store Brand Concelear

Clinton is the first Obama-disappointment?

The infighting in the party's internal election between Democrat Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton is not forgotten entirely, because the "president elect" announced a few days putting together his team for foreign policy. As previously speculated already stands at the head of all the 61-year-old former rival. Together with the decision let the recent Defense Secretary Robert Gates in office, the question arises whether these are already the first damper for Obamania - even before his term even starts.

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama had long a fierce battle for the nomination for the presidential election in early November. Among other things, accused the former first lady ahead of Obama, he is too inexperienced in foreign affairs. Then he replied, Clinton had "been drinking tea with the leaders" in government trips with her husband, so at most. The main difference seemed a long time the attitude to the Iraq war to be. While Clinton supported the invasion, Obama had not voted in favor. Now So Clinton has been officially nominated as U.S. Secretary of State and Obama assured: "She has my full confidence."

The new old Defense is Robert Gates. 26 years he worked for the CIA, later for the National Intelligence Service. In 2006 he was appointed by George W. Bush to succeed the resigning Donald Rumsfeld. In the 70 years Gates received his doctorate in Russian and Soviet history. His memoirs, published in 1996 the title " From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insider's Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War .

thinks of The Jester: is basically the decision to Clinton as the second most Member of the Democratic Party to appeal to the Government, to be welcomed. It is in the benefit of the people, if it is decided not by personal differences, but competence. This requires a common political line, however, a priority, which is doubtful after the primary campaign, at least at the details. The question of how the "Iraq problem" is tackled, is one of the most exciting to be in the first months of government Obama. A consensus - and not a bad compromise - is urgently required.

Looking additionally to the choice of defense, should some of the Obama voters be surprised. Robert Gates' Vita sounds not at all propagated by Obama "change", sondern eher nach einem Relikt des Kalten Krieges.

Da bleibt dem Beobachter der Szene nur eines: Abwarten und Tee trinken - wenn auch nicht mit internationalen Staatschefs...

Weiterführende Links:
Team aus Rivalen? - FAZ
Clintons Berufung - Die Zeit
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Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Conquistador Painting By Barbara Webber

As A Free shaver can be expensive

Neulich in der Mensa verteilte die Firma Gillette ihre neuen Rasierer „Gillette Fusion“ umsonst. Zu erst freut man sich natürlich, immerhin kostet so ein Fünfklingenrasierer um die zehn Euro, wenn man ihn im Angebot kauft, sonst sogar noch mehr. Für the students themselves are ten euros a ton of money, of which one can eat almost a week in the cafeteria.

But the good mood that you got given the gift of the Group " Procter & Gamble " (including the Gillette Company part) evaporates, the latest when the five blades of the razor are getting dull . Depending on use, this case occurs after ten to 15 shaves. Then a new blade head is due. To get no longer be given in the cafeteria, but students must be bought from the rare capital acquired. A new head of the fusion generation costs about 3.50 euros.

Heads Mach-3 and the previous Contour cost only around two euros and 90 cents. With each generation, the price goes up for the necessary upgrading. Now one would expect as a customer, that with the introduction of a new generation of the previous blades are cheaper. Which is apparently not Sun The upgrade price for the Mach-3 stagnate and get emotional even, because now only five rather than four-packs are sold.

succeed with every product launch, there Gillette, to impose a price increase. This is usually accepted by the customers because the quality of the shave, as well as Stiftung Warentest proves is very good. The ITV massive Werbekampagne dafür, dass auch der letzte von der Qualität des Produktes überzeugt ist.

So nimmt das Unternehmen auch in Kauf, den Rasierer an sich zu verschenken. Durch den Verkauf der Klingen sprudelt so viel Geld in die Kassen, dass sich diese Investition des Unternehmens schnell wieder auszahlt. Jüngst stieg der Rasierhersteller Gillette zur 24. Milliardenmarke (mindestens eine Milliarde Umsatz im Jahr) des Mutterkonzerns auf und das in neuer Rekordzeit.

Studenten allgemein werden gerne mit Gratismaterial überhäuft. Unternehmen erhoffen sich so neue Absatzmärkte zu erschließen. Immerhin sind Studenten die Elite von morgen. Am besten man nimmt die Geschenke dankend entgegen, verzichtet But on a more extensive ties to the product.

The Court Jester find it dangerous that fast of a gift can be an unintended long-term, costly affair. Who knows if it not for the better students would reject the brand new Fusion and prefer to stick with the old razor, as the heads cost at least a tenth of the merger. The ideal solution is of course the shaver to use only so long until he is numb, so it has zero cost, but high value. At least one should think twice about whether you're upgrading to the new generation of razors. With daily shaving this is still about two to three per razor Month. So about ten euros. Because the money saved by the giveaway Euros are relative quickly. Consider how much make up but ten euros in beer, dining hall menus, pizza or kebab - every month.