Amir Kurtovic

Freelance Journalist, Writer and Social Media Victim

Month: November, 2009

St. Louis Globe-Democrat may harm your computer

The announcement that the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, a newspaper that folded in the ’80s, would be revived in an online-only format was greeted with a bit of enthusiasm by people like myself (future unemployed journalists). A new outlet and possible place to freelance, I thought. Plus, the guy in charge, Dan Rositano, is the owner [...]

On-line Frelance Wrting a.k.a. Slav Laber for Moroons

Ok guys, like, you totally have to check this out. If your a awesomlly good writer, you can make the big bucks online writing like 20 great “articles” a days. Here’s an example of the great jobs the awate those with great writing abilitys, curtosee of GetAFreelancer.com: Yes, you read rite: “Quality Writers needef ro [...]

How to do a slideshow the right way

I came across this slideshow (below) on globalpost.com and thought it was an excellent example of what a good slideshow should be. It has interesting photos, compelling subject matter, and great narration. Granted, it is a slideshow from a patrol in Afghanistan. The one positive aspect of war, if such a thing exists, is that [...]

Who is a Journalist? Federal shield law provides answer…

The proposed federal shield law S. 448, or the “Free Flow of Information Act of 2009″, is supposed to finally give journalists a federal law that protects the right to grant sources anonymity without the fear of  subpoenas. But another thing the bill does is define who is covered by it. According to S. 448, [...]