Reporting while female, hassle-free hustles, ditching bullets & more

Slow your hustle, rock your client presentation, and other insights for February 28 If you are having trouble viewing this email, [click here.](  THEUPTAKE News, advice & insights, curated by Mediabistro February 28, 2018    [Is your hustle out of control?]( [Creative freelancers are on the clock 24/7, but is your hustle becoming a hassle? Learn how to automate your process so you can focus on doing work you actually enjoy…and have plenty of time left over for the three F’s: family, friends and futzing on Facebook.](  [Infographic of the week]( [More and more brands are getting called out for advertising on websites their consumers don’t like. Have you unknowingly advertised on a terrible site that advocates squeezing onto the train before letting other passengers off?? This is just one of six questions you should ask your ad retargeting provider.](  [NEW JOB OPENINGS]( [Senior Digital Media Buyer Altice USA Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania]( [Senior Digital Product Producer PGA TOUR Saint Augustine, Florida]( [Senior Manager, Paid Social Audience Development Viacom New York City, New York (US)]( [Insights Specialist Fox News Channel New York City, New York (US)]( [Assignment Desk Editor Tribune Media (East) New York City, New York (US)]( [See all new jobs >](  [Reporting while female]( [Every day, women journalists encounter threats, abuse, harassment, hacking—along with editors and law enforcement who downplay the issue. Things are even harder for women journalists of color. Check out Columbia Journalism Review’s special report.](  [Critics face critical criticism]( [How do you review a restaurant whose chef is accused of assault? Or a film, TV show, play, or novel? Do critics have a journalistic obligation to report the full story? Is it ethical to focus on the art and not the artist? The Washington Post takes a fascinating deep dive.](  [You’re gonna need a bigger budget]( [Your boss is cool with dropping $7k on Facebook ads, but won’t pony up $1k for some basic content marketing. Lame! How do you convince him/her that content is the way to go? Use this handy formula to project potential ROI and get the budget bump of your dreams.](  [Retail apocalypse now]( [Do you work with a startup that’s disrupting the scene…or a big brand struggling to keep up? Either way, bookmark and devour this extensive report from IAB. It’s chock full of terrific jargon to drop at work: “retail apocalypse,” “data arms race,” and “mission-driven, web-native, direct-to-consumer brands.”](  [Forget bullet points—find the story]( [Client presentations can be a total snooze-fest. There’s nothing like a three-hour PowerPoint to bore everyone to tears. For your next face-to-face meeting, use these storytelling tips to really connect with clients. They’ll stop watching the clock and start paying attention to you.](  [Vital Stat]( [An analysis of 5.5 billion commercial emails showed that 13.5% of emails end up in the spam folder, an increase of 1.5% from 2015. We feel very sorry for whoever had to look at all that junk mail, but their research yielded a whole mess of interesting stats for email marketers.](  [Want more? Learn a new skill, land a better gig, and get a healthy dose of inspiration at Mediabistro.]( We’re always open to your ideas and feedback. Just reply to this email.  [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [IG]( [UNSUBSCRIBE]( ©2018 Mediabistro 825 8th Avenue, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10019 USA