quick question

[soidisantfille.livejournal.com]

How would I say "freelance journalist" in Russian?

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[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

In Russia, a freelancer doesn't technically have a decent press card; he/she can obtain a Journalists Union card, though, which works pretty much the same way. There is little or no problem for a freelancer to get a press card from one (or more) publications he/she writes for, which states something like "correspondent" or even "staff correspondent" (though he/she might legally not be the staff member, but media do support their writers, especially valuable ones :))).

A stringer is another story, though the scheme "Journalist Union card + a press card from several media he writes for" works for stringers, too.

[soidisantfille.livejournal.com]

I'm in Czech Republic now, working for radio. The one perk of the job was getting a fancy press pass on a lanyard, even if I didn't have my own desk at work for the last couple of weeks!