Journalists- do you still have a physical portfolio?

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Nancy66 Sat 06-Oct-12 15:59:42

I've neve had a portfolio....or a CV!

PinkMilkIsMyFavouriteAndMyBest Fri 05-Oct-12 11:37:04

Thanks perma - I suppose I am finding it hard to get rid of them, having kept them for so long! But like you say, I'm unlikely to need them, am I?
More a way to cut down on the volume, as in many cases I have kept the whole newspaper or magazine my stories are in. Time to get the scissors and recycling bag out methinks!

PermaShattered Fri 05-Oct-12 09:55:35

I'm a successful journalist (in a niche area) and have been for 12 plus years. I've NEVER produced a physical portfolio. (even though i have a load of cuttings here there and everywhere!) Why don't you scan the best of what you have so it can be shared digitially when needed?

PinkMilkIsMyFavouriteAndMyBest Fri 05-Oct-12 08:02:29

I am on staff, not freelance, but thought someone here might be able to help me. I have boxes and boxes of cuttings going back the four years I've been in my current job, and some going back about 7 years before that. I don't anticipate needing any but the most recent if I were to be looking for another job (which I'm not), but I'm loath to throw them away, so want to organise them into folders/portfolios to save on space.
Do you do this? What is the best sorting system you have found? Or have you digitised any paper cuttings?
I have found some A3 portfolios eith clear pockets from Muji that might do the job, but does anyone have better suggestions? Thanks in advance!

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