Career Development: Freelancers' Corner
Health Journalism 2011 offered several sessions focused on the needs of freelancers |
 We love writers, declared the three panelists at "What Editors Wish Writers Knew," a well-attended freelancers' session at Health Journalism 2011. They shared their insights into how the editorial process works, some of the realities of the organizational structure of magazines, how to get their attention when you pitch a story and the need for writers to do some research about a publication's audience. |
Posted on 05/05/11 |
Eight months later, freelancer still generating story ideas from fellowship |
 Meryl Davids Landau writes about her experience as a 2008-09 AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellow, meeting her "fellow Fellows" and CDC officials, what topics she learned more about and how she has been able to translate that experience into a number of articles for various news outlets. She says that, eight months later, she is still developing and pitching stories based on what she learned during her week in Atlanta and that the fellowship boosted her credibility with editors. |
Posted on 11/23/09 |
These AHCJ members are independent journalists who have agreed to be listed for potential employers. |
Posted on 06/22/09 |
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While most staff writers take for granted that their publications' attorneys will defend them should the subjects of their stories ever get litigious, freelancers can't count on the same protection. Independent journalist Jane Allen writes about liability insurance for freelancers and offers some ways to protect yourself. |
Posted on 05/01/08 |
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Suggestions offered by book agent Betty Amster at Health Journalism 2007. |
Posted on 04/10/07 |
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A tip sheet from a panel of the same name at Health Journalism 2007. |
Posted on 03/18/07 |
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Jonathan Cohn, author of Sick: The Untold Story of America's Health Care Crisis - And The People Who Pay The Price (HarperCollins), offers his insight into writing a book. Material includes coming up with a idea, writing the proposal, selling your idea, finding agents and editors, researching, writing and revising. |
Posted on 03/17/07 |
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Our resources for freelancers include job postings, books and newsletters for freelancers, links to headhunter firms, information about health insurance, Internet resources for finding work and links to other journalism organizations and resources. |
Posted on 10/11/06 |