Freelancers
-
How freelancers can thrive in a challenging market
Persistence, persistence and more persistence is crucial to thriving in a murky economic freelance market.
-
Best (and worst) ways to connect to editors and pitch stories
Succinct — yet still meaty — pitches are the key to submitting a story idea that will attract an editor’s…
-
Journalists seize unique opportunity to meet face-to-face with editors at PitchFest 2024
Nearly 100 journalists pitched story ideas to 27 editors at AHCJ’s annual Freelance PitchFest at Health Journalism 2024.
-
AHCJ adds 7 new market guides in preparation for PitchFest
Freelancers, use these market guides to help craft your pitches for PitchFest at Health Journalism 2024 in NYC.
-
Tip sheet: Breaking into ghostwriting books
Want to break into book ghostwriting and collaborating? Follow these helpful tips from two industry experts.
-
20 editors from 18 publications on board for PitchFest ’24
Editors from top publications will be waiting at HJ24’s PitchFest in New York City this June to hear your carefully…
-
March Lunch and Learn: Freelancer free-for-all
At the March Lunch and Learn, we did something different. There was no set topic, and attendees were able to…
-
Freelancers: Finding health insurance doesn’t have to be so difficult
As the number of staff jobs in journalism shrinks, many reporters are turning to freelancing and need a new health…
-
Breaking into ghostwriting and collaborating on books
Ghostwriting and collaborating on books are a lucrative income stream; and you don’t have to sacrifice your journalistic principles to…
-
February Lunch and Learn: Overcoming writer’s block
At the February Lunch and Learn, participants discussed overcoming writer’s block, the bane of every journalist at one point or…
Work the Health Beat.
Get exclusive news and training opportunities from AHCJ in your inbox once a week.