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Captivating your readers from the first sentence

The National Press Club’s Journalism Institute is hosting this one-hour workshop on how to perfect ledes and nut graphs. The workshop will:

  • Deconstruct the difference between ledes and nut graphs
  • Identify common mistakes in crafting nut graphs
  • Offer solutions that help an inclusive community connect your journalism to their lives

Julie Moos, the executive director of the Journalism Institute, is the instructor. As the former managing director of news at McClatchy, Moos was responsible for coaching and training reporters and editors in 30 newsrooms.

When/Where: Friday, April 29 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET. (Virtual)

Cost: $25 for the general public and $20 for National Press Club members

For more information and to register, visit this webpage.

Beyond newsstands: how to expand your freelance business through niche publications

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There is a whole world of potential clients for freelancers to tap beyond newspapers, general interest science and health magazines, women’s magazines and other traditional consumer publications. Trade groups publish magazines for members, companies for customers and universities for alums. Media conglomerates may have a stable of specialized publications targeting various professional groups.

Many are looking for talented freelance writers to fill out the pages, whether digital or print. In this AHCJ webinar, freelance members will learn where to find niche publications and the pros and cons of working for them. They will get advice on pitching and introducing themselves to editors. They’ll learn about potential conflicts of interest if writing for both niche and consumer publications. And they will be able to ask questions of the panelists, two editors and one freelancer who earns six figures by including non-consumer publications among her clients.

Diving into COVID-19 data

The COVID-19 Data Dispatch and the National Association of Science Writers is hosting a workshop series that will explore the major challenges facing journalists and communicators who use data to cover the COVID-19 pandemic. Gain insight into the field and learn how to use these data in your own stories.

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