PitchFest sign ups remain open, and freelance panels to explore

About Barbara Mantel

Barbara Mantel (@BJMantel), an unbiased journalist, is AHCJ’s freelance neighborhood correspondent. Her work has appeared in CQ Researcher, Rural Wellbeing Quarterly, Undark, Healthline, NBCNews.com and NPR, between some others. She will help associates find the assets they want to triumph as freelancers and welcomes your tips.

Picture by Paola RodriguezJournalists share their pitches with editors during PitchFest.

Health and fitness Journalism 2023 is quick approaching. We glimpse forward to looking at fellow freelancers at functions like the in-human being Lunch and Discover session and a longtime convention preferred, PitchFest. 

Lots of freelancers will be familiar with most of the publications represented at PitchFest, such as Science, MedPage and WebMD, all three of which have 10-moment time slots available. 

We have a media outlet new to the conference this yr: The Pulse, a radio program (and podcast) made by WHYY and broadcast on more than 100 community radio stations nationwide. It focuses on science and well being.

In addition to interviews by host Maiken Scott, the hour-prolonged system operates capabilities claimed and voiced by freelance journalists. If you are new to audio, really do not shy away. Maiken, who is also the artistic director, and her group will get the job done with freelancers who want to master the ropes.

So, if you are curious about hoping your hand at audio — the necessary equipment is comparatively affordable — indication up for a time slot with Maiken. Convey your very best pitch, and Maiken can convey to you the themes of upcoming reveals and demonstrate what it normally takes to hear your self on the radio.

Lunch and Master on Thursday, March 9

We have organized eight Lunch and Understand sessions considering that their inaguration in January 2022. At every single session, freelancers chat for an hour about a specified topic in excess of Zoom just about every third Thursday of the month.

At the conference, we will last but not least hold a Lunch and Understand in man or woman. The subject matter will be: How to discover stories at conferences. We’ll meet at 12:30 pm at the 1894 Cafe, found on the 2nd floor of Union Station, and be back in time for the afternoon periods.

Freelance-unique panels on March 9

Don’t forget to mark your calendar for these panels created with freelancers in intellect. Verify the meeting system for instances and supplemental aspects:

• Lengthy-time listener, first-time freelancer: How to land audio gigs 
• The freelancer’s survival guideline: How to thrive when reporting doesn’t address the charges
• Battle back: Freelancer security towards lawful threats
• PitchFest Observe and Tale Coaching
• The author-editor marriage: Smoothing the way from pitch to publication 

See you in March! 

Barbara Mantel (@BJMantel), an independent journalist, is AHCJ’s freelance community correspondent. Her work has appeared in CQ Researcher, Rural Wellness Quarterly, Undark, Healthline, NBCNews.com and NPR, among the other individuals. She will help members find the means they need to have to realize success as freelancers and welcomes your ideas.