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Last May, Kate Morgan joined ASJA as a full professional member — just in time for the 2018 Annual Conference. Since then, as a result of a pitch slam, she snagged an assignment for Woman's Day and is working on several other conference-cultivated leads as well. Along with doling out large doses of contagious enthusiasm about freelancing, Kate lets little, if any, grass grow under her feet. She graduated in 2012 with a degree in journalism from St. John's University in New York City, and as a student, she served as an intern for Billboard and Rolling Stone. A freelancer since 2016, she's gathered no moss but has acquired some impressive clips, including New York Mag's Science of Us, CNN, USA Today, The Slate, The Washington Post, O Magazine and others.
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Our two new officers are President Milton C. Toby of Georgetown, Kentucky, and Vice President Janine Latus of Durham, North Carolina. Milt is an attorney and award-winning author who has written about horse racing and legal issues affecting the equine industry for more than four decades. Before taking the reins as President of ASJA, Milt was chair of the organization's Contracts & Conflicts Committee for several years before serving on the board of directors and as vice president. He is the author of eight non-fiction books, with a ninth due for release in the fall. Janine has served as chair of the nominating committee and co-chair of the awards committee. This is her second time serving on the board of directors. Janine is a freelance science and travel writer. She is the author of the international bestseller "If I Am Missing or Dead: A Sister's Story of Love, Murder and Liberation" and hundreds of magazine features and news stories.
New members elected to two-year terms through June 2020 as at-large board members are Carolyn Crist of Athens, Georgia, and Christina Chan of Los Angeles, California. In addition, we have a new member elected to a one-year term through June 2019 as an at-large board member: Sally Abrahms of Brookline, Massachusetts.
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ASJA President Milton C. Toby writes, "Like many of you, my first job out of college was on the staff of a small, five-day-a-week newspaper. I covered local sports in Aiken, South Carolina, a job I got because I grew up with horses and Aiken was, and still is, an important training center for thoroughbreds. It was a wonderful introduction to journalism, and more than 40 years later, I'm still writing about horse racing. I had the usual worries shared with journalists everywhere: too much work and not enough time, tracking down sources, getting the facts correct, deadlines that always came too soon. Never once, though, did I worry about getting shot on the job or about my newsroom being turned into a war zone."
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Did you miss purchasing the recorded MP3 sessions from ASJA's 47th Annual Writers Conference? It's not too late to do so—you can purchase the whole conference or individual sessions from the ASJA Live Learning Center. Don't miss out on your opportunity to catch up on any sessions you might have missed onsite and download MP3 recordings to listen to on the go now!
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Our next VCC will be held from Tuesday, July 31, to Friday, Aug 3rd. First-come, first-served sign-ups will be Tuesday, July 17, at 2 p.m. Eastern. Literary agent Annie Bomke has already signed up, as well as two other markets: CivilEats.com (think food-justice issues) and Christian Science Monitor (this particular editor wants science and environment pitches).
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Poynter
The tragic news out of the Capital Gazette Newsroom in Annapolis, Maryland, serves as a devastating reminder that journalism is difficult and dangerous work, performed in service to a greater good. Journalists risk their lives as they hold the powerful accountable and uncover the truth. So far in 2018, 29 journalists have been killed around the world, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Since 1992, 1,306 journalists have been killed, according to CPJ.
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Nieman Lab
What, exactly, is press freedom, and why does it matter? In the popular discourse of the United States, we do not ask this question very often or very deeply. If we can liberate the idea of press freedom from assumptions that equate it with whatever journalists say publics need, then press freedom becomes a generative and expansive tool — a way to think about publics, self-governance and democracy.
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Writer's Digest
If you're a freelance journalist or blogger eager to earn income from writing and reporting, learning to create an engaging pitch is crucial. Many writers complain, "I have a great story. How do I get the editors interested in it?" The answer is simple: Perfect your writing pitch. Here are some tips to help you master the art of pitching articles and getting an editor's attention.
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It's not necessary that you provide pictures with your story, but if images are available, you should always mention (but not send) them with your query. Improving your photography skills or learning more about graphic design may not be directly related to being a better writer, but it could hold the key to becoming a more successful freelancer.
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What's your freelance writing niche? Tech, financial, health, non-profits, real estate? Some niches for freelance writers are more lucrative than others, but there's no shortage of niche industries, business and publications that pay pro rates. And then there's Reddit. This often-overlooked social channel can be a lead-generation outlet for freelance writers.
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