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Lunch and Learn: Do you need an accountability partner?

Accountability partners give each other feedback and encouragement on freelance goals and hold each other accountable for taking the next steps. During this discussion, we’ll share our freelance challenges, such as battling procrastination, re-pitching when a pitch is rejected, shifting to different outlets and increasing productivity. We’ll also offer tips for finding and keeping an

Lunch and Learn: Jump start your freelance biz into 2025

Virtual

The new year is the perfect time to reassess your freelance business. Some freelancers formally do this — even holding a solo business retreat at a hotel or other venue, where they can review their past work, evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of their freelance business and consider other paths forward. We’ll hear from freelancers

Be careful out there: A digital safety primer for journalists

More than 40 percent of journalists dealt with threats and online harassment in 2022. When policymakers turn their attention to science and health issues such as vaccination, access to abortion care, and the health dangers of climate change, journalists covering these topics must be prepared to protect themselves amidst online communities that can mirror —

Lunch and Learn: Tips and tools to meet your goals

At AHCJ’s Lunch and Learns, freelancer members chat about a designated topic over Zoom every third Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. The Zoom link is always the same.

Lunch and Learn: Freelancer free-for-all

At AHCJ’s Lunch and Learns, freelancer members chat about a designated topic over Zoom every third Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. The Zoom link is new for 2025. For February’s freelancer free-for-all, journalists can bring any question or issue they want to discuss and we’ll share advice.

Lunch and Learn: Pitching your ideal publication

At AHCJ’s Lunch and Learns, freelancer members chat about a designated topic over Zoom every third Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. The Zoom link is new for 2025.

Lunch and Learn: What’s in your contract?

At AHCJ’s Lunch and Learns, freelancer members chat about a designated topic over Zoom every third Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. The Zoom link is new for 2025. For April, we’ll talk about freelance contracts; understanding terms, negotiating terms and new issues for the current times.

Lunch and Learn: Need Advice? Ask a Freelancer!

At AHCJ’s Lunch and Learns, freelancer members chat about a designated topic over Zoom every third Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. ET. For April, we’ll crowdsource advice to your freelance challenges, such as how to handle being ghosted by an editor, having “scope creep” in your assignment, and finding a home for a

PitchFest Prep Session

Whether it’s your first or tenth time at PitchFest, please join this virtual session to review the dos and don’ts of your one-on-one with editors. The PitchFest committee will share feedback it has gotten from previous years’ editors and advice on how to make the most of your 10-minute time slots. Bring your pitches. As

Lunch and Learn: What’s in your contract?

Update: This session has been moved from April to May. Find the April Lunch and Learn here. At AHCJ’s Lunch and Learns, freelancer members chat about a designated topic over Zoom every third Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. The Zoom link is new for 2025. For May, we’ll talk about freelance contracts; understanding terms,

Rest Deprived? Why Rest, Not Just Sleep, Matters

If you’re getting sufficient sleep but still feeling mentally burnt out, at a loss for creativity, or frequently distracted, the solution isn’t necessarily quitting your job or taking a vacation—it’s understanding what types of rest you really need and how to get them most effectively. In this webinar co-hosted by the National Association of Science