An incredible virtual conference starts tomorrow. @indiejournalists.bsky.social supports BIPOC writers, but welcomes allies too. Learn what 40+ top editors are looking for and how to thrive as a freelancer! Feb 27–28, 2025. $79. 10% discount: HONEY10. Recordings available. theiij.com.

Last call for Travel Writing 1, taught by @amandacastleman.bsky.social and Jessica Poitevien. Don't miss this chance to work with renowned teachers at the top of their field! #travelwriting #creativenonfiction #journalism #travel #writers #writingclass #writingcommunity #writingworkshop

Needs-based scholarship opp: we're accepting applications from #journalists and emerging writers from backgrounds underrepresented in the media. Deadline midnight on 2/19 for our six-week online #travelwriting class starting 2/25. www.writelikeahoneybadger.com/scholarships

Not all heroes wear capes... #journalism #media #writing

New on journalism.WTF - more journalism conferences with confirmed dates (and pitch deadlines) - nearly 90 known journalism funders - the start of the fellowships database - the start of the awards database As well as more details about upcoming resources and how to contribute. www.journalism.wtf

Journalism folks: There are several open jobs at ProPublica (including Florida reporter) plus there's also a freelance pitch form here: boards.greenhouse.io/propublica?g... #jobsky #jobs #hiring #media

As a former journalist, here’s my pitch to everyone on this site: journalists are key to a healthy democracy. Subscribe to as many news organizations as you can. You are helping. #democracy. #journalism

Need help covering the cost of a conference, training, workshop, coaching, or other career opportunity? Apply now for a $250 or $500 stipend to support your work. Deadline: March 17. Details & application 👇 www.transjournalists.org/2025-level-u...

IRE friends, we need your help spreading the word 🗣️ Our upcoming investigative journalism workshop for HSI students has a funding deadline of Feb. 24 — just 11 days away! Students will receive IRE membership, workshop registration and a travel stipend to attend. www.ire.org/event/hsi-wo...

Registration opened for the fall @travelclassics.bsky.social conference. Interested? Apply immediately, as it usually sells out in a day or two. Another avenue: a scholarship honoring one of our former instructors, which includes the fee, accommodation & $350 towards airfare. bit.ly/travelclassics

#Writingtip 1.10: Paint a vivid picture with quantitative specifics. For example, Seattle averages 39°F degrees in winter: cold to a Floridian, but laughable to someone from Anchorage. Don't leave the interpretation up to reader's qualitative viewpoint! #journalism #creativenonfiction #memoir

Charge into 2025! Last call for our online course Pitch Like a Honey Badger, which demystifies pitching #journalism and #creativenonfiction! This four-week workshop starts January 7th (enrollment open until day 10). Discover how to query like the world's most ferocious animal! bit.ly/badgerpitch

#Writingtip 1.9: Select words for tone, connotation or rhythmic punch. For example: does "street sweeper" capture the vibe better than "sanitary engineer?" Would "azure" beat "blue"? Have you head-checked "outstanding pizza" instead of detailing *why* it's so great? #journalism #narrativenonfiction

"If the audience’s attention affects editorial decision-making, then we need to come to terms with the fact that the audience does not necessarily know what’s good for it," @jonaskaiser.bsky.social writes. "Instead, journalists need to consider what their audiences need."

"It’s the only way independent journalism survives — by being as relentless about funding as we are about finding the stories power wants to bury," @lindasolomonwood.bsky.social says.

This week: IRE is hosting a virtual listening session for members living with disabilities, chronic and/or and mental health conditions. Join us Wednesday 1 p.m. ET to share your ideas and feedback on accessibility and inclusion within the IRE community. www.ire.org/event/ire-me...

#Writingtip 1.8: #Journalism is about applying your knowledge, skills and curiosity to works that entertain and inform others. Don't just spin the yarns you *want* to tell, shape that material into articles that readers *need.* Serve your audience! #narrativenonfiction #pitching

Catch our founder @amandacastleman.bsky.social talking #travelwriting with @charukesi.bsky.social, @jenrosesmith.bsky.social & our host Meera Dattani! The free webinar will be on 12/5/24, from 7am PST/10am EST. #writingtips #narrativenonfiction #journalism #pitching bit.ly/travelmediaw...

#Writingtip 1.6: Avoid an attack of the unnecessary initial-caps when writing about food. In most style guides, menu items don't count as proper names, so you can lower-cap 'em. Otherwise it can go a bit A.A. Milne with The Portentous Pooh-Bear-style Capitalizations. #NarrativeNonfiction #Journalism

US #travel pitch call

Perfect example of why Twitter remains more important for journalists/freelancers than Blue Sky: Slate editor Tony Hồ Trần posted this Pitch Call at X. It's not here on Blue Sky. He's here - @tonyhotran.bsky.social - but he's got only 8 followers [I just became his 8th].

I commission stories about drawings for @artukdotorg.bsky.social and I'm always looking for pitches! Some fun stories I've published recently: 🧵

If any writers on here are interested in writing for the New York Times Kids section, DM or email me ([email protected]) and I'll forward you their monthly pitch call.

#Writingtip 1.6: Unless some other logic dominates, many stylists prefer series to flow short to long, similar to classic rhetoric's "tricolon crescendo" (rising isocolon). I.e; Jake the tabby stole arugula & cranberries from the salad. #narrativenonfiction #journalism literarydevices.net/tricolon

Travel writers: what a great way to prepare for 2025. Pitching, follow-up and, yeah, ghosting. Comes with the job. Learn from the best, for free. #journalism #narrativenonfiction #writingtips #travel

Or… join Bluesky, where links to articles are not deprioritized, journalism soars, and people actually engage thoughtfully instead of hurl slurs.

*CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS* Much respect for the writing here. Small pay, but thoughtful essays (1,000 words)

#Writingtip 1.5: Ever wonder how writers devise similes like "the average banana is one-tenth as tall as Danny DeVito?" Here's one spot where the magic happens: www.themeasureofthings.com! #journalism #narrativenonfiction #creativenonfiction

a thing I can't stop thinking about is as traditional media collapsed, more and more reporters who wanted to do the media work they wanted to do started their own thing, and under an anti-free press Trump regime will not be able to afford the legal safeguards of the newsrooms they left when targeted

"Marion County Record" co-owner Joan Meyer, 98, died of cardiac arrest the day after police raided her home because a reporter searched a public database (a likely First Amendment violation). Check out her son's rallying call for journalism that informs voters and protects democracy.

Jumping on the #stetpet bandwagon with our founder's monsters here! @edsguild.bsky.social started this adorable hashtag tradition in 2017. The association features critters every Wednesday on its official honor roll. Deets: edsguild.org/stetpet

Dear Editors — If you’re considering publishing an article about issues related to transgender people, then perhaps you should consider assigning that article to a transgender journalist. Don’t have any transgender journalists in your newsroom? @transjournalists.org has several valuable resources:

#Writingtip 1.4: Inclusive person-first language is steadily on the rise now and emphasizes humanity over conditions, whether those are having a disability, an addiction, a mental illness, etc. #journalism #narrativenonfiction #writing

This is the content that makes journalism great

the best thing to happen to journalism in years. while legacy media is blowing it these folks are investigating, providng FACTS, treating readers like adults www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

I wrote about what Laura Helmuth accomplished at Scientific American, and what her resignation means for science journalism, and for me personally defector.com/do-not-accep...

if you need non-insane, nonTrump centric, nonhyperventilate, fearless journalism consider: give.propublica.org/give/346423/...

I'm gearing up for a free #travelwriting webinar with superstars Meera Dattani and @jenrosesmith.bsky.social. Join me in getting heavily caffeinated and talking shop on December 5, 10am EST/7am PST! Grab a ticket here: bit.ly/travelmediaw... #journalism #narrativenonfiction #writingtips #travel

#Writingtip 1.3: As Chip Scanlan says, a story should represent the tip of an iceberg: most of the material should remain submerged in your notebook. Check out his classic advice column pubbed @poynterinstitute.bsky.social! #journalism #narrativenonfiction www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...

Hi! I’m a narrative editor at The Guardian. I’m on leave now but starting December I’ll take pitches (by email plz) for long form (esp w/ narrative arc) and personal essays. I’ll write a pitch guide soon so add me and stay tuned ✌🏼

We’re thrilled to announce 3 new organizations joining our grantee portfolio: @gristnews.bsky.social, @nysfocus.bsky.social and Spotlight Delaware, as well as a new grant to Deep South Today. Here’s more: www.theajp.org/news-insight...

The hollowing out of local news has left voters less attuned to local issues + given news outlets much less leverage to get answers to questions important to local audiences.  @columjournreview.bsky.social on how the collapse of local news has impacted local elections ⬇️

When teaching imperialism, I always prefer to have the people being colonized describe what is happening rather than the colonizers. One of my favorite sources for teaching the British colonization of India is Amrita Lal Roy, a Bengali. 🗺️🗃️

#Writing tip 1.2: Strong verbs create action, save space and reveal the players. Use passives VERY sparingly for rhetorical effect or to emphasize oppression or victimization. Choose that voice only for its meaning or music! #journalism #writingtips #creativenonfiction

Open 4 submissions for our next anthology, Night Time Economy. Send fiction/creative non-fiction based upon the theme - check website for full details. Submissions close end of January 2024. #writing #writingcommunity #fiction #creativenonfiction www.floodgatepress.co.uk

Apply to the #CreativeNonfiction #Workshop by the 01/24/24 MIDNIGHT deadline. bit.ly/1jbfn5v

Across all five social media sites, a majority of news influencers (59%) monetize their following in some way — including offering subscriptions, soliciting donations, or selling merch.

Fill your calendar and your mind with our upcoming virtual #AmEditing events! All free to attend, most open to all editors, registration required on our website. 📖 Developmental Editing Happy Hour, 11/19, 5 pm Pacific 🍻 Copyediting & Proofreading Fiction Happy Hour, 11/20, 4 pm Pacific (🧵: 1/3)

🚨 Big news today at the Institute We are seeking a new lead author for the Digital News Report Next year’s edition will be the last one led by Nic Newman, who launched the report in 2012. Here’s what the role requires and how to apply reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/reuters...