Career Development

Diversifying Your Freelance Work for Stability and Joy

Skyler Ware

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How Trans Journalists Can Stay Safe and Well While Changing Their Bylines

O. Rose Broderick

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A Book Publishing Primer for Science Writers

Darren Incorvaia

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Making the Leap: Six Journalists on Leaving a Staff Job to Freelance

Giuliana Viglione

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How to Build a Healthy Media Diet

Katherine J. Wu

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Journalist Becomes Source: What to Do When the Press Comes Calling

Giuliana Viglione

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How to Break into English-Language Media as a Non-Native-English Speaker

Humberto Basilio

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Getting Started in Freelance Audio Journalism

Carolyn Wilke

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An International Student’s Guide to Freelancing in the U.S.

Natalia Gutiérrez-Pinto

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Tip Sheet for Newcomers to Science Writing

Shira Feder

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Creating and Sustaining an Email Newsletter

Marina Philip

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Cross-Pollination: What Happens When Science Journalists Pursue the Creative Arts

Sarah DeWeerdt

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There’s No One Path to Becoming an Editor

Carolyn Wilke

A.J. Hostetler on Mentoring Interns and Writing for Tony Fauci’s Aunt

Siri Carpenter

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Entering Science Writing as a Child of Immigrants

Vanessa Vieites

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So You Think You Can’t Draw? A Beginner’s Guide to Graphic Journalism

Jennifer Lu

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What to Expect When You’re Expecting as a Freelancer

Knvul Sheikh

How to Ask for Feedback from Editors

Knvul Sheikh