Search results for “the pitch” Showing 344 results Erika Hayasaki on how to leave the newsroom and kill it as a freelancer Journalist, professor, author, mother – How does she do it all? With passion, persistence, another paycheck and perspective: "I'm not just one story." August 21, 2018 At the Guardian’s Long Read, no rigid formula or geographic limits The editor's advice: Study what's been published before. Be authoritative, fresh and "arresting." Dare to send a (good) cold pitch June 5, 2018 The story ideas Mother Jones’ managing editor wants to see The magazine is known for its hard-hitting investigations, but Ian Gordon says, “We write so much about bad actors that we're always looking for people to bring some levity to… April 17, 2018 “An ordinary life examined closely reveals itself to be exquisite” This week’s One Great Sentence by Susan Orlean, referenced in the headline above, could be my journalism mantra. Yes, we must know about the great events and people of our… February 23, 2018 Annotation Tuesday: Elizabeth Weil and “The Curse of the Bahia Emerald” Elizabeth Weil, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and Outside, says she doesn’t write about “super important” things. But her warm and captivating voice has animated every… January 9, 2018 Some legends of longform on the stories we need next As audience development editor at Longreads, it’s my job to encourage readers to find and share unforgettable stories. Stories that help us understand this world. Stories that imagine a better… January 2, 2018 Want to read some of the best literary journalism of 2017? We’ve got you covered A weekly roundup of some favorite things, for your reading and listening pleasure December 22, 2017 Matthew Pearl and “Into the Shadows” (Filed under: You can’t make this stuff up) Matthew Pearl is a sucker for underdog stories, origin stories and untold stories. Those all came together when the author of best-selling historical fiction thrillers such as “The Dante Club” and… November 28, 2017 How to get the attention of a senior editor at Smithsonian Magazine Jennie Rothenberg Gritz says of story pitches she accepts: "There has to be something surprising and narratively interesting there." November 14, 2017 Jason Fagone on Landing “The Willy Wonka of Pot” in Grantland As we launch a series about the mystical art of pitching longform stories, the longtime freelancer does the coolest thing: He annotates one of his own October 10, 2017 Previous 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 … 35 Next
