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Is anyone here a trained journalist (ideally with B2B experience) who would be open to 1-2 (paid) mentoring calls?
I would love to get better at:
• Getting in touch with sources & doing deep research -> Goal is to create in depth case studies
• How to get better at consolidating this information & writing -> I don't have a writing background and not being a native speaker doesn't help😅
Hey Nikolas, I did a diploma in freelance journalism before I got into content marketing.
In the real world, turns out things were quite different!
I offer freelance mentoring calls, too. You can book one here if you think it’s a good fit:
I’m curious, @Dominic Kent , about the diploma in freelance journalism. Care to share?
It was what this course has evolved I think:
I did it self-paced online from 2012-14. It was fun to learn about journalism and writing as someone without any real world experience, but I wouldn’t recommend to a seasoned writer.
I’m sure it gave you a jumping off point. But in 12 lessons it’s impossible to cover all a college journalism track provides and that’s why you found it lacking once you hit the pavement. That said, it looks like a good resource to recommend to those looking to learn the basic mechanics of writing. I’ve talked to so many new freelancers who struggle to retain clients and when I look at their work, it’s because they lack the ability to even write a paragraph, let alone sequence an entire article. Thanks for sharing. I’ll bookmark to recommend to newbies.
I am a breaking news editor with over a year's experience. What do you need?
👋 I founded and ran a magazine for five years and have written for local and national newspapers in the UK. Always happy to share what I know about reporting and telling a juicy story!
@Avi Woolf @Claire Beveridge will send you both a quick DM 🙂
Hi @Nikolas Chapoupis I was a news reporter/editor at the Financial Times in London for a little over 6 years, happy to help in any way I can - feel free to DM
Hi @Nikolas Chapoupis a freelance journalist, currently working for Forbes, happy to help me, apart from that, I have worked for HuffPost and entrepreneur for a while more links here: