In this week's episode we ask how do you get a byline in the publication you’ve always wanted to work for? 

We discuss this with award-winning freelance journalist Donna Ferguson who writes regularly for her dream publication The Guardian, and Karen Edwards, a freelance journalist, editor and author who started in the entertainment industry and made a conscious choice to move into travel journalism. 

The Guests 

Karen Edwards

Twitter: @KarenNEdwards 

Instagram: @karennedwards_writer

Website: https://www.karenedwards.co.uk/

Donna Ferguson 

Twitter: @DonnaLFerguson

Instagram: @donnalferguson

Resources

Women in Journalism Masterclass series

https://womeninjournalism.co.uk/masterclass-series/

Donna’s work in The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/profile/donna-ferguson

Telegraph Travel Section 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/

Pitching and providing the goods

https://freelancing-for-journalists.captivate.fm/episode/pitching-and-providing-the-goods

National Union of Journalists (NUJ)

https://www.nuj.org.uk/

Women in Journalism

https://womeninjournalism.co.uk/

Branding and supplementary income podcast episode 

https://freelancing-for-journalists.captivate.fm/episode/branding-and-supplementary-income

FFJ Quick Guide: Branding for Freelancers 

https://payhip.com/FreelancingforJournalists

FFJ newsletter on Branding yourself as a Journalist 

https://freelancingforjournalists.substack.com/p/branding-for-freelance-journalists

Muckrack 

https://muckrack.com/donna-ferguson

Readly App

https://gb.readly.com/

How to master networking over a coffee

https://freelancingforjournalists.substack.com/p/how-to-master-networking-over-a-cuppa

Freelance Recommendations

Hannah Summers

https://www.theguardian.com/profile/hannah-summers

Shafik Meghji 

http://www.shafikmeghji.com/

https://practicalactionpublishing.com/book/2595/crossed-off-the-map