Five Things Freelancers Should Know About Conferences… and why you should attend a few
By George Butters Ever heard of a fishing hole? That’s a place where fish congregate, and where savvy fishers go with line and hook. Conferences are where ideas are said to congregate, along with the people who espouse them. So for freelancers, conferences are a double whammy: attend the right conference and you’ll get the […]
Posted on June 20, 2019 at 11:12 pm by editor · One Comment · Tagged with: Advice, conferences, freelance life, Marketing yourself, pitching
Tricks of the trade: clever tips for finding stories at conferences
by Lesley Evans Ogden How do you nab great stories at conferences? That’s a question I’ve been toying with a lot lately, because in late December 2015, I had the opportunity to attend The Society For Marine Mammalogy Conference in San Francisco. There, I was one of 14 COMPASS Journalist Fellows scouring the scene […]
Posted on January 13, 2016 at 9:00 am by editor · LEAVE A COMMENT · Tagged with: Advice, conferences, pitching, science writing
