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10 signs you’re a new freelancer, and how to act more experienced

Association of Health Care Journalists

Ive seen my byline appear and reappear on Barnes & Noble magazine stands, and trained for a triathlon without waking up at dawn or ditching my social life. Almost all universities publish magazines and online content like faculty profiles. Ive reconnected with old friends and editors, and made more new and fulfilling connections.

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Long COVID journalists share how they founded The Sick Times

Association of Health Care Journalists

We were inspired by how Poz magazine covered HIV in the 90s and continues to do [so] today. Mainstream media has largely been terrible on the pandemic often referring to it in the past tense despite continued disease spread and played an active role in minimizing or ignoring long COVID.

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2025 Winners of the National Social Work Poetry Contest

The New Social Worker

The National Social Work Poetry Contest is sponsored by the University of Iowa School of Social Work and The New Social Worker magazine. Happy National Poetry Month! Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 contest! Read the winning poems.

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It's a Wrap, 2021! The New Social Worker's Top 12 (+) Articles for 2021, Year in Review, & Getting Ready for 2022

The New Social Worker

We look forward to spending 2022 with you, our readers, as we move into a new era of the magazine. The New Social Worker's list of Top Articles for 2021 tells us what has been on social workers' minds.

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How to update your AHCJ Freelance Directory profile

Association of Health Care Journalists

For example, health policy, public health, health disparities, news stories or pediatric health, parenting, magazine writing, investigations. Scroll down to areas of expertise. List topic areas and/or writing styles youre most skilled in. Scroll down further to website.

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March Lunch and Learn: Pitching to your ideal publication

Association of Health Care Journalists

Seeing your byline in a magazine youve read since childhood or an online outlet all your friends devour is the pinch-me moment many freelancers dream about. I link out to whatever clips are most relevant to that publication and pitch. If youve won prestigious journalism awards, include them, too.

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Slutty Vegan’s Pinky Cole Lost Control of Her Business & Almost Lost Her Life

Black Health Matters

” When she talked about her business journey she told the magazine, “There’s going to be a couple of left turns that you’re going to make, you’re going to make a couple of U-turns. . “Global expansion is big for 2.0,” she revealed.

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