A handbook for pitching development stories

A handbook for pitching development stories

This guide is created in the framework of the Freelance Journalism Assembly and is primarily intended to support freelance journalists in improving their pitches and chances of being commissioned and/or hired by news organizations and publishers. We know that editors...
A freelancer’s guide to reporting on climate change

A freelancer’s guide to reporting on climate change

From more extreme weather events to rising minimum and maximum temperatures, rising sea levels and thawing permafrost, the consequences of climate change are varied, vast and increasingly part of our everyday lives. These effects can increase food and water...
A freelancer’s guide to reporting on poverty

A freelancer’s guide to reporting on poverty

Reporting on poverty that centers the voices and knowledge of those experiencing it, requires time, commitment and a deep understanding of its causes. Many people still think poverty and economic hardship are the results of personal failure, a lack of hard work, or a...
A handbook for pitching development stories

A freelancers’ guide for reporting on vaccines

How we report on vaccines and vaccination programs can affect public perceptions of vaccines and vaccine acceptance. In this field, our choice of words, narrative decisions, presentation of data and selection of sources are all crucial – not just...