Get Your Story Heard: How to Successfully Pitch

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Date
10/15/2022 - 10/22/2022
Time
12:00pm - 2:00pm EST
Where
Online Workshop
Cost
$150.00
Registration Closed

Pitching and placing your story can be almost as challenging as making the story itself.

In this two-part class, Karen Duffin will share tips and tools she learned from both sides of the fence, pitching stories as a successful freelance reporter and being pitched while on staff at This American Life and Planet Money.

In part one of the class, we’ll walk through the pitch process from start to finish – identifying story ideas, how much to pre-report before pitching, figuring out who to pitch, and writing a solid pitch. In part two, you’ll have a chance to apply what you’ve learned –  a handful of students will have a chance to pitch story ideas and get feedback, giving you a chance to refine your own pitch and/or learn from other people’s.

Bonus: Registration comes with a free, three-month license for Hindenburg audio editing software!

About Your Instructor

Karen Duffin

Karen is a longform journalist, editor and host, whose stories blend in-depth reporting with narrative storytelling. Most recently, she was a host of NPR's Planet Money and, before that, a reporter at This American Life and More Perfect. Karen's stories have appeared on Radiolab, Reply All, Rough Translation, On the Media, The Rumpus and others. She is also a live storytelling performer with shows like The Moth and Pop Up Magazine. Karen has taught audio documentary at the Columbia, NYU and CUNY Graduate Schools of Journalism, and live storytelling as a story coach for The Moth. Before becoming a journalist, Karen spent several years as a speechwriter, working in more than 20 countries.

Notes on this Class

Refund and recording policy: Classes will not be recorded and are non-refundable. We are not able to issue a refund if you cancel or do not attend a class. If you are unable to make a class, you are welcome to sell or give away your ticket and email the name of the new attendee to info@radiobootcamp.org. You will receive a Zoom link for the workshop the day before it begins.
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