Freelancing for Journalists Lily Canter and Emma Wilkinson

In the final episode of this series we speak to two freelance journalists who have carved out a side income as public speakers. Award-winning podcaster Hannah Ajala and BBC freelancer Dhruti Shah discuss how they find work as inspirational speakers and take us behind the scenes of the planning process.
The guests
Hannah Ajala thisishannahajala.com
Twitter hannah_ajala
Dhruti Shah www.dhrutishah.com/
Newsletter: https://haveyouthoughtabout.substack.com/
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/have-you-thought-about/id1678099334
Resources
Druhti's book https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bear-Markets-Beyond-bestiary-business/dp/1911622463
Hannah's Tedx talk https://www.ted.com/talks/hannah_ajala_how_to_be_positively_delusional
Hannah's award-winning podcast Love Janessa podcast https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvq7
https://creativeaccess.org.uk/
We Are Black Journos https://twitter.com/weblackjournos
Recommendations
Revolutionary Acts by Jason Okundaye https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571372218-revolutionary-acts/
The F-Rated Podcast https://f-rated.org/f-rated-podcast/

In this week's episode we chat to two freelance journalists / authors who also make a living via self-publishing on Substack and Patreon. Adharanand Finn, award-winning author of Running with the Kenyans, and former Telegraph Women editor Claire Cohen, author of BFF: The Truth About Female Friendship, discuss the appeal of writing direct to an audience and why they decided to set up their own newsletters.
Guests
Adharanand Finn https://twitter.com/adharanand
https://www.instagram.com/thewayoftherunner/
https://thewayoftherunner.com/
Claire Cohen https://twitter.com/clairecohen
https://www.instagram.com/clairecohen1/
Resources
BFF: The Truth About Female Friendship https://www.amazon.co.uk/BFF-truth-about-female-friendship/dp/1787635635
Adharanand Finn's books https://www.adharanandfinn.com/books
Monday Musings newsletter https://adharanand.substack.com/
Adharanand Finn Patreon https://www.patreon.com/adharanandfinn
Tell Me About It newsletter https://clairecohen.substack.com/
FFJ newsletter https://freelancingforjournalists.substack.com/
Setting up a newsletter FFJ podcast episode https://freelancing-for-journalists.captivate.fm/episode/setting-up-a-newsletter
Recommendations
Francesca Specter The Shoulds newsletter https://francescaspecter.substack.com/
Devin Kelly Children in the Garden https://longreads.com/2022/01/06/children-in-the-garden-devin-kelly/
Rosamund Dean Well Well Well newsletter https://rosamunddean.substack.com/
Midlife Mess with Annie Scott https://anniescott.substack.com/

Ever wondered what social media management actually is? On the podcast this week we talk to two freelance journalists who also work in social media marketing and SEO writing. Nicole Letts is a lifestyle journalist based in Atlanta who works with clients on Instagram and Britt Jones is a UK freelancer who provides bespoke social media services.
Guests
Nicole Letts https://www.instagram.com/nicolemelv/?hl=en
https://muckrack.com/nicole-letts
Britt Jones https://twitter.com/the_brittjones
https://linktr.ee/Thebrittjones
Resources
Social media managers https://www.loomly.com/ https://www.hootsuite.com/
Portfolio service https://linktr.ee/
Time tracker app https://toggl.com/
Recommendations
Emma Rosen The Radical Sabbatical https://www.amazon.co.uk/Radical-Sabbatical-Millennial-Handbook-Quarter/dp/191138273X
Amy Beth Wright Texas wine https://muckrack.com/amybethwright
Rebecca Deurlein Sandwich King of Chicago https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240303-a-food-network-chefs-favourite-sandwiches-in-his-hometown-of-chicago

On the podcast this week we delve into the world of report writing and translation. We speak to experienced health journalist Priya Joi who has written global reports for the World Health Organisation, United Nations and Global Vaccine Alliance, and freelance journalist Judith Zerdin who also works as a Spanish/French to English translator. We discover how to use transferable skills to get freelance work in these two fascinating fields.
Guests
Priya Joi https://www.instagram.com/priya.joi/ https://www.priyajoi.com/
The Art of Freelance newsletter https://priyajoi.substack.com/
Forthcoming book Motherland https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/291691/priya-joi
Judith Zerdin https://www.linkedin.com/in/judithzerdin
Resources
Time Management podcast https://freelancing-for-journalists.captivate.fm/episode/time-management
Institute of Translation and Interpreting https://www.iti.org.uk/membership/individual-membership-categories/associate-membership.html
Recommendations
Linda Geddes, From lab to plate https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/feb/25/from-lab-to-plate-six-course-menu-featuring-no-kill-dim-sum-steak-frites
Ariane Sherine, Why I legally changed my name five times https://arianesherine.substack.com/p/why-i-legally-changed-my-name-five

In the podcast this week we discuss the world of copywriting and how freelance journalists can find work in this field. We chat to journalists Peter Ranscombe and Ella Delancey Jones about the difference between copywriting and content writing, and how to flit between writing for the audience and writing for a client.
Guests
https://www.peter-ranscombe.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-ranscombe/
https://twitter.com/ellaluciewrites
https://linktr.ee/ellalucie
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-delancey-jones-a305514b/
Resources
https://www.airtasker.com/uk/
https://www.sianmeadeswilliams.com/freelance-writing-jobs
https://writeathome.beehiiv.com/
https://www.journalism.co.uk/vocational-skills-study/copywriting-a-course-for-freelance-journalists/s43/a554233/
Recommendations
https://twitter.com/marisajbate
https://daily.sevenfifty.com/the-10-best-non-alcoholic-drinks-according-to-retailers/

Welcome to series 13! This season we discuss how to diversify your income stream when working as a freelance journalist. The first episode delves into the world of lecturing and how to break into it. We share tips and experiences with entertainment journalist Jamie Body and lifestyle writer Beth Neil who both teach at a number of universities.
The guests
Jamie Body https://www.jamiebody.com/
https://twitter.com/bodyjamie
Beth Neil https://muckrack.com/beth-neil
https://twitter.com/bethneil
Resources
FFJ Video tutorial on breaking into lecturing https://payhip.com/b/7ESqC
Recommendations
Holly Geraghty: https://www.huckmag.com/article/the-gaza-breakdancing-crew-helping-children-escape-the-trauma-of-war
Eimear O'Hagan https://muckrack.com/eimear-ohagan