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Freelancing for Journalists

Freelancing for Journalists

By: Lily Canter and Emma Wilkinson
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 Lifting the lid on freelance life. Experienced freelance journalists Lily Canter and Emma Wilkinson guide you through everything you need to know about working for yourself. From where to get work, to how to get paid and everything in between. Each episode features two guests who have made freelancing a success. From film reviewers, to travel writers to bitcoin experts and current affairs broadcasters. Packed with trade secrets, top tips and amusing anecdotes this is an unmissable How To guide for anyone interested in freelance journalism life. Contact us via email freelancingforjournalists@gmail.com or find us on Facebook and Twitter @freelancingfor @lilycanter @emmajourno. You can find out more about FFJ at our dedicated website here: https://freelancingforjournalists.com/ Love the podcast? Then why not buy us a virtual cuppa here: https://ko-fi.com/freelancingforjournalists Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter to get all the latest podcast news plus additional resources: https://tinyurl.com/y6j7kx7d For the full Freelancing for Journalists experience you can purchase our book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Freelancing-Journalists-Media-Skills-Canter/dp/0367135558 You can also sign up to our freelancing course here: https://www.journalism.co.uk/vocational-skills-study/freelance-journalism-online-course/s43/a750959/ And check out our webinar training series here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/freelancingforjournalists We also offer a range of bespoke training packages under the Freelancing for Journalists brand. Email us for details.Copyright 2025 Lily Canter and Emma Wilkinson Career Success Economics Personal Development Personal Success
Episodes
  • Best News & Opinion Journalist Hannah Fearn

    Best News & Opinion Journalist Hannah Fearn
    Dec 17 2025

    On the podcast today we talk to the first of our Freelance Journalism Awards winners from 2025. Hannah Fearn won Best News Story and Best Opinion Writer for her work on social affairs. In this episode she talks about how she investigated a report from inside a children's prison. She also shares her invaluable tips on how to pitch to opinion desks.

    Guest

    Hannah Fearn https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahfearn/

    Bluesky @hannahfearn.bsky.social

    Resources

    Hannah’s powerful story on lockdown in child prisons stood out for its impact and writing

    Hannah’s columns on social affairs were called “well-researched and passionately argued”

    Freelance rights guide https://www.womeninjournalism.co.uk/guidelines/oldo7g1jr7say9zn95edt9agt3kviw

    Inside Housing https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/

    Health Service Journal https://www.hsj.co.uk/
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    35 mins
  • Interview with a book publisher

    Interview with a book publisher
    Oct 29 2025

    In this special bonus episode we chat to Martin Hickman the director of Canbury Press. The independent publisher specialises in working with journalists and publishes a range of non-fiction books. Canbury Press championed Ultra Women: The Trailblazers Defying Sexism in Sport - the book written by podcast hosts Lily Canter and Emma Wilkinson. In this episode Martin shares trade secrets on how to impress a publisher and what he is looking for from journalists.

    Resources

    Canbury Press

    Tik Took Boom! by Chris Stokel-Walker

    Ultra Women by Lily Canter and Emma Wilkinson
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    34 mins
  • Using AI

    Using AI
    Oct 22 2025

    In the podcast today we dig into the hot topic of using AI as a journalist. We have expert advice from AI Media trainer Harriet Meyer and award-winning freelance health journalist Rosie Taylor. We talk about AI generated content, whether the robots are coming to take our jobs and how to use AI to your advantage. It's a meaty episode!

    Guests

    Harriet Meyer https://www.linkedin.com/in/harriet-meyer-63508b40/

    AI for Media newsletter https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/ai-for-media-7304783376857587712/

    Rosie Taylor https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosietaylor/

    Get Featured Substack https://rosietaylor.substack.com/

    Resources

    ChatGPT

    Otter.ai

    Perplexity

    Claude

    Notebook LM

    Google Gemini

    Fathom

    AI for Media course with Harriet Meyer https://www.harrietmeyer.com/ai-courses/

    Recommendations

    https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/virtual-reality-the-widely-quoted-media-experts-who-are-not-what-they-seem/

    Adele Waters award-winning freelance journalist
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    53 mins
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