Press Insider

Press Insider is a new media industry podcast featuring key, influential editors on how to get that elusive yes to a pitch. If your ambition is to learn how to become a freelance writer and secure bylines at prestigious magazines and newspapers, then this show is for you. Not a writer? This podcast is also for people who want to know how to successfully pitch article ideas to journalists, or get media attention for a cause or business.  

In each episode you’ll hear from a different talented editor or journalist at titles like GQ, Conde Nast Traveller, Women’s Health and CNN to name just a few. They’ll share tangible, actionable takeaways on what makes a great story, and provide a list of topics and themes they actively want pitches about to get you started, PLUS guidance on when best to send your ideas so that they land. 

On top of that, each guest will share examples of story pitches they’ve loved, and divulge how the media landscape is changing, why this impacts what they commission, and what you can do to stay ahead of it. By the end of each episode listeners will know why editor's want what they want, what data sways them, and how to hone their ideas to reflect this. Basically, you’ll have all the intel that you need to succeed.