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How to Pitch: New York Look
A discerning eye or a special story can score you a byline in this post-Fashion Week mag.

How to Pitch: Outside's Go
An outgrowth of Outside, this men's travel mag seeks writers for features and front-of-book.

How to Pitch: MSN Channels Group
With a new focus on hiring freelancers, editors at this wide-ranging family of Web sites seek "voices that resonate with the user."

How to Pitch: Every Day With Rachael Ray
This food-filled lifestyle magazine wants fresh, quirky freelance ideas in tune with its outgoing EIC.

How to Pitch: WeightWatchers.com
This diet site devours double the freelance articles, since it tailors weight-loss advice to men and women separately.

How to Pitch: Penthouse
Known for its steamy Forum and menagerie of Pets, Penthouse also boasts numerous opportunities for freelancers who can target men beyond the lad-mag fray

How to Pitch: Nylon
The hip, fashion-minded title from the creators of Ray Gun seeks pitches of all kinds -- just no breast pumps.

How to Pitch: Diverse: Issues In Higher Education
Here's the recipe for penning a pitch that can "guarantee work" at this education mag.

How to Pitch: Women's Health
This twin sister to Men's Health is wide open to practical fitness stories.

How to Pitch: Essence
Bring editors a pitch with a news hook or trend and you'll bring home $2/ word from this book for African-American women.

How to Pitch: Angeleno
This monthly seeks freelancers with a finger on the pulse of Los Angeles-encompassing luxury.

How to Pitch: Maximum Fitness
From 300-word blurbs to regular columns, writing opportunities abound at this muscular mag.

How to Pitch: Bridal Guide
Features on wedding planning and the big day are sought by this mag for brides who don't want to break the bank.

How to Pitch: The American Scholar
A tightly-written pitch with a unique take on current controversies will get you into this scholarly journal.

How to Pitch: Worth
Pitch your way from FOB items to features on "the problems and opportunities that arise because of wealth" for this moneyed monthly.

How to Pitch: O, The Oprah Magazine
Freelancers with smart self-help stories of personal growth can get a toe in the door.

How to Pitch: Los Angeles
Despite the Wilshire address pitches to this mag should focus on the news and trends that make the L.A. what it is today.

How to Pitch: How
This book for the graphic design world offers freelance opportunities as deep as its industry cred.

How to Pitch: Giant
This reformed men's mag boasts an expanded focus and plenty of places to pitch.

How to Pitch: Prevention
At $2/word, this mag enlists writers with fresh takes on healthy living for passionate, engaged female readers

How to Pitch: Working Mother
Features are the best place to break into the mag for employed moms with too many tasks and not enough time.

How to Pitch: Complex
A survivor of the men's mag wars, the Marc Ecko production is turning its head towards bigger and better things -- like shoes, graffiti, and huge stars.

How to Pitch: Men's Journal
With 3/4 of the book freelance-written and pay up to $2/word, this monthly seeks rugged travel pieces and health insights.

How to Pitch: Fitness
From toned triceps to healthy lifestyles, this glossy wants your pitches that exercise a woman's "mind, body, and spirit."

How to Pitch: Columbia Journalism Review
Thoughts and ideas valued over a writer's experience at non-academic commentary pub.

How to Pitch: High Times
A good story idea -- or a great photo -- will find a home in the most famous magazine for savvy stoners.

How to Pitch: Skiing
Query this long-lead mag now so your stories reach young, hip skiers at the perfect point in the season.

How to Pitch: The Village Voice
Even with a new editor and a new owner, this infamous alt-weekly wants your reportage and features uncovering hidden worlds.

How to Pitch: Good Housekeeping
The wise eldest of the Seven Sisters is 80 percent freelance-written, so there's plenty of opportunity

So What Do You Do, Joe Posnanski, Sports Illustrated Senior Writer?
Recently installed at SI full-time, this prolific sports writer, columnist and author talks about his new position and the future of the newspaper industry.

So What Do You Do, Vice Editor-in-Chief Jesse Pearson?
This candid EIC pumps content into the mag's Internet TV network, lauds ad/edit transparency, and reveals why Vice is growing despite the downturn.

So What Do You Do, Sewell Chan, New York Times City Room Bureau Chief?
The City Room bureau chief reveals the key to driving Web traffic, describes how Twitter helps him disseminate news and gain readers, and discusses the Times' foray into citizen journalism.

So What Do You Do, Heather Hartle, Co-Founder/Creative Director, 7x7?
This self-starter dishes on revamping her mag for the Web and how community focus keeps her business competitive.

So What Do You Do, Jay Woodruff, EIC, Maxim Digital?
The lad mag editor weighs in on working with Kent Brownridge, the advantages of playing off a print brand, and why he wants to be more like Jon Stewart.

So What Do You Do, Steve Proctor, S.F. Chronicle Deputy Managing Editor?
The longtime print reporter discusses the difficult industry climate, how the Web influences his front page, and what it takes to keep readers coming back.

So What Do You Do, Lisa Belkin, New York Times Blogger/Writer?
This parenting writer and radio host shares her insights on blogging, journalism in the new media world, and the quest for work/life balance.

So What Do You Do, Chris Keyes, Editor, Outside?
This magazine editor discusses the launch of Outside TV, his strategy for building a robust brand, and skiing with staffers before work.

So What Do You Do, David Willey, ASME President/EIC, Runner's World?
Ahead of this weekend's American Magazine Conference, the Rodale exec and ASME leader reveals how he's enticing a new generation of editors without 'boiling everything down to the brand.'

So What Do You Do, Gary Smith, Sports Illustrated Senior Writer?
The SI storyteller discusses his new 'best of' book and the luxuries and challenges of a four-stories-per-year contract.

So What Do You Do, David Zinczenko, Editor-in-Chief, Men's Health?
The EIC discusses balancing his media diet, launching mags, and whether fit is still the new rich.

So What Do You Do, Arianna Huffington?
Huff Po's founder discusses bringing the site local, not speaking to the choir, and the $200 million valuation.

10 Years: So What Do You Do, Jude Tallichet?
The creator of our 10th anniversary awards details the state of affairs in the art world today.

So What Do You Do, Paul Hoffman, Author, ASME-Winning Writer
Discover's former EIC discusses his new book, his toughest job, and the world's most dangerous game.

Ellies 2007: So What Do You Do, Moisés Naím, Editor, Foreign Policy?
The "unquestionable fact that Americans are more focused on foreign policy" now drives this three-time Ellie nominee.

Ellies 2007: So What Do You Do, Jay Stowe, Editor, Cincinnati?
An Ellie contender on his penchant for vinyl, the path to Cincinnati, and how print and the Web can coexist.

OverTime Magazine Owes 'Considerably More Than $100,000'
Former OverTime freelancers claim they're owed thousands by the magazine. We investigate what went wrong.

J-School Confidential: A Professor's Perspective
A j-school prof. describes how his school's keeping up with the changing media landscape and peers into the future.

Tax Time Tips for Freelancers
A refund may be in the cards with these tips for freelancers on tackling your own taxes.

Book Keeping: Journo 'Light Years More Proud' of New Book
An award-winning sportswriter and essayist on transforming long-form articles into books.

Book Keeping: Researching Black Gold Helps Author Strike Publishing Gold
An author travels to Africa, spends six months researching, then, lives on $1.85 a day until his book puts him on C-SPAN

Pitches That Worked: Pregnancy
One pitch scored a new writer a byline and led to four more assignments. We break down her query and highlight what worked.

Video Pitch Slam 1-on-1: Prevention
Watch aspiring Prevention writers pitch the executive editor, who breaks down what you can learn from their attempts.

Hey, How'd You Build a Vibrant Digital Brand, Larry Burstein, Publisher, New York Media?
A publisher who's figured out the Web offers insights into making your investment pay off, with or without Lindsay Lohan.

Hey, How'd You Do Write That Investigative Biography, Steve Weinberg?
A working investigative reporter examines the history and legacy of one of the legends.

Hey, How'd You Blog Full-time and Write a Book, Will Leitch?
Find out how Will Leitch juggled full-time blogging for Gawker Media's Deadspin while writing his third book

Hey, How'd You Write That 15,000-Word Rolling Stone Article, Benjamin Wallace-Wells?
A Rolling Stone National Affairs scribe talks us through the writing of his massive drug policy opus.

Hey, How'd You Start a User-Generated Print Magazine, Paul Cloutier?
A magazine entrepreneur discusses his successful, sustainable model for launching print pubs.

Hey, How'd You Redesign BusinessWeek, Modernista?
The team behind BusinessWeek's recent redesign dish on how they got it right.

10 Years: Hey, How Do You Decide What We See in New York Each Week, Adam Moss?
Our 10th anniversary magazine honoree explains how he chooses what stories appear in the pages of his pub.

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The Best Mags On Twitter - Posted June 3, 2009
Paste magazine needs assurances that Twitter is more than just a waste of time, so its set about compiling top 10 lists of the best microbloggers out there. Yesterday, the magazine released its list of the top 10 magazines to follow on Twitter. Topping the list are Wired (@Wired) and Good... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 01.12.09 - Posted January 12, 2009
Good morning Washington. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of media Muesli after the jump...... [FishBowlDC]

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