Pitching an Agent: Literary agents tell you what kind of manuscripts they're looking for.
Pitching An Agent: 'Looking For Exceptional Voices'This team of agents will take on your fiction and nonfiction, at any stage in your career.
By Rachel Kramer Bussel, May 6, 2008
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Features: Our original reporting
PR, Perfected: Pitching BloggersOur expert helps you break your client into the brave new world of the blogosphere.
By Natalie Bovis Nelsen, May 5, 2008
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Departments: Recurring mb features
Revolving Door Newsletter: 05.02.08TV Guide's Bleak Tomorrow
May 2, 2008
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Party Photos: Snapshots from our famous cocktail parties
Party Photos!The Film and Media Party in San Francisco
May 2, 2008
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How to Pitch: Your tip sheets, straight from the editors
How to Pitch: Hallmark MagazineEditors at this glossy with a long history seek pitches with "connection" to family, friends, neighborhoods, and beyond.
By Kristine Hansen, May 2, 2008
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Interviews: mb conversations with media-world notables
Ellies 2008: So What Do You Do, Chris Johns, Editor-in-Chief of National Geographic?This photographer-turned-EIC explains how his publication's harnessed user-generated content and the Web.
By Stephanie Murg, April 30, 2008
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Hey, How'd You Do That?
Ellies 2008: Hey, How'd You Report An Award-Nominated Article, Peter Hessler?In the running for a National Magazine Award, a journalist describes spending 100 days reporting in China for National Geographic.
By Greg Lindsay, April 30, 2008
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How To: Things you need to know to do your work better.
Get A Guest Blogging GigNetworking on the net as a guest blogger can promote your work on a greater scale.
By Laura Palotie, April 21, 2008
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Transcripts: Catch up on our seminars, panel discussions, and special events
mb Seminar: Journalism Ethics, Online and OffGet tips from an industry expert on how to navigate situations that aren't black and white.
By Lynda Gorov, April 15, 2008
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What to Charge
What To Charge: Guest BloggingA guest blogging spot raises a writer's profile, increases his or her fanbase, and can help score assignments.
By Laura Palotie, April 7, 2008
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mbManage: Exploring workplace issues for media industry professionals
mb Manage: To Promote or Not to PromoteIndustry vets discuss mastering the fine art of asking for a promotion.
By Maya Avrasin, March 10, 2008
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Pitches That Worked: The inside story on getting an assignment
Pitches That Worked: PregnancyOne pitch scored a new writer a byline and led to four more assignments. We break down her query and highlight what worked.
By Noah Davis, February 27, 2008
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Video: Watch writers pitch editors, see industry experts and events
Video Pitch Slam 1-on-1: PreventionWatch aspiring Prevention writers pitch the executive editor, who breaks down what you can learn from their attempts.
By Noah Davis, February 25, 2008
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Book Keeping: The business of books, straight from authors
Book Keeping: Journo 'Light Years More Proud' of New BookAn award-winning sportswriter and essayist on transforming long-form articles into books.
By Noah Davis, October 15, 2007
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From the Editors: Book editors offer a look inside the publishing house
From the Editors: Into Projects 'On The Edge''I adore narrative nonfiction,' says this hands-on editor eager to add female thriller writers to her wide-ranging list.
By Rachel Kramer Bussel, May 30, 2007
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Essays: First-person reflections on life in the media business
The Last Magazine?The mag trade relies on 'an ancient and atrophied business model,' opines this industry expert, 'and we need a new model to breathe life into its ink-clogged corpuscles.'
By Bo Sacks, March 23, 2007
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SalesRants: Our ad guy on the inside reveals what really goes on in media sales
SalesRants XX: The Acne HorseIn sales, determination and grit outweigh shining personalities. Secret Sales Guy explains all.
By Anonymous, November 16, 2006
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HR Qs: A look inside major media companies' human-resources departments.
HRQs: Community Connect, Inc.Powering ethnic social networking Web sites, this company prizes diversity and seeks hires to further its team efforts.
By Rebecca L. Fox, August 22, 2006
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Books: Excerpts from books about the media business and interviews with authors
Excerpt: A Death in BelmontBy Sebastian Junger, June 27, 2006
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