Pitching an Agent: Literary agents tell you what kind of manuscripts they're looking for.

Pitching An Agent: 'Looking For Exceptional Voices'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 BloggersPR, Perfected: Pitching Bloggers
Our 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: 05.02.08
TV Guide's Bleak Tomorrow
May 2, 2008

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Party Photos: Snapshots from our famous cocktail parties

Party Photos!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: <i>Hallmark Magazine</I>How to Pitch: Hallmark Magazine
Editors 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 <i>National Geographic</i>?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 GigGet A Guest Blogging Gig
Networking 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 Off
Get 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 BloggingWhat To Charge: Guest Blogging
A 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 Promotemb Manage: To Promote or Not to Promote
Industry 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: <I>Pregnancy</I>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.
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: <I>Prevention</I>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.
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 BookBook Keeping: Journo 'Light Years More Proud' of New Book
An 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'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 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 HorseSalesRants XX: The Acne Horse
In 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.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: <i>A Death in Belmont</i>Excerpt: A Death in Belmont
By Sebastian Junger, June 27, 2006

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