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Food Writing: Create a complete portfolio of food-related articles. Learn which magazines are easiest to break into and how to write pitches editors will love. Online class starts Nov. 30. learn more

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Course Location Start Date Instructor
FEATURED ON DEMAND
On-Camera Media Training: 6-Session Self-Paced Course
Polish your on-camera presence, prepare your message, and practice for your debut with our self-guided curriculum
ONLINE
$179
Self-Paced Course
NPR President and CEO Vivian Schiller: A New Strategy for a Media Powerhouse (Video)
The most important talk you'll hear this year on the future of the media
ONLINE
53 minutes
On Demand
Food Writing Boot Camp
Create a complete portfolio of food-related articles
ONLINE
8 weeks, $499
11/30/2009 Molly Watson
Blogging: Advanced
Make your blog search engine friendly -- and prosperous
ONLINE
4 weeks, $350
12/1/2009 Melanie Nayer
Grammar, Punctuation, and Meaning
Write better. Period.
ONLINE
4 weeks, $350
12/1/2009 Gaylord Fields
Writing and Editing for the Web Essentials
Make the move to online publications
New York, NY
3 hours, $65
12/2/2009 Tiffany Black
Breaking into Freelancing
Write for magazines, even if you don't have any clips
Los Angeles, CA
3 hours, $65
12/3/2009 Vince Beiser
Transition from Print to Online Magazine Writing
Learn how to become an online journalist
Los Angeles, CA
3 hours, $65
12/7/2009 Laurel House
Breaking Into Editorial Photography
How to get the best freelance photo jobs
New York, NY
3 hours, $65
12/7/2009 Stella Kramer
Intro to Multimedia Journalism
Create compelling interactive packages with photos, audio, and video
ONLINE
4 weeks, $350
12/7/2009 Darragh Worland
How to Make a Documentary Film on a Shoestring Budget
Cost-saving steps to get your film made
Los Angeles, CA
3 hours, $65
12/8/2009 Kevin Leadingham
Personal Essay Clinic: Advanced
Get your completed essay polished -- and published
New York, NY
4 hours, $125
12/8/2009 Paula Derrow
Intro to Copy Editing
Learn copy editing skills, master a copy test, and get freelance work as an editor
ONLINE
6 weeks, $425
12/8/2009 Rebecca Smith Hurd
InDesign for Writers and Editors
Become proficient in InDesign in just one weekend
New York, NY
2 days, $425
12/12/2009 Patricia Ryan
Breaking into Wine Writing
Turn a love of wine into a writing career
New York, NY
3 hours, $65
12/14/2009 Susannah Gold
Pitch Letter Essentials
Target, craft, and sell magazine stories through query letters
Los Angeles, CA
3 hours, $65
12/16/2009 Vince Beiser
Pitch Letter Essentials
Learn the secrets to irresistable query letters
New York, NY
3 hours, $65
12/16/2009 Betty Ming Liu
Feature Writing
Research, write, and sell narrative-driven features
ONLINE
4 weeks, $350
1/12/2010 Joe Pappalardo
Food Writing Boot Camp
Develop a porfolio of food pieces with the editor-in-chief of Fine Cooking
New York, NY
6 weeks, $425
1/13/2010 Laurie Buckle
Blogging
Build a brand, learn from your audience, and create a connection with readers
ONLINE
4 weeks, $350
1/13/2010 Melanie Nayer
Intro to Travel Writing
Travel the world -- and get paid for it
ONLINE
8 weeks, $499
1/13/2010 David Abel
Intro to TV News Reporting
Tape two professional news segments for a demo reel
New York, NY
4 weeks, $450
1/14/2010 Debra Alfarone
Advanced Copy Editing
The finer points of grammar and the larger issues of style
ONLINE
4 weeks, $350
1/14/2010 Cheryl Della Pietra
Copy Editing: One-Day Intensive
A full-day training session that will sharpen your copy editing skills
New York, NY
1 day, $349
1/15/2010 Cheryl Della Pietra
Intro to Copy Editing
Learn copy editing skills and get freelance work as an editor
New York, NY
4 weeks, $350
1/19/2010 Magdalena Alagna
Writing and Editing for the Web
Learn how to write knockout copy and launch a career in online content
ONLINE
4 weeks, $350
1/19/2010 Tiffany Black
How to Find Out Anything
Become an ace researcher and add a valuable skill to your resume
New York, NY
3 hours, $65
1/20/2010 Don MacLeod
The Whole Freelancer
Build a thriving career as a freelancer
ONLINE
4 weeks, $350
1/21/2010 Molly Knight Raskin
Copy Editing Essentials
Learn copy editing symbols, grammar basics, and how to get copy editing jobs
New York, NY
3 hours, $65
1/23/2010 Cheryl Della Pietra
Boot Camp for Journalists
Write and sell articles for print and online publications in our signature class
New York, NY
8 weeks, $499
1/25/2010 Julia Dahl
Intro to Travel Writing
Travel the world and get paid for it
New York, NY
8 weeks, $499
1/25/2010 AnneLise Sorensen
Screenwriting Workshop
How to turn any idea into a screenplay
New York, NY
4 hours, $125
1/25/2010 Edmund Lee
Stiletto Boot Camp
Write for the best-paying women's magazines
ONLINE
8 weeks, $499
1/25/2010 Cara Birnbaum
TV News Writing
Learn how to write newscasts and find work in television news
ONLINE
4 weeks, $350
1/25/2010 Wendy Gillette
Personal Essay Clinic: Writing About Family
Workshop your first person piece with an editor from Self
New York, NY
4 hours, $125
1/26/2010 Paula Derrow
Web 3.0 Conference
Semantic Web Strategies
New York, NY
$545
1/26/2010
Recipe Writing
Craft recipes for magazines and cookbooks
ONLINE
4 weeks, $350
1/26/2010 Anthony Hoy Fong
Personal Essay Writing
Personal essays are one of the best ways to break into top magazines
New York, NY
8 weeks, $499
1/27/2010 Steve Friedman
The Business of Freelancing
How to make money and be successful as a full-time freelancer
New York, NY
3 hours, $65
1/27/2010 Joel Keller
Intro to Magazine Writing
Write for the glossies
ONLINE
8 weeks, $499
1/27/2010 Kari Molvar
Advanced Travel Writing
With an editor from the Lonely Planet guidebooks
San Francisco, CA
5.5 hours, $125
1/30/2010 Jay Cooke
Personal Essay Workshop
Turn a personal experience into a story that will get published
New York, NY
4 hours, $125
2/1/2010 Maura Kelly
Travel Writing Boot Camp
Travel the world, and get paid for it
New York, NY
8 weeks, $499
2/2/2010 James Sturz
Reinventing Print Content for the Web
Create interactive sites that keep readers coming back
ONLINE
6 weeks, $425
2/2/2010 Steve Singer
Grammar, Punctuation, and Meaning
Write better. Period.
New York, NY
4 weeks, $350
2/4/2010 Magdalena Alagna
Food Writing: Intro
Eat, drink, and be published!
New York, NY
8 weeks, $499
2/9/2010 Andrea Strong
From Essay to Memoir
Build your memoir from a single pivotal moment
ONLINE
8 weeks, $499
2/9/2010 Abby Sher
Health and Medical Writing
Understand and write about medical studies
ONLINE
8 weeks, $499
2/10/2010 Mary Pinkowish
Intro to Magazine Writing
Write for the glossies
New York, NY
8 weeks, $499
2/11/2010 Lauren Waterman
Writing about Parenting
Turn your parenting experiences into published pieces
ONLINE
4 weeks, $350
2/11/2010 Meagan Francis
Research and Reporting
Gather solid information for journalism, television, nonfiction, and fiction stories
ONLINE
4 weeks, $350
2/17/2010 Jon Leiberman
From Essay to Memoir
Build your memoir from a series of linked essays
New York, NY
8 weeks, $499
2/22/2010 Andrew Craft
Interviewing Techniques for Journalists
How to ask the questions -- and get the answers
New York, NY
4 hours, $125
2/25/2010 Betty Ming Liu
10 Public Speaking Tips with Joel Schwartzberg (Video)
Prep for your next speech, meeting, or interview with help from our expert public speaking coach.
ONLINE
TBD
5 Acrobat Survival Tricks (Video)
Geoff Blake addresses five common problems faced by Acrobat users. His step-by-step fixes include inserting and managing headers and footers, adding header rules and other page components, replacing graphics, and editing text.
ONLINE
TBD
Ask Laurel: How Can I Go from Model to Model Journalist? (Video)
Mediabistro.com founder Laurel Touby's advice on how to launch a media career when you don't have time for an internship.
ONLINE
16 minutes
TBD
Breaking Into Magazines (Video)
To find your way in this business, make a niche for yourself. We’ll give you the scoop on how to succeed.
ONLINE
6 minutes
TBD
Breaking Into Newspapers (Video)
The paper biz is changing—learn about how you can create a niche and prove yourself
ONLINE
8 minutes
TBD
Breaking into Sports Journalism (Video)
A panel discussion about covering sports for TV, newspapers, magazines, and blogs
ONLINE
1.5 hours
TBD Alison Overholt
Building a Media Business Through User Content and Engagement (Video)
Readers want engaging content. Advertisers invest in relationships. Kate Thorp explains how she has built a highly successful community based on these principles, in her talk at Mediabistro's UGCX conference.
ONLINE
TBD
Coup de Reportage (Video)
How to manage and engage media in the age of conversation
ONLINE
20 minutes
TBD
Direct Access: Ben Ifeld on Citizen Journalism (Video)
Our exclusive interview with a hyper-local specialist
ONLINE
TBD
Direct Access: Chris Tolles on New Directions for Writers (Video)
Our exclusive interview with a new media expert
ONLINE
TBD
Editors on Truth Serum (Video)
Editors at leading publications discuss the new rules of success in print and online
ONLINE
57 minutes
TBD
Evolution of Journalism (Video)
An open discussion about the changing business models, innovation, and power of community that are changing journalism.
ONLINE
84 minutes
TBD
Fact-Checking (Video)
How to work with writers and editors, mark up copy, and track down information and sources
ONLINE
18 minutes
TBD Katherine Wessling
From Blogger to Author: How Bloggers Get Book Deals, and What This Means for Publishing (Video)
How bloggers get book deals and what this means for publishing
ONLINE
1 hour
TBD
Get a New Job: Pass the Edit Test (Video)
This post-interview opportunity can get you the position of your dreams.
ONLINE
13:25 minutes
TBD
Get Hyper-Local: Building Community City by City (Video)
In this UGCX panel, leaders in local explain changes in the journalistic landscape that affect both content and advertising
ONLINE
TBD
Get the Gig: Clips That Work (Video)
Your previous publications can help you score your next job or assignment.
ONLINE
20 minutes
TBD
Get the Gig: Perfecting Your Pitch (Video)
The right query letter will help you get your next assignment.
ONLINE
15 minutes
TBD
How to Edit a Recipe (Video)
You can learn some of the fundamentals of food editing in about 15 minutes—dig in!
ONLINE
18 minutes
TBD
How to Search Google Like a Pro (Video)
Research experts share search tips that will save time and get the results you want
ONLINE
24 minutes
TBD
How to Start a Blog (Video)
Blogging nuts-and-bolts for people, products, and companies
ONLINE
15 mins.
TBD David White
How to Write an Arts and Culture Review (Video)
Get started writing about music, film, books, theater or any other arts and culture topic
ONLINE
15 mins.
TBD Manoush Zomorodi
Illustrator Time Savers: Adding Dimensionality with 3D Effects (Video)
Claudia McCue looks at some key applications in Adobe Illustrator which can add dimensionality to shapes.
ONLINE
TBD
Land Your First Editorial Job (Video)
A panel discussion featuring top magazine editors and writers
ONLINE
1 hour, 30 minutes
TBD
Mediabistro Circus: Interactive Newsroom–The New York Times (Video)
A combination of risk-taking and innovative thinking has made the Times a leader in interactive multimedia reporting.
ONLINE
58 minutes
TBD
Mediabistro Circus: New Business Models for Media (Video)
New media entrepreneurs share their secrets and answer questions from the audience.
ONLINE
55 minutes
TBD
Mediabistro Circus: New World Intimacy-- Social Media and Twitter (Video)
Deep engagement with readers is the new model for media success, says John A. Byrne of BusinessWeek.
ONLINE
30 minutes
TBD
Mediabistro Circus: Relevance and Influence: Can Data Bring You Closer to Your Audience? (Video)
Our panel of experts takes on key issues in online advertising, including search, infrastructure, and how to grab eyeballs.
ONLINE
52 minutes
TBD
NPR President and CEO Vivian Schiller: A New Strategy for a Media Powerhouse (Video)
The most important talk you'll hear this year. Vivian Schiller, President and CEO of NPR, shares her thoughts on new initiatives.
ONLINE
TBD
PDF-Based Forms 101 (Video)
Interactive PDF-based forms are a convenient eco-friendly alternative to paper-intensive info-gathering. Rita Amladi shows you how to make wholly intuitive, easily distributed forms, either from scratch or based on pre-existing elements.
ONLINE
TBD
Pitch Slam 1-on-1: Best Life (Video)
Best Life editor-in-chief Stephen Perrine evaluates story ideas from four writers who pitch him live and in person
ONLINE
36 mins.
TBD
Pitch Slam 1-on-1: Blender (Video)
Our hopeful writers pitch features to editor-in-chief Craig Marks of Blender, which covers a huge variety of popular music -- and that's all.
ONLINE
20 mins.
TBD
Pitch Slam 1-on-1: Cookie (Video)
Cookie editor-in-chief Pilar Guzmán likes two out of three of our writer's pitches—but which ones?
ONLINE
27 mins.
TBD
Pitch Slam 1-on-1: Esquire (Video)
Esquire articles editor David Katz meets with four writers who want to break into the award-winning magazine
ONLINE
36 mins.
TBD
Pitch Slam 1-on-1: Food & Wine (Video)
Food & Wine editor-in-chief Dana Cowin meets four writers and hopes to hear adventurous ideas
ONLINE
28 mins.
TBD
Pitch Slam 1-on-1: Ladies' Home Journal (Video)
Writers looking for a big audience pitch Ladies Home Journal editor-in-chief Diane Salvatore
ONLINE
36 mins.
TBD
Pitch Slam 1-on-1: Latina (Video)
Watch 3 writers pitch and find out how to score a feature or front-of-the book piece
ONLINE
22 mins.
TBD
Pitch Slam 1-on-1: OK! (Video)
Writers pitch OK! editor-in-chief Sarah Ivens live and in person
ONLINE
22 mins.
TBD
Pitch Slam 1-on-1: Prevention (Video)
Prevention Executive Editor Courtenay Smith is looking for smart, science-based pieces with personality. Can these three writers deliver?
ONLINE
23 mins.
TBD
Pitch Slam 1-on-1: Redbook (Video)
Redbook editor-in-chief Stacy Morrison takes pitches from four writers, live and in person
ONLINE
20 mins.
TBD
Pitch Slam 1-on-1: Tango (Video)
Can three freelancers sell story ideas to Tango's editor-in-chief?
ONLINE
36 mins.
TBD
Producing Online Entertainment Content (Video)
Content creators and business people come together to discuss the present and future of online video
ONLINE
82 minutes
TBD David White
Publishing: From Print to Digital (Video)
Because now magazine publishing also means producing user-generated content, video, podcasts, and blogs
ONLINE
1 hour, 11 minutes
TBD
Roger Black: Making the Web Work in 2007 (Video)
The legendary designer and web guru shares inside info and hard-won lessons
ONLINE
1 hour
TBD Roger Black
Sree Sreenivasan: Blogs Every Media Professional Should Know (Video)
Find what you need on the Web without drowning in too much info
ONLINE
2 h 33 min.
TBD Sree Sreenivasan
Taking The New York Times Digital (Video)
Top editors at NYTimes.com reveal the inner workings of the news industry’s state-of-the-art multi-media operations
ONLINE
1 hour, 14 minutes
TBD
The Big Blog Picture: Tales from the Frontlines of Blogging (Video)
With Anil Dash and bloggers from Wired, Harvard Business Publishing, and BlogHer
ONLINE
1 hour, 24 minutes
TBD
The Future of Social Media with Chris Anderson (Video)
The editor of Wired explains how to create a social network that really works
ONLINE
55 minutes
TBD
The New Newsroom: Journalism From Hyper-Local to Global (Video)
News is changing quickly. Our experts from Mediabistro's UGCX Conference will fill you in on the latest.
ONLINE
TBD
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