Season 1 · EP 6 · Society

Freelance journalism: ethics and editorial agenda

With Natalia Messer, freelance journalist. Making a living in journalism on your own terms: how you sell stories, what you get paid and where the ethical limits are without a salary behind you.

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No salary, no newsroom and the same responsibility. Natalia explains how a freelance career is built, how you pitch an outlet and which commissions you turn down even when you need the money.

What this episode covers

  • How you pitch a story and what makes an editor buy it
  • Real freelance journalism rates
  • The conflicts of interest nobody sees
  • How you sustain a career with no newsroom behind you

About the guest

Natalia Messer is freelance journalist. This conversation was recorded for season 1 of Otra Conversación and runs 1h 02m with no cuts and no closed script.

Season 1 Society 1h 02m