WEBINAR: Friday, December 12, 2025 at 9am PT / 12pm ET
IIJ Presents
Build Stable Revenue with Journalism Adjacent Gigs
As journalists, we possess a wealth of transferable skills that are in demand outside of the news world. In this webinar, meet a panel of professionals working in a variety of communications roles, who can provide practical guidance on finding clients in these spaces.
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Key Takeaways
- How to position your journalism experience to attract communications clients
- How to connect with clients in the communications space while avoiding conflicts of interest
- How to negotiate for fair pay and contract terms when accepting communications work
About this panel
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Full date: Friday, January 17th.
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9am PT / 12pm ET
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Virtual
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75 minutes
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Free
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Recorded
As journalists, we possess a wealth of transferable skills that are in demand outside of the news world. In this webinar, meet a panel of professionals working in a variety of communications roles, who can provide practical guidance on finding clients in these spaces. Learn how to break in, determine your rates and protect yourself from conflicts of interest. Leave with fresh contacts for flexing your freelancing in new directions.
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Meet the Panelist
Katherine Reynolds Lewis
founder of the Institute for Independent Journalists
Katherine is a science journalist and author based in the Washington, D.C. area who writes about education, equity, mental health, parenting, journalism, and social justice for publications including The Atlantic, The New York Times, Nieman Reports, Parents, and The Washington Post. Her 2018 book The Good News About Bad Behavior grew out of Mother Jones’ most-read article. A biracial woman (Asian American and White), she previously worked as a national correspondent for Newhouse News Service and Bloomberg News.
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The Institute for Independent Journalists
The Institute for Independent Journalists is an education, professional development, and mutual support organization for independent journalists, focusing on Black, Indigenous and people of color. Our mission is financial and emotional sustainability for independent journalists of color, through community learning, innovation and advocacy.
Our mission is to ensure financial and emotional sustainability for independent journalists of color, by:
Connecting freelancers for learning, collaboration and mutual support in a space that centers marginalized voices and facilitates authenticity and vulnerability.
Creating tools, services and shared wisdom for economic self-sufficiency and mental health, regardless of churn in journalism or who controls newsrooms.
Advocating for fair and equitable treatment of freelancers and best practices for ethical use of independent labor, throughout the media.
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