Breaking Into Travel Journalism: From Press Trips To Sustainability
Wed 26 Jul 2023 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM BST
Online, Zoom
Description
For many, travel journalism is the ultimate goal — a chance to explore the world, while getting paid to write or broadcast your adventure. But it can also feel like one of the most elusive and complex fields to break into. How can you find press trips? What are the best ways to minimise your impact on the environment? And how best to put respect at the heart of your stories?
Our sell-out workshop/Q&A with experienced travel journalist Karen Edwards returns and will run through:
- The basics of travel journalism,
- How to break into travel journalism and the key skills required,
- What makes a good piece of travel writing,
- How to get onto press trip lists and find stories,
- How to travel sustainably.
As with all our workshops, there will also be the chance to ask questions in advance and all attendees will receive a copy of the workshop to watch back.
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Meet The Speaker
Karen is a travel, lifestyle, and entertainment editor and writer with over 20 years of experience working for print and online publications. Her fourth book, The Responsible Traveller: A Practical Guide To Reducing Your Environmental & Social Impact, was published in July 2022.
Karen's travel features and reviews have been published in High Life (British Airways magazine), Time Out, Adventure.com, Grazia, Metro and The Telegraph among others, while one of her favourite pieces 'The Old Country' was featured in The Best British Travel Writing of the 21st Century. She has won a CLIA Media Award for Best ‘Off The Beaten Track’ feature in 2018 and is currently the Sustainability Editor at Wanderlust magazine
Types Of Ticket
Live Ticket: Select a live ticket if you'd like to watch the session live. You'll receive a Zoom link to join when you order. Don't worry if your plans change though – we will also send you a copy of the recording and session notes via email. This is normally 24-48 hours after the session to allow time for us to edit the recording.
Watch Back / Recorded: If you just want to watch back, please select recorded ticket. This allows us to keep a handle on numbers and make sure we have enough seats around our virtual table. Again, no worries if you change your mind, you will still be sent the Zoom link, so no need to let us know if your plans change. You will typically be sent the recording 24-48 hours after the live session, to give our team time to edit.