Hosted by Kelly Bowerbank · 🇺🇸 US · EN-GB · 11 episodes
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Press Insider is a new media industry podcast featuring key, influential editors on how to get that elusive yes to a pitch. If your ambition is to learn how to become a freelance writer and secure bylines at prestigious magazines and newspapers, then this show is for you. Not a writer? This podcast is also for people who want to know how to successfully pitch article ideas to journalists, or get media attention for a cause or business. In each episode you’ll hear from a different talented editor or journalist at titles like GQ, Conde Nast Traveller, Women’s Health and CNN to name just a few. They’ll share tangible, actionable takeaways on what makes a great story, and provide a list of topics and themes they actively want pitches about to get you started, PLUS guidance on when best to send your ideas so that they land. On top of that, each guest will share examples of story pitches they’ve loved, and divulge how the media landscap
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Charlotte Gunn is the Director of Digital Content at Wallpaper*. She’s also the founder and editorial director of indie music title The Forty Five, an online publication dedicated to amplifying female and non-binary arti
Laura Silver was the Editor of PoliticsHome when this interview was recorded. At times Laura can be quietly spoken, but everything she says is worth hearing. She’s an all-round impressive person, but I asked her to be a
Lindsey Davis is Content Director of Homes Ecommerce at Future Publishing. Her remit includes some of the UK’s top interior brands: Ideal Home, Homes & Gardens, Livingetc, Homebuilding & Renovating, and Real Homes. Linds
Meena Alexander was the Associate Editor at Stylist magazine when this episode was recorded. She has since gone freelance, but if you want to pitch to Stylist, her advice stands because she knows the brand inside and out
Sam Parker is the Site Director at GQ. He’s been there since 2022, but has worked in content for over 15 years for brands you’ll know: Esquire, Buzzfeed, Huffpost and Penguin Random House. He’s a fascinating person to li
Claudia Canavan was the Health & Wellness Director at Hearst UK when this episode was recorded. She oversaw the content and editorial strategy across several of the publisher’s flagship magazines, including Women's Healt
Fiona Sinclair Scott, the Global Editor of CNN Style, is this week’s guest. She’s been steering CNN’s international style coverage for over 10 years, and is candid about how challenging journalism is these days. Refreshi
Tom Howard, Head of Editorial at the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society), is the award-winning editor in this episode. He oversees the UK’s biggest garden magazine, as well as all the RHS’s other print and digital titles.
Hattie Brett, Editor-in-Chief of Grazia magazine, is a powerhouse in British women’s media. She’s one of the most influential editors in the business and in this season opener she discusses her career in journalism and t
Sarah Allard, Digital Director of Condé Nast Traveller UK, is this episode’s guest. Sarah makes no secret of her media success: she’s a total data nut with exceptional SEO skills. She follows the numbers, she’s methodica
Press Insider is a podcast by Kelly Bowerbank, an editor with over 16 years experience in lifestyle journalism, that goes behind-the-scenes with talented staff at magazines and newspapers. They talk about the changing me
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Press Insider is hosted by Kelly Bowerbank. The show is categorised under business and has published 11 episodes.
Press Insider has published 11 episodes.
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Episodes of Press Insider average 77 minutes, giving guests a long-form format with plenty of time to expand on their expertise.
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