The Second Source @the2ndsource

An alternative network for women and non-binary journalists. Reach us at [email protected] London, England Joined November 2017

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Karin Goodwin @Karin_Goodwin

3 years ago

@the2ndsource My goodness - where to start? Recent rejections include: “this pitch just isn’t as strong as you think it is” and “it’s a bit cringey and naive”. 😅🤣 What I learned? You can’t please ‘em all. Shrug it off and keep digging deeper.

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Sean Williams @swilliamsjourno

3 years ago

@the2ndsource Omg where to start. If you’re a professional writer it’s precisely *because* you’ve learned to cope with rejection; roll with the punches. I know a lot of incredible writers with bylines at the very top and this applies to 100% of them.

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Alasdair Clark @alasdair_clark

3 years ago

@the2ndsource Not a specific story, but never forget that the “rejection” means much more to you than it does the editor. Its not personal, on another day you might have got the job. So don’t let it stop you going back with more ideas.

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Jasmine Andersson @the__chez

3 years ago

@the2ndsource It took me years to get a reply to my pitches. I remember pitching an editor I'd finally made contact with at my fave paper. They replied: 'Jasmine, I like your ideas, but this is just a stream of consciousness.' It still makes me cringe now - but I'm glad they said it

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Jasmine Andersson @the__chez

3 years ago

There's a pervasive idea that decent journalists never get their pitches rejected, turned down for jobs, etc... it's a load of crap! Can you reply to this @the2ndsource tweet with your rejection stories to i) help new entrants and ii) create more transparency in our industry?

The Second Source @the2ndsource

3 years ago

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Christopher Phin (has left the Nazi bar) @chrisphin

3 years ago

@the2ndsource I laugh now about a phone call I took from a group editor once. “[Magazine] is going to need a new editor soon, and we wondered if YOU… …could recommend anyone for the role.” There have been plenty more more classic rejections in my career, but this implied one? 😘👌

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Louise Ridley @LouiseRidley

3 years ago

@the2ndsource And - even more of a happy ending - ended up doing that job at the first company a few years later, using almost exactly the same pitch that I had put together in the past. So I don’t regret it all - you’ve got to go for what you want.

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Louise Ridley @LouiseRidley

3 years ago

@the2ndsource BUT I also learnt by pitching it that that role was what I wanted to do, and there seemed no chance of the company supporting me doing that any time soon. So I got another job - the same one I’d pitched - at another company!

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Louise Ridley @LouiseRidley

3 years ago

@the2ndsource I was flatly rejected and learned that it was a bad approach to suddenly ambush them with a detailed pitch they weren’t expecting (I rocked up to an annual review with a full job description and should have had a more casual conversation).

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Louise Ridley @LouiseRidley

3 years ago

@the2ndsource I pitched for a more senior job that I wanted - that didn’t exist yet - at a company I was already working at.

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The Second Source @the2ndsource

3 years ago

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Louise Ridley @LouiseRidley

3 years ago

We're organising an event from @the2ndsource after being quiet for a while and there are few subjects more important than this one. Journalists, male and female, please share and attend 🚨🚨🚨

The Second Source @the2ndsource

3 years ago

We're organising an event from @the2ndsource after being quiet for a while and there are few subjects more important than this one. Journalists, male and female, please share and attend 🚨🚨🚨