Anna Medaris
Health and Lifestyle Journalist at Freelance
Freelance health & lifestyle journalist. Seen in @WashingtonPost @cosmopolitan @thisisinsider @womenshealthmag. Novice triathlete, expert #beer enthusiast.
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2 weeks ago |
womenshealthmag.com | Anna Medaris
The year is 2045. Perhaps that makes you middle-aged, but people aren’t calling it that anymore. Maybe we’re measuring age internally—assessing your biological age based on the vitality of your cells, for example, not the number of candles on your birthday cake. Or we’re gauging age by healthspan (years feeling fully alive), not lifespan (years being alive).
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Anna Medaris
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."The year is 2045. Perhaps that makes you middle-aged, but people aren’t calling it that anymore. Maybe we’re measuring age internally—assessing your biological age based on the vitality of your cells, for example, not the number of candles on your birthday cake. Or we’re gauging age by healthspan (years feeling fully alive), not lifespan (years being alive).
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4 weeks ago |
healthjournalism.org | Anna Medaris
AHCJ’s Freelance Directory is a key perk of membership for freelancers. The public-facing database allows editors to search for health journalists who could be a good fit for their projects. For example, maybe an editor is looking for someone with expertise in mental health who’s a “professional” member, or someone whose full-time gig is journalism as opposed to public relations or copywriting for brands.
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1 month ago |
healthjournalism.org | Anna Medaris
If you’re a health journalist who has recently been laid off or bought out, you might feel lost, discouraged, angry or scared. Even if you’re gainfully employed as a staffer or freelancer, you probably experience waves of uncertainty about the profession and your place in it from time to time.
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1 month ago |
healthjournalism.org | Anna Medaris
When I started freelancing full-time in 2023, it didn’t occur to me to negotiate deadlines or fees. I failed to build flexibility into my schedule for editing. (Once, editors from three different publications all sent me edits on the same day, even though I’d filed the original stories across the span of five weeks.) I missed the boat on filing for unemployment, and I still don’t have the dialed-in yet luxurious routine I’d fantasized about. No calls on Mondays? Not happening (yet).
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📣1 week from tomorrow📣 I'm moderating this *stacked* @AHCJ panel featuring @RebeccaAguilar @LizSzabo @melissadahl @ZTracer & Chandra Turner. If you recently lost your #journalism job (or are realistic enough to know you could), this is for you! #layoffs https://t.co/6AVamvAyM0 https://t.co/vFzut5DxWq
