You want to take flight as a freelance science journalist in Southeast Asia? It's a testing but rewarding venture. My advice is to start small and aim big. Come listen and take your pick of the strategies and suggestions dished out by science journalists Dyna Rochmyaningsih and Sandy Ong. Detailed notes and goodies at https://scienceilluminates.com/monsoon/ . Write to [email protected]

(Show recorded on 2 Feb 2021. Episode cover photo by  Denny Aulia on Unsplash)

Resources mentioned

1. Pitch database at The Open Notebook. Over 200 successful pitches here; you can add yours too.
2. Robin Lloyd's mega-list of outlets that accept pitches from journalists. A rich hunting ground, updated periodically.
3. Science Journalism COOPeration project, or SjCoop. 
4. Some of the outlets mentioned: ENSIA, Hakai, Nature, Sapiens, SciDev.Net, Science,  Science News, The Scientist,  YaleE360