How do you pitch an idea for a story to an editor, a chief of staff or even to the person you want to interview for the story?

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What’s the best way to prepare a pitch? How much should you know about the story before you make your pitch? And how do you find out who the best person at a media organization is to hear that pitch?

Come along to this Edit event and hear from those who have delivered the pitches and received a few of them as well.

Here’s a unique opportunity to get the low down on a key skill for budding journalists and writers.

About our industry guests

Peter Hanlon has been a journalist for nearly 40 years, and his freelance career since 2016 has included ghost-writing footballers’ autobiographies and writing for publications ranging from The Saturday Paper to Company Director magazine.

Amy Hetherington was editor of The Big Issue for nine years, receiving hundreds of pitches from keen writers and observers.

Anthony Templeton is the editor of V Weekend magazine and Chief of Staff at the Herald Sun. He has extensive experience in the Australian media and as a public relations professional, including on political campaigns.

Moderated by Brendan Kearns, Herald Sun journalist.

Details

Date & Time
Wednesday 4 March 2026
6pm for 6.30pm – 7.30pm
RSVP: COB Tuesday 3 March

Location
SYN Radio
RMIT University City Campus
Building 12, Level 3, Room 97/402 Swanston Street
Melbourne

This event is supported by Guardian Australia

The Edit is the Melbourne Press Club’s event series for young and early career journalists.