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Join Britt Klontz & Hannah Smith in conversation with Freelance Journalist Surena Chande on Tuesday February 20th, 2024 at 5pm (UK time).
Have you got a burning question you’d love to ask a journalist? Here’s your chance!
Britt Klontz and Hannah Smith will be quizzing Freelance Journalist Surena Chande about a range of topics, live on Zoom, before opening up questions to the audience.
We’ll be covering things like:
- What a day in the life of a journalist is really like
- What makes a “good” story from a journalists perspective
- What to include (and what not to include) in your pitches
- How to craft expert commentary
- & a whole lot more!
Sounds good, huh? Join us on Tuesday February 20th, 2024 at 5pm (UK time).
Meet our Guest Journalist
Surena Chande
Freelance Journalist & Copywriter
Surena Chande is a freelance Journalist and Copywriter with over 11 years of experience.
She was the SEO Editor at the Mirror and Daily Star, and has also worked for OK!, Reach PLC regional titles, and has bylines on the Evening Standard, Metro.co.uk, and many other international publications. Most recently, she worked as a Copywriter at British Airways.
In addition to this, she has also worked as an agency-side PR at Verve Search, and Re:signal, conceiving campaigns and landing linked coverage for a range of clients including ASICS, GoCompare, Tide, BuzzBingo, and more – so she understands better than most the pressures that both PRs and journalists face!
Meet your Hosts
Britt Klontz
Founder, Vada Communications
Britt is a PR and Content Marketing Consultant with over a decade of agency experience. Before starting her own consultancy, Britt worked at Distilled and helped businesses of all sizes produce award-winning campaigns and coordinate PR strategies to ensure they reached the right audiences online.
Whilst at Distilled, Britt noticed a trend had emerged: clients had their own internal PR teams and were seeking personalised guidance. This realisation prompted Britt to design tailored courses, spearheading a transformative service. She embraced ownership of this initiative, launching her career as a consultant coaching brands in the realm of digital PR.
Today, her focus is strategic digital PR which enhances her client’s visibility and that of their businesses.
Hannah Smith
Founder, Worderist.com
Over a five and half year period at Distilled, Hannah Smith was part of the creative team which delivered over 14,000 pieces of linked coverage. Then, for close to three years, she led the creative and PR team at Verve Search, where she was responsible for launching more than 150 Digital PR campaigns which generated over 8,250 pieces of linked coverage.
Her creative work has won multiple awards, and she’s worked with a vast array of companies including the BBC, Dyson, Expedia, GoCompare, MailChimp, Podio, and Zoopla.
FAQ
How do I join this session?
How do I join this session?
Just register via Eventbrite (it’s free!), and the Zoom link will be emailed directly to you.
I can’t attend the live session, will a recording be made available?
I can’t attend the live session, will a recording be made available?
Sure thing! Register via Eventbrite and we’ll send the recording over to you.
How do I contact you?
How do I contact you?
Email me – hannah@worderist.com
