
Member Benefits
● Discounts on ASME networking events and educational workshops● Opportunities to be matched with a senior-journalist mentor● Opportunity to receive feedback on resumes● Exclusive access to ASME NEXT LinkedIn group● Complimentary attendance at annual Summer and Holiday parties● Complimentary "bring a colleague" passes for annual Summer and Holiday parties● Discounted tickets to National Magazine Awards● Opportunity to attend members-only Happy Hour + Headshots event● Automatic subscription to monthly ASME NEXT events and job listings newsletter● Complimentary ASME NEXT merch
ASME NEXT is the leading organization for early-career print and digital journalists. Members are freelancers and editorial staffers with no more than seven years of industry experience with titles such as editorial assistant, assistant editor, associate editor, digital editor, social media editor, video producer and corresponding titles in design and photography departments. Candidates for membership must be employed by or associated with a magazine or website affiliated with ASME. ASME NEXT is governed by its own board of directors, overseen by the ASME board of directors and staff. ASME NEXT sponsors training programs specifically for early-career journalists, including the ASME NEXT Talks series with leading magazine journalists. Membership includes an exclusive opportunity to be matched with a senior-journalist mentor. Membership dues are $95 per year or $9 per month.

The Secrets of Great Reporting with Eric Boodman, National Science Correspondent, The New York Times, and Joy Shan, Features Editor, New York Magazine A discussion of the reporting process from the editor's and writer's perspectives
This session will cover: ● How does each imagine the reporting of a story before it begins in earnest? ● How does the editor work with writers to turn that into reality, and vice versa? ● What are the challenges that come up along the way and some tools to overcome them?
Wednesday, October 7, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. ET on Zoom ASME and ASME NEXT members: $20 | Nonmembers: $35 Deadline to Register: Friday, October 2. To register, click here
How to Structure and Sell Any Pitch with Rachel Epstein, Features Director, Men's Health and Women's Health Learn how to turn ideas into stories and get them published. Submit sample pitches for feedback during the session
This session will cover: ● How to find and develop stories ● How to work with writers to put together pitches ● What makes a good pitch
Tuesday, November 17, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. ET on Zoom ASME and ASME NEXT members: $20 | Nonmembers: $35 Deadline to Register: Friday, November 13. To register, click here
Upcoming Workshop Topics Include: How to Fact-Check | Are You Ready to Freelance? Packaging for Magazines and Websites How to Use Social Media for Scoops, Sources and More Income The Best SEO Tools for the GEO Era

Register now to attend ASME NEXT's November 4 virtual workshop for early-career editors. Working in small groups led by veteran editors, attendees learn how to turn unedited manuscripts into successful feature stories.
Group leaders include: Gazelle Emami, Editorial Director, New York Magazine Gideon Gil, Managing Editor, STAT Denise Wills, Editorial Director, The Atlantic Attendance is $35 for ASME NEXT members and $50 for nonmembers. To register, click here. Deadline to Register: Friday, October 30

Past Events
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 5+ Editing Skills to Master Now September 23, 2026
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ASME NEXT Summer Party June 3, 2026
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ASME NEXT After Work at New York April 21, 2026
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Happy Hour + Headshots March 11, 2026
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Art of Editing: The Feature Story November 19, 2025
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Art of Editing: The Feature Story September 30, 2025
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ASME NEXT Summer Party 2025 June 18, 2025
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ASME NEXT After Work at PS April 23, 2025
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ASME NEXT Holiday Party 2024 December 12, 2024
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ASME NEXT Magazine Workshop November 14-15, 2024
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Art of Editing: The Feature Story September 25, 2024
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ASME NEXT Summer Party 2024 June 12, 2024
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Art of Editing: The Feature Story April 17, 2024
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SEO: Essential Tools for 2024 November 8, 2023 |

ASME NEXT Magazine Symposium October 19-20, 2023
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ASME NEXT Summer Party June 14, 2023
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"A Hundred Other Girls," by Iman Hariri-Kia February 1, 2023
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"Taking a Long Look," by Vivian Gornick August 31, 2022
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ASME NEXT Digital Workshop May 11-12, 2022
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"Fake Accounts," by Lauren Oyler April 27, 2022
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Art of Editing: The Feature Story March 16, 2022
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ASME NEXT Panel: SEO February 9, 2022
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 "We Were Never Here," by Andrea Bartz January 26, 2022 |

 "Caste," by Isabel Wilkerson October 13, 2021
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ASME NEXT Panel: E-Commerce September 29, 2021 |

ASME NEXT Panel: Manage Your Career July 22, 2021 |


"Everybody (Else) Is Perfect," by Gabrielle Korn June 23, 2021
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ASME NEXT Talks With Rebecca Traister June 16, 2021 |
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ASME NEXT Book Club: "Trick Mirror," by Jia Tolentino April 28, 2021
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ASME NEXT Digital Workshop April 15-16, 2021
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ASME NEXT Book Club: "Uncanny Valley," by Anna Wiener February 24, 2021
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Art of Editing: The Feature Story January 28, 2021
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ASME NEXT Virtual Workshop 2020 November 5-6, 2020
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ASME NEXT Book Club: "An American Summer: Love & Death in Chicago," by Alex Kotlowitz November 18, 2020
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Art of Editing: The Service Package October 15, 2020
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ASME NEXT Book Club: "Here for It: Or How to Save Your Soul in America," by R. Eric Thomas September 16, 2020
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ASME NEXT Holiday Party + ASME NEXT Talks With Lindsay Silberman December 4, 2019
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ASME NEXT After Work @ Apple News October 16, 2019
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ASME NEXT Q&A With Taffy Brodesser-Akner July 25, 2019 |

ASME NEXT After Work @ Vogue July 11, 2019 |
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ASME NEXT Annual Magazine Workshop June 18-19, 2019
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ASME NEXT Summer Party May 30, 2019
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ASME NEXT After Work @ Google May 15, 2019 |

ASME NEXT Talks With Emily Nussbaum + Holiday Party December 5, 2018 |

ASME NEXT Seminar: From Pitch to Print November 29, 2018
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ASME NEXT Seminar: The Art of Editing September 12, 2018 |
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ASME NEXT Summer Party August 9, 2018
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ASME NEXT Visits New York July 25, 2018
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ASME NEXT Visits VICE May 3, 2018 |

ASME NEXT Talks With Stella Bugbee April 19, 2018 |

ASME NEXT Talks With Michele Promaulayko + Holiday Party December 14, 2017 |

ASME NEXT Seminar: Freelancing 101 December 7, 2017 |

ASME NEXT Seminar: Reporting 101 With People Magazine November 9, 2017 |

ASME NEXT Talks With Jay Fielden November 16, 2017 |

ASME NEXT Visits TIME October 25, 2018 |

ASME NEXT Seminar: The Art of Editing October 12, 2017 |

ASME NEXT Talks With Pamela Colloff September 28, 2017 |

ASME NEXT Digital Workshop October 26, 2017 |

ASME NEXT Happy Hour + Headshots September 19, 2017 |

ASME NEXT Seminar: Speed Interviewing and Resume Critique September 14, 2017
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ASME NEXT Visits Cosmopolitan July 27, 2017 |

ASME NEXT Summer Party July 13, 2017 |

ASME NEXT Talks With Laura Brown June 22, 2017 |

ASME NEXT Magazine Workshop June 21-22, 2017 |
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