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 including editorial assistant, assistant editor, associate editor, digital editor, social media editor, video producer and corresponding titles in design and photography departments. ASME NEXT is governed by its own board of directors, overseen by the ASME board of directors and staff. ASME NEXT sponsors educational 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.

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"A Hundred Other Girls," by Iman Hariri-Kia February 1, 2023	"Taking a Long Look," by Vivian Gornick August 31, 2022	ASME NEXT Digital Workshop May 11-12, 2022
"Fake Accounts," by Lauren Oyler April 27, 2022	Art of Editing: The Feature Story March 16, 2022	ASME NEXT Panel: SEO February 9, 2022
"We Were Never Here," by Andrea Bartz January 26, 2022	"Caste," by Isabel Wilkerson October 13, 2021	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	ASME NEXT Talks With Rebecca Traister June 16, 2021
ASME NEXT Book Club: "Trick Mirror," by Jia Tolentino April 28, 2021	ASME NEXT Digital Workshop April 15-16, 2021	ASME NEXT Book Club: "Uncanny Valley," by Anna Wiener February 24, 2021
Art of Editing: The Feature Story January 28, 2021	ASME NEXT Virtual Workshop 2020 November 5-6, 2020	ASME NEXT Book Club: "An American Summer: Love & Death in Chicago," by Alex Kotlowitz November 18, 2020
Art of Editing: The Service Package October 15, 2020	ASME NEXT Book Club: "Here for It: Or How to Save Your Soul in America," by R. Eric Thomas September 16, 2020	ASME NEXT Holiday Party + ASME NEXT Talks With Lindsay Silberman December 4, 2019
ASME NEXT After Work @ Apple News October 16, 2019	ASME NEXT Q&A With Taffy Brodesser-Akner July 25, 2019	ASME NEXT After Work @ Vogue July 11, 2019
ASME NEXT Annual Magazine Workshop June 18-19, 2019	ASME NEXT Summer Party May 30, 2019	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	ASME NEXT Seminar: The Art of Editing September 12, 2018
ASME NEXT Summer Party August 9, 2018	ASME NEXT Visits New York July 25, 2018	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	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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