The Institute for Independent Journalists 2024 Freelance Conference Attendee Survey

The IIJ 2024 Freelance Conference Survey

Thank you for joining us! Your feedback is appreciated and will help us improve.

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* 1. How did you learn about the conference?

Facebook

X (Twitter)

Instagram

A colleague or friend sent it to me

From one of the speakers or moderators

Another group that serves freelancers

Other (please specify)

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* 2. How would you like to stay connected to us? (Choose as many as you like)

Slack group

Email newsletter

Regular networking groups

Regular professional development events (like one conference session)

Facebook group

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How many conference sessions did you attend / do you plan to attend?

12 - All of them!

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* 4. Which were your favorite sessions? (pick as many as you like)

1. AI and Journalism (Benét Wilson, Meredith Broussard, Nikita Roy and Sarah Stirland)

2. Thursday Keynote (Tanzina Vega in Conversation with Stephanie Daniel)

3. Become an Editor’s Go-To Writer (Betsy Agnvall, Kylie Warner, Marisa Kashino, Tracy Scott Forson, and Ellen Lee)

4. Monetizing Your Platform (Frankie de la Cretaz, Jessica Lahey, Morgan Sung, Tim Herrera, and Sa'iyda Shabazz)

5. Pitch Perfect (Angilee Shah, Dianna Nanez, Ricardo Sandoval-Palos, and Valeria Fernandez)

6. Networking (Fernanda Santos, Olga Lucia Torres, Liv Monahan, Damon Brown, Valeria Fernández, Sa’iyda Shabazz, and Ellen Lee)

7. Diversity Data Desert (Cara Reedy, Katherine Lewis, Meredith Clark, and Maudlyne Ihejirika)

8. Friday Keynote (Sara Goo in Conversation with Niala Boodhoo)

9. Editor's Panel (Estelle Tang, James Salanga, Juliet Beverly, Rachel Epstein, and Jamila Bey)

10. Funding Your Journalism (Pamela K. Johnson, P. Kim Bui, Melba Newsome, and Taylor Moore)

11. Finding The Best Medium (Alex Lewis, Joanna Clay, Kerra Bolton, Seyward Darby, and Erika Hayasaki)

12. Networking (Olga Lucia Torres, Sylvia A. Harvey, Yvonne Liu, Liv Monahan, and Jamila Bey)

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* 5. What was your favorite part of the conference and why? (We may use this as a testimonial!)

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* 6. What was your least favorite part of the conference and why?

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* 7. What kind of journalism do you do?

News / feature articles

Personal essay / memoir

Books

Opinion / op-ed

Data journalism

Graphic design / multimedia

Audio / podcast

Photography

Video / documentary

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Which category best describes your relationship to journalism / freelancing?

It's my full-time job, on staff at a journalism outlet

It's my full-time job, I'm self-employed

I freelance on the side of a different job

I'm an aspiring journalist; not published yet

I am not a journalist; I create content in a different way

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* 9. What races or ethnicities do you most identify with? (Select one or more)

African American or Black

Arab American or Arab

Asian American or Asian

Hispanic or Latina/o/x

Indigenous

Middle Eastern or North African

Native American or Alaskan Native

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

South Asian or Desi American

Southeast Asian or Southeast Asian American

White / Caucasian

Preferred response not listed (Please share)

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* 10. What best describes your gender?

Cisgender Female

Cisgender Male

Nonbinary, Genderfluid or Genderqueer

Transgender Female

Transgender Male

Prefer not to say

Prefer to self-describe (please specify)

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* 11. What best describes your sexual orientation? (Choose all that apply)

Asexual

Bisexual

Gay

Heterosexual (Straight)

Lesbian

Pansexual

Queer

Questioning or Unsure

Prefer not to say

Prefer to self-describe (please specify)

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* 12. Do you have a disability?

Yes

Unsure

Prefer not to answer

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* 13. What age group do you fall into?

Under 18

18-25

26-35

36-45

46-55

56-65

66-75

76 or older

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* 14. Any comments or suggestions? Thank you!

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* 15. Are there other resources that have helped you in your freelancing?

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* 16. Would you like to volunteer to help the IIJ grow?

Yes

Maybe - Please tell me more!

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* 17. Would you be interested in joining an accountability / support group through the IIJ? If you check yes, you give consent for the organizer to contact you by email.

Yes

Yes and I'd be interested in helping organize it