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.
Upcoming Events


NEW DATE!
Register now to attend the next ASME NEXT Book Club meeting. Hosted by ASME NEXT board members Alexis Jones and Erica Sloan, the Book Club meets virtually to discuss a book by a magazine writer.
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 1, from 7-8 p.m. ET/4-5 p.m. PT on Zoom. The club will discuss "A Hundred Other Girls," by Iman Hariri-Kia.
The ASME NEXT Book Club is a free benefit of ASME NEXT membership. Members can join the book club at any time. Nonmembers pay $10 per meeting.
Register here to attend the next meeting.
For more information about the book club, click here. Not an ASME NEXT member? Join today!

This event has been postponed.
Join ASME NEXT, the leading organization for early-career journalists, for a virtual panel on how to climb the masthead while still doing the job you were hired to do. Topics include asking for a promotion, writing resumes, interviewing and completing edit tests.
Moderator: Natasha Roy, Associate Editor, Rewire News Group
Panelists: Ben Frumin, Editor in Chief, Wirecutter
Adrienne Green, Deputy Editor, Special Projects, The New York Times Magazine
Danielle McNally, Executive Editor, Marie Claire
Attendance is $10 for ASME NEXT members; $20 for nonmembers.

This event has been postponed.
Join ASME NEXT, the leading organization for early-career journalists, for a panel on what hiring editors are looking for on edit tests—the do’s, the don’ts, and the best practices for print and digital.
Moderator: Natasha Roy, Associate Editor, Rewire News Group
Panelists: Deena Campbell, Beauty Director, Marie Claire
Leah Finnegan, Editor in Chief, Gawker
Marina Galperina, Managing Editor, Popular Science
Attendance is $10 for ASME NEXT members; $25 for nonmembers.

This event has been postponed.
Join ASME NEXT, the leading organization for early-career journalists, for a virtual Q&A with Emily Bazelon, staff writer at The New York Times Magazine.
Tuesday, October 11, 2022, 6:30-7:30 pm ET on Zoom. Q&A led by Erica Sloan, lifestyle editor at Well+Good
Attendance is $10 for ASME NEXT members; $25 for nonmembers.
Past Events


"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 |


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 |
 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 |
 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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