Editorial Access: Media Credentials, Pitch Windows & Industry Moves: July 17, 2026

Editorial Access

Media Credentials · Conferences · Festivals · Pitch Windows

Updated: July 17, 2026

Your curated intelligence on media credential opportunities, industry events, and cultural moments shaping the editorial calendar. Use this guide to plan coverage, secure access, and stay ahead of key editorial windows.

BlackStar Film Festival

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Festival Dates: July 30–August 2, 2026

BlackStar Film Festival celebrates Black, Brown, and Indigenous filmmakers with screenings, panels, conversations, and industry programming focused on independent cinema and culture.

Media Credentials: All requests for media credentials must be emailed directly to nyla@almacommunications.co.

Black Hat USA 2026

Location: Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Event Dates: August 1–6, 2026

Black Hat USA is a leading cybersecurity conference featuring technology experts, security researchers, AI innovators, and industry leaders.

Media Credentials: Black Hat USA Media Registration
Deadline: July 31, 2026

Hawaii Food & Wine Festival

Location: Sixteenth Annual Hawaii Food & Wine Festival

• Island of Hawaii – October 16–17, 2026
• Kaanapali, Maui – October 23–25, 2026
• Oahu – November 5–8, 2026

Event Dates: October 16–November 8, 2026

A premier culinary event featuring world-renowned chefs, winemakers, and hospitality leaders through tastings, dinners, and cultural experiences.

Media Credentials: Hawaii Food & Wine Festival Media Credential Request Form
Deadline: August 31, 2026

South Beach Wine & Food Festival

Location: Miami Beach, Florida
Festival Dates: February 2027

A nationally recognized food and lifestyle festival bringing together chefs, culinary personalities, restaurants, and beverage brands.

Media Credentials: Coming Soon

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Editorial Moves

Newsroom hires, promotions, and industry transitions across digital and legacy media.

Leigh Munsil Named SVP of News and Editor in Chief at Texas Public Radio

Leigh Munsil will serve as senior vice president of news and editor in chief, leading the full spectrum of Texas Public Radio and San Antonio Report offerings. Munsil brings newsroom leadership experience and will oversee editorial direction, audience growth, and future opportunities across the organization.

Contact Leigh: leighmunsil@gmail.com | leighmunsil.com | LinkedIn

Melody Rivera Joins Marie Claire as Contributor

Melody Rivera joins Marie Claire as a contributing royal and celebrity writer. Over the course of her journalism career, she has covered entertainment, pop culture, fashion, beauty, and lifestyle. Her previous bylines include WWD, Footwear News, InTouch Weekly, The Mirror, and other publications.

Rashaun Hall Named Strategic Advisor, Platform Marketing and CTV Partner Relations at ARRAY

Rashaun Hall is a streaming media and connected TV leader and digital storyteller with more than 15 years of experience shaping narratives at the intersection of media, culture, and technology. His work focuses on developing integrated marketing and communications strategies that elevate corporate profiles, amplify executive voices, and connect audiences across broadcast, streaming, and digital platforms.

Contact Rashaun: rashaundhall@gmail.com

Editors on the Hunt

Opportunities for freelancers, contributors, publicists, and journalists seeking active entry points into editorial pipelines. Updated as opportunities are confirmed.

Ohio Magazine — Updated Freelance Pitch Guide

Ohio Magazine is actively seeking freelance contributors and has released updated pitch guidance outlining upcoming editorial needs. The publication is looking for seasonal stories, regional reporting, outdoor coverage, and lifestyle features.

Current Editorial Needs:

• Regional lifestyle stories
• Travel features
• Food coverage
• Culture reporting
• Midwest-focused storytelling

Pitch Guidelines: Ohio Magazine Freelance Pitch Guide

SELF Magazine — Accepting Freelance Pitches

SELF Magazine is actively accepting freelance pitches across health, wellness, fitness, relationships, lifestyle, and commerce. The publication is looking for stories that explore personal, community, or public health with a strong service element. Writers should be able to answer: How is this helpful to the reader?

Before pitching, freelancers should review SELF’s recent coverage and editorial voice to ensure the idea fits their audience.

Current Editorial Needs:

Health: Health news and trends, health conditions, mental well-being, sexual and reproductive health, sleep, longevity, health-focused personal essays.

Fitness: Workout trends, fitness tips and explainers, fitness gear, women’s sports.

Food: Nutrition trends, nutrition service stories.

Love + Relationships: Sex and relationships, family, friendship, and modern connection.

Life: Motherhood, money, career, culture.

Editors:

Jessica Firger, Health and Fitness Director — jessica_firger@condenast.com
Seeking: Health service stories, prevention, longevity, condition-specific reporting, health trends, fitness, and personal essays.

Hannah Pasternak, Lifestyle Director — hannah_pasternak@condenast.com
Seeking: Nutrition, motherhood, fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, relationships, and lifestyle stories.

Jennifer Fields, Executive Editor — jennifer_fields@condenast.com
Seeking: Women’s sports, wellness travel, financial health, opinion pieces, personal essays, book excerpts, and health and lifestyle topics.

Pitch Guidelines: SELF Magazine Freelance Pitch Guidelines

Teen Vogue — Accepting Reported and Opinion Pitches

Teen Vogue is accepting reported and opinion pitches across four editorial sections. Teen Vogue typically publishes reported stories ranging from approximately 750 words for shorter opinion pieces to 1,800 words for reported features.

Culture: Television, music, movies, art, theater, books, internet culture, celebrity, and youth-focused pop culture. Teen Vogue is interested in stories that go beyond surface-level coverage and explore the cultural impact behind celebrities, artists, trends, and entertainment.

Identity: Mental health, sexual health, reproductive rights, body image, LGBTQ+ issues, racial identity, and personal essays exploring identity and culture.

Style + Beauty: Fashion trends, beauty trends, celebrity style, entrepreneurs and changemakers, industry news, product reviews, investigative beauty reporting, fashion history, and sustainability and ethical fashion.

Politics: Social justice, U.S. politics, history, education, climate change, economy, immigration, and youth-focused reporting.

Pitch Editors:
Alyssa Hardy — alyssa_hardy@condenast.com
Claire Dodson — Claire_Dodson@condenast.com
Donya Momenian — donya_momenian@condenast.com

Pitch Guidelines: Teen Vogue Contributor Guidelines

Travel + Leisure — Veronica Lopez Seeking Freelance Pitches

Veronica Lopez, Digital Editor at Travel + Leisure, is seeking freelance pitches in two areas:

Celebrity-Adjacent Travel News: Stories connecting celebrity culture, destinations, travel trends, and experiences.

First-Person Human Interest Stories: Personal narratives exploring meaningful travel experiences.

Veronica Lopez is a journalist, editor, and content strategist with experience covering travel, culture, and lifestyle across digital publications.

Freelance Pitch Form: Submit Your Pitch
Contact: Veronica.Lopez@people.inc

Condé Nast Traveler — Open for Freelance Pitches

Condé Nast Traveler is accepting pitches across travel, food, nightlife, shopping, architecture, design, culture, and responsible travel. The publication is looking for reported features with a strong narrative and original perspective. They do not accept completed stories on spec.

Pitches should include: Suggested headline, story angle, sources or characters, why the story should be covered now, and photo suggestions if available.

Rates: Starting at $300 for 500–600 words.

Pitch Guidelines: Condé Nast Traveler Pitch Guidelines

Women Who Travel: Condé Nast Traveler’s Women Who Travel section is seeking stories that explore women’s travel experiences beyond traditional travel narratives. Current interests include first-person travel essays, body positivity and travel, travel communities, emerging travel trends, immersive travel features, and profiles of women shaping culture and travel.

Editor Contact: Lale Arikoglu — Lale_Arikoglu@condenast.com

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