1. Reasons To Be Cheerful seeks stories of innovative solutions making a positive impact on the world. They’re looking for surprising, unique, and lesser-known tales with broad appeal. Article lengths vary from concise pieces (600-800 words) to in-depth features (1,000-2,500 words). Pay rates are not specified. To learn more, visit this page.
2. The Emancipator is a news outlet dedicated to exploring solutions to racial inequality. They’re looking for writers to contribute to the conversation through evidence-based commentary, personal essays, untold histories, and narrative features.
If you’re passionate about reframing the discussion on racial inequity and accountability, here’s what you need to know:
- Essays, histories, and first-person experiences: $400
- Reported features: $1000
To learn more, read their pitching guidelines page.
3. The Wire China is a weekly news publication focused on understanding and explaining China’s economic rise, and its influence on global business, finance, trade, labor, and the environment. They’re looking for pitches for cover stories that offer big answers and solutions.
Here are the details:
Pay: Very competitive (at least $1 per word, possibly more)
What they’re looking for: Cover story pitches, big stories with solutions and answers, and topics related to China’s economic rise and global influence. To learn more, read their pitching guidelines.
4. Hothouse is a climate-focused newsletter that’s all about investigative reporting on climate solutions. They’re relatively new, but they have backing from Columbia University, the Solutions Journalism Network, and the Google News Initiative.
Here are the details:
Pay rate: 50 cents per word
Focus: Investigative reporting on climate solutions
To learn more and to pitch them, read this page.
5. Prism is a nonprofit news outlet partnering with Daily Kos to amplify the voices of underrepresented leaders, thinkers, and activists. They’re looking for pitches on articles, essays, and op-eds that highlight innovative solutions and ideas essential to a healthy democracy. They pay 50 cents per word. To learn more, refer to this Twitter post and their call for pitches.
6. Audubon Magazine is seeking freelance writers to contribute articles that celebrate the wonder of birds and the natural world. They aim to inspire readers to care about and take action on behalf of the environment.
Here are the details:
Preferred focus: Stories with a “solutions” element
Article length: Up to 1,200 words
Pay rate: $0.50 to $1.50 per word
To learn more, read their pitching guide here.
7. Nexus Media News is a nonprofit news service dedicated to climate change. They’re always seeking pieces on how US communities are responding to the climate crisis. They’re especially interested in solutions-oriented stories centered on frontline and BIPOC communities.
Here are the details:
Types of pieces: Reported features and single-subject profiles
Rates start at $500
Word count: 1,000-1,200 words
For details, read their pitch guide.
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