News & Pitch Calls from The New Republic

Tuesday, August 1st 2023

The New Republic is Seeking Stories on this Extreme Heat

The New Republic (TNR) is a journal of opinion that is dedicated to solving today's most critical issues. Their editor has tweeted, “If you have an interesting, underexplored story on this extreme heat and what it could mean for us over the short or long term — pitch me at mtaft@tnr.com.” Rates begin at $350. For more information, read their editor’s tweet and their submission guidelines.

Thursday, June 8th 2023

The New Republic (TNR) is Looking for Your Climate Takes

The New Republic (TNR) is a journal of opinion that is dedicated to solving today's most critical issues. Their editor is looking for your climate takes. They pay at least $250 per piece. Send your pitches to mtaft@tnr.com. To learn more, read this Twitter thread and their submission guidelines.

Sunday, January 8th 2023

The New Republic's Deputy Editor is Accepting Pitches

The New Republic (TNR) is a journal of opinion that is dedicated to solving today's most critical issues. For the new year, their deputy editor would love some pitches for TNR online’s Sold Short (which covers inequality, labor, and justice). Rates start at $400 and kill fee is at least $50. To learn more, read their deputy editor’s tweet and Sold Short’s pitch guide.

For TNR’s print magazine, their deputy editor edits the front of the book (1,500 to 2,000 words) and favors politics and policy stories, but loves any compelling narrative with character and scene. Rates start at around $0.50/word but skew closer to $1.00/word. For more information, refer to their deputy editor’s tweet and their general submission guidelines.

Monday, September 19th 2022

The New Republic is Open to Pitches

The New Republic is a journal of opinion that is dedicated to solving today's most critical issues. Their deputy editor is open to pitches. They pay at least $250. If interested, email your pitches to avarkiani@tnr.com. To read their deputy editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To read their submission guidelines, click here.

Tuesday, June 28th 2022

The New Republic is Interested in Pieces about Abortion and a Post-Roe America

The New Republic is a journal of opinion that is dedicated to solving today's most critical issues. Their editor is accepting pitches. She is particularly interested in pieces about abortion and a post-Roe America. Rate is at least $250. Pitches should be sent to avarkiani@tnr.com. Read their editor’s Twitter thread here and their submission guidelines here.

Tuesday, February 1st 2022

The New Republic is Accepting Pitches for Sold Short Vertical

The New Republic is a journal of opinion that is dedicated to solving today's most critical issues. They are accepting pitches for Sold Short (their vertical about inequality). The stories that they “publish focus on labor, gender, racial justice, feminism, the family and kinship beyond it, Indian Country and tribal sovereignty, sexuality, wealth inequality, white supremacy, immigration and borders, state violence and the criminal legal system, mass movements (past, present, and future), public goods and privatization schemes, billionaire antics, general hoarding among the top one percent and their fellow travelers, and the rest of life under capitalism.” Their editor doesn’t accept short takes, so the rates start at $400. They offer a kill fee of at least $50. Interested writers should send their pitches to pcaldwell@tnr.com. For details, refer to their editor’s Tweet and their Sold Short pitch guide

Tuesday, December 28th 2021

The New Republic wants pitches for 2022

The New Republic is looking for pitches on political stories for 2022, for US politics. The Deputy Editor for the print magazine has issued a call on Twitter, “I edit the front of the book for print, so generally 700-2000 word pieces. ... Generally looking for reported pieces on politics, but open to all sorts of ideas.” Also, “I favor reporting, but the joys of a magazine is that a piece can be both reporting *and* analysis. And while DC-focused stories are great, take a wide view on politics. I like both serious policy and funny stories highlighting the absurdity of US politics.” Details in the Twitter thread here and general guidelines are here.
@patcaldwell

 


Friday, November 26th 2021

The New Republic is Seeking Climate-Related Pitches

The New Republic is a journal of opinion that is dedicated to solving today's most critical issues. They are accepting climate-related pitches. Their editor has tweeted, “Covering The New Republic climate desk next week. Timely (fast-turnaround) freelance pitches encouraged!” They pay $400 for a 1,000 to 1,200 word piece. If interested, contact harrydcheadle@gmail.com. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Tuesday, May 25th 2021

The New Republic is Looking for Stories

The New Republic is a journal of opinion that is dedicated to solving today's most critical issues. Their deputy editor is looking for “stories about how work eats shit.” Their editor doesn’t accept short takes, so the rates usually start at $400. They pay a kill fee of at least $50. If interested, send your pitches to kmcdonough@tnr.com. To learn more, refer to their deputy editor’s Twitter thread and this pitch guide. To contact them, refer to this page.

Tuesday, December 1st 2020

The New Republic is Looking for Stories especially on Inequality and Climate Change

The New Republic is a journal of opinion that is dedicated to solving today's most critical issues. Their editor has tweeted, “Looking for a few stories to close out the year for the New Republic. Topics can vary but inequality and climate change will be my focus.” Pay will be $400 per piece (1,000 to 1,200 words). Their editor has a limited number of slots for stories and will assign them in a few days, so send your pitches no later than Friday. If interested, DM him on Twitter or email him at harrydcheadle@gmail.com. Read his Tweet here and learn more about how to pitch them here.

Deadline: December 4th, 2020

Sunday, June 21st 2020

The New Republic is Seeking Story Pitches

The New Republic is a journal of opinion that is dedicated to solving today's most critical issues. Their temporary editor (for environmental issues and also politics, inequality, etc.) is seeking pitches for relatively quick turnaround stories. Payment reports indicate that they pay an average of $0.26 per word. Send pitches to harrydcheadle@gmail.com. For details, refer to this Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.