News & Pitch Calls from The Daily Dot

Tuesday, July 11th 2023

The Daily Dot is Seeking a Reporter Based in India

The Daily Dot is a website that covers internet culture and life online. Their senior politics and tech editor is looking for a reporter based in India who is interested in “covering the way technology is being used by the Modi government.” They’re seeking reporters for potential assignments, not pitches. Rates begin at $350 for stories of around 1,000 words. To read their editor’s tweet, click here. To visit their contact page, click here.

Friday, June 2nd 2023

Passionfruit is Seeking LGBTQ+ Creator-Related Pitches for Pride Month

Passionfruit is the Daily Dot’s creator economy newsletter. Their newsletter and features editor is seeking LGBTQ+ creator-related pitches for Pride Month. They’re hoping to receive some interesting profiles of queer creatives (particularly in the digital world) as well as coverage of underexplored issues affecting the LGBTQ+ creator community online. Rates: think pieces start at $250, interviews at $300, and reported features at $450. If interested, send your pitches (within this week) to grace.stanley@dailydot.com. To read their newsletter and features editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To learn more about them, click here.

Deadline: June 4th, 2023

Sunday, May 14th 2023

The Daily Dot is Seeking Regular Freelancers and Pitches

The Daily Dot is a website that covers internet culture and life online. Their senior culture editor is seeking new regular freelancers as well as pitches for essays/features. Short features and essays of at least 600 words begin at $300 and reported features begin at $400. Hourly rates for regular freelancers or bloggers begin at $35. If you are extremely online and are interested in writing about internet culture, then email tkelly@dailydot.com. For details, refer to their senior culture editor’s Twitter thread and their pitch guide.

Tuesday, May 2nd 2023

The Daily Dot's Politics and Tech Editor is Always Accepting Pitches

The Daily Dot is a website that covers internet culture and life online. Their senior politics and tech editor is always accepting reported feature pitches about anything related to technology and politics on the internet. Pay starts at $350. If interested, DM their editor on Twitter or email dcovucci@dailydot.com. To read their editor’s tweet, click here. To read their previous articles, click here.

Sunday, April 23rd 2023

The Daily Dot is Always Accepting Pitches on Internet x Identity

The Daily Dot is a website that covers internet culture and life online. Their editor is always accepting pitches on internet x identity. Their feature rates begin at $250. If interested, send your pitches to kseavers@dailydot.com. To read their editor’s tweet, click here. To visit their ‘contact’ page, click here.

Tuesday, March 28th 2023

Passionfruit is Seeking 4/20-Themed Stories

Passionfruit is the Daily Dot’s creator economy newsletter. Their editor is seeking 4/20-themed stories relevant to creators. Rates: think pieces start at $250, interviews at $300, and reported features at $450. If interested, send your pitches to grace.stanley@dailydot.com. To read their editor’s tweet, click here. To learn more about them, click here.

Deadline: April 6th, 2023

Friday, January 20th 2023

Passionfruit is Looking for New Writers

Passionfruit is the Daily Dot’s creator economy newsletter. They’re looking for new writers. They haven’t mentioned the rates in the tweet, but according to their editor, interviews start at $300 and reported features start at $450. To read Passionfruit’s Twitter thread, click here. To learn more about them, click here.

Saturday, January 14th 2023

Passionfruit is Seeking Creator-Related Pitches, Esp. Stories Centered Around BHM

Passionfruit is the Daily Dot’s creator economy newsletter. They’re always looking for creator-related pitches. They’re specifically seeking story pitches centered around Black History Month. Rates: Think pieces start at $250, interviews at $300, and reported features at $450. If interested, DM their editor on Twitter or email grace.stanley@dailydot.com. Read their editor’s tweet here. Learn more about them here.

Saturday, November 12th 2022

Passionfruit is Looking for Pitches

Passionfruit is the Daily Dot’s creator economy newsletter. They are seeking business pitches. Rates: Interviews start at $300 and reported features start at $450. If interested, email your pitches to grace.stanley@dailydot.com. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread and their website.

Tuesday, October 25th 2022

Passionfruit is Looking for Pitches

Passionfruit is the Daily Dot’s creator economy newsletter. They are accepting pitches. They want “creator economy business news, viral labor stories, investigations into unfair business practices against creators, trend analyses, niche internet subcultures, creator interviews, creator career advice pieces, and more.” Think pieces start at $250, interviews at $300, and reported features at $450. Send your pitches to grace.stanley@dailydot.com. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread and their website.

Sunday, August 28th 2022

The Daily Dot's Politics and Tech Editor is Seeking Reported Features

The Daily Dot is a website that covers internet culture and life online. Their senior politics and tech editor is always seeking reported features. They pay $300 to $600 for most stories. If interested, email dcovucci@dailydot.com. They are always on the lookout for writers who are trying to break into the industry. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Wednesday, August 10th 2022

The Daily Dot is Open for Pitches on Sex, Sex Work, etc.

The Daily Dot is a website that covers internet culture and life online. Their editor is “open to pitches on sex, sex work, and the politics and economy surrounding it.” They pay between $150 and $400 per piece. If interested, send your pitches to victoria.gagliardo.silver@dailydot.com. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Tuesday, July 19th 2022

Passionfruit is Always Accepting Pitches

Passionfruit is the Daily Dot’s creator economy newsletter. Their editor is always looking for pitches. She is “interested in niche internet subcultures, up-and-coming creator interviews, trend analyses, creator economy news, and more.” Think pieces start at $250, interviews at $300, and reported features at $450. For more information, read their editor’s Twitter thread.

Wednesday, May 11th 2022

The Daily Dot is Seeking Pitches at the Intersection of Internet Culture/Sports/Race

The Daily Dot is a website that covers internet culture and life online. They are looking for pitches “at the intersection of internet culture/sports/race” for their Presser project. They will pay around $450+ per piece (800 to 1,200 words and 1 to 3 sources). Pitches should be sent to ramon@dailydot.com. To learn more, refer to their news director’s Tweet and their Presser project.

Sunday, May 1st 2022

The Daily Dot is Always Seeking Reported Freelance Pitches on the Intersection of Tech and Politics

The Daily Dot is a website that covers internet culture and life online. Their senior politics and tech editor is always seeking reported freelance pitches on “the intersection of tech and politics.” Pay is around $300 to $500. Pitches should be sent to dcovucci@dailydot.com. Read their editor’s Twitter thread here. Contact them here.

Tuesday, March 29th 2022

Passionfruit is Looking for Pitches

Passionfruit is the Daily Dot’s creator economy newsletter. Their editor is seeking “trend analyses, think pieces, interviews with creators and companies in the creator economy, reported features about underreported issues and communities in the space, etc.” Think pieces start at $250, interviews at $300, and reported features at $450. Send your pitches to daysia.tolentino@thedailydot.com. To read their editor’s Twitter thread, click here

Tuesday, January 25th 2022

The Daily Dot is Looking for Stories at the Intersection of Internet Culture/Sports/Race

The Daily Dot is a website that covers internet culture and life online. Their news director is seeking “story pitches at the intersection of internet culture/sports/race” for their Presser project. They will pay $450 to $650 per piece (800-1,200 words and around 1-3 sources). Send your pitches to ramon@dailydot.com. For more information, refer to their news director’s Twitter thread and this page.

Tuesday, October 12th 2021

The Daily Dot's Tech Editor is Looking for Pitches

The Daily Dot is a website that covers internet culture and life online. Their deputy tech editor is looking for pitches. He is “specifically looking for original reporting focusing on internet rights, tech policy, telecom policy, and tech companies.” Rate is $200 to $300. Pitches should be sent to awyrich@dailydot.com. To learn more, refer to their deputy tech editor’s Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.

Sunday, September 26th 2021

The Daily Dot is Looking for a Native Hawai’ian Journalist

The Daily Dot is a website that covers internet culture and life online. They are looking for a native Hawai’ian journalist to “cover the ongoing crisis of tourists vacationing in Hawai’i, despite Native Hawai’ians asking them not to.” Payment starts at around $250 for a reported piece. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.

Sunday, July 11th 2021

The Daily Dot is Looking for Pitches on Internet Culture History

The Daily Dot is a website that covers internet culture and life online. Their culture editor has tweeted, “Call for pitches: I’m putting together a package on internet culture history & I'm looking for a few more stories—from features to short blurbs/lists. Focus on weird/niche/lost websites, videos, or other elements of culture.” Rates generally start at $200 for a short article/essay and go up for longer features. Interested writers should send their pitches to tkelly@dailydot.com. To learn more, refer to their culture editor’s Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.

Tuesday, November 10th 2020

The Daily Dot's Politics and Tech Team is Seeking Pitches

The Daily Dot is “the ultimate destination for original reporting on internet culture and life online.” Their politics and tech team is seeking pitches. They want “reported features at the intersection of the internet, politics, and technology.” They will pay $100 to $500 per piece. If interested, DM their senior politics and tech editor on Twitter or email dcovucci@thedailydot.com. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page.