Tuesday, March 11th 2025
Prism is a BIPOC-led news outlet that covers voting rights, electoral justice, criminal justice, racial justice, workers’ rights, immigration, the environment, gender and LGBTQIA+ issues, and more. They’re looking for story pitches for “a series called RESEEDING THE LAND about connections between ecosystem & community health.” Rate is $0.50 per word. Send your pitches to ray@prismreports.org. For details, refer to their post and pitch guidelines.
Friday, November 8th 2024
Prism is a BIPOC-led news outlet that covers voting rights, electoral justice, criminal justice, racial justice, workers’ rights, immigration, the environment, gender and LGBTQIA+ issues, and more. Their features editor is seeking pitches about the Latino vote: “I'm very interested in a thoughtful, nuanced op-ed about ‘the Latino vote’, particularly from a Latino journalist who has covered politics beyond horse race presidential election coverage.” According to their pitch guide, they pay $0.50/word. If interested, direct your pitches to tina@prismreports.org. To read their features editor’s post, click here. To read their pitch guide, click here.
Tuesday, August 20th 2024
Prism is a BIPOC-led news outlet that covers voting rights, electoral justice, criminal justice, racial justice, workers’ rights, immigration, the environment, gender and LGBTQIA+ issues, and more. They’re looking for pitches: “It's almost a year since 10/7 & we’re reflecting on imperialism, ecocide, climate justice & the movement for justice in Palestine. If you’re a freelance reporter thinking creatively abt these intersections, get in touch by Friday 8/23 at ray@prismreports.org.” Rate is $0.50 per word. To learn more, refer to their post and this page.
Deadline: August 23rd, 2024
Friday, March 22nd 2024
Prism is a BIPOC-led news outlet that covers voting rights, electoral justice, criminal justice, racial justice, workers’ rights, immigration, the environment, gender and LGBTQIA+ issues, and more. They’re accepting pitches. They publish news stories (1,100 words or less); features stories (1,500-2,500 words); op-eds (700-1,000 words); Q&A articles (1,200 words); explainers (1,000 words); and personal essays (800-1,000 words). They pay $0.50 per word. To learn more, refer to their news editor’s post and their new pitch guidelines.
Tuesday, March 12th 2024
Prism is a BIPOC-led news outlet that covers voting rights, electoral justice, criminal justice, racial justice, workers’ rights, immigration, the environment, gender and LGBTQIA+ issues, and more. Their features editor is “VERY interested in coverage on abortion rights & immigration & also very interested in working with freelancers who want to do investigative work.” They would also love “some regional election coverage, with preference given to the south (always).” Rate is $0.50 per word for accepted pieces. For more information, read their editor’s post and their pitching guidelines.
Sunday, September 17th 2023
Prism is a BIPOC-led news outlet that covers voting rights, electoral justice, criminal justice, racial justice, workers’ rights, immigration, the environment, gender and LGBTQIA+ issues, and more. Their news editor would love to have a freelance writer from the Bay Area write a story about the new plan of federal and local officials to target drug dealers in San Francisco. Pay is $0.50 per word. Pitches should be sent to carolyn@prismreports.org. To read their news editor’s post, click here. To learn more about them, click here.
Sunday, September 10th 2023
Prism is a BIPOC-led news outlet that covers voting rights, electoral justice, criminal justice, racial justice, workers’ rights, immigration, the environment, gender and LGBTQIA+ issues, and more. Their news editor is seeking pitches from Hawaii-based residents on the Lahaina fire aftermath. They pay $0.50 per word. To read their news editor’s post, click here. To learn more about them, click here.
Friday, August 18th 2023
Prism is a BIPOC-led news outlet that covers voting rights, electoral justice, criminal justice, racial justice, workers’ rights, immigration, the environment, gender and LGBTQIA+ issues, and more. They’re seeking some freelance writers based in Hawaii who can take on reported news pieces regarding the Lahaina fire. The writers should preferably be based in Maui but other islands are also fine. Rate is $0.50 per word. They’re also accepting pitches. If interested, email carolyn@prismreports.org. To learn more, refer to their news editor’s post and their ‘about’ page.
Tuesday, May 9th 2023
Prism is a BIPOC-led news outlet that
covers voting rights, electoral justice, criminal justice, racial justice,
workers’ rights, immigration, the environment, gender and LGBTQIA+ issues, and
more. They’re always seeking strong, reliable social justice writers. They
accept “reported news stories, features, and profiles (up to 1,200 words), as
well as op-eds, commentaries, and short personal essays (700 to 900 words).”
They pay $0.50 per word. If interested, email carolyn@prismreports.org. To learn
more, refer to their news editor’s Twitter
thread and their call
for pitches.
Tuesday, April 11th 2023
Prism is a BIPOC-led news outlet that
covers voting rights, electoral justice, criminal justice, racial justice,
workers’ rights, immigration, the environment, gender and LGBTQIA+ issues, and
more. They’re seeking pitches for their Right to Write project which is “an
editorial initiative to work with incarcerated writers in the US.” They’re
looking for “personal essays, op-eds, features, reported news stories, or
explainers.” All stories should be under 1,600 words. Rate is $0.50 per word.
For more information, refer to their Twitter
thread and this page.
Wednesday, February 1st 2023
Prism is a BIPOC-led news outlet that covers voting rights, electoral justice, criminal justice, racial justice, workers’ rights, immigration, the environment, gender and LGBTQIA+ issues, and more. They’re highly seeking: “pieces by incarcerated writers, infrastructure issues & who’s left behind, union efforts in rural areas, workers’ rights in U.S. territories.” Plus, they’re always looking for pieces across their verticals: general news (quick turnaround), listicles, and explainers. Rate is $0.50 per word. To learn more, refer to their Twitter thread and call for pitches.
Sunday, June 5th 2022
Prism is a BIPOC-led news outlet that covers voting rights, electoral justice, criminal justice, racial justice, workers’ rights, immigration, the environment, gender and LGBTQIA+ issues, and more. They are working on a series focused on “LGBTQIA+ Black, Indigenous, and people of color.” They are seeking 2 reporters/writers for 2 separate features:
“The first feature explores the joy of gender affirmations and gender euphoria and families supporting their children/family members’ gender (transition/affirmation).”
“In the 2nd feature we would like to explore how mutual aid funds and Black trans-led community resources helped address what policy hasn’t and how by centering radical politics, they provide the safety and comfort most necessary.”
Rate is $0.40 per word. If interested, email lara@prismreports.org. To learn more, refer to their editorial director’s Twitter thread and this page.
Friday, May 20th 2022
Prism
is a BIPOC-led news outlet that covers voting rights, electoral justice,
criminal justice, racial justice, workers’ rights, immigration, the
environment, gender and LGBTQIA+ issues, and more. Their news editor is looking
to expand their freelance list. They are looking for some social justice
writers for short-turnaround news stories for their news section. They are
especially interested in writers with experience of covering racial justice,
abolition, housing, abortion, and LGBTQ+ issues. They encourage BIPOC writers
to apply. Word count of news stories is usually around 1,000 words. Pay is
$0.40 per word. To learn more, refer to their news editor’s Twitter
thread and this page.
Sunday, January 16th 2022
Prism
is a BIPOC-led news outlet that covers voting rights, electoral justice,
criminal justice, racial justice, workers’ rights, immigration, the
environment, gender and LGBTQIA+ issues, and more. Their editorial director has
tweeted, “I'm looking for BIPOC freelance reporters and op-Ed writers who are
interested in covering the news in a way that centers our communities and other
marginalized folks.” “I'm deeply interested in getting more coverage around
education, housing, disability, climate change (esp. from Indigenous folks),
reproductive rights + justice, unionization efforts/workers' rights, incarceration/abolition,
and more.” Rate is $0.40 per word. If interested, email lara@prismreports.org. If you want to
pitch in general, then email pitch@prismreports.org.
For details, refer to their editorial director’s Twitter
thread and their pitch
page.
Thursday, December 2nd 2021
Prism
is a BIPOC-led news outlet that covers voting rights, electoral justice,
criminal justice, racial justice, workers’ rights, immigration, the
environment, gender and LGBTQIA+ issues, and more. They are looking for a
freelance Contributing Writer, Caregiving who will regularly contribute to
their coverage of caregiving. The selected applicant will write 1-2 reported
news stories (1,200 words/piece) per month. This is a 6 month contract position. Pay is $1,000/month. For details, refer to their Tweet
and this page.
Deadline: December 13th, 2021
Sunday, May 23rd 2021
Prism is a BIPOC-led news outlet that
covers voting rights, electoral justice, criminal justice, racial justice,
workers’ rights, immigration, the environment, gender and LGBTQIA+ issues, and
more. They look for nuanced, multifaceted stories centering the most
impacted people. They could “use some pitches related to labor, gender, or
immigration.” Rate: $0.40 per word. For more information, refer to this Twitter
thread and their pitching
guidelines.
Wednesday, October 7th 2020
Prism is a BIPOC-led news outlet that covers
voting rights, electoral justice, criminal justice, racial justice, workers’
rights, immigration, the environment, gender and LGBTQIA+ issues, and more.
They are looking for “reported stories on BIPOC political power, turnout, &
organizing; state/local election admin. issues; budget justice; democracy
reform in action; voter suppression & more.” They are also looking for evergreen
pieces in any of their coverage areas: “racial/electoral/gender/criminal/environmental
justice, immigration, workers' rights, etc.” Pay is $0.40 per word. Send
pitches to pitch@prismreports.org. Read
their editor-in-chief’s Tweets here
and here.
Learn more here.
Tuesday, June 2nd 2020
Prism is a nonprofit that is working in tandem with Daily Kos. They cover voting rights, electoral justice, criminal justice, racial justice, workers’ rights, immigration, the environment, gender and LGBTQIA+ issues, and more. Their managing editor has tweeted: “in moments like this, the voices we most need to hear are those of folks on the front lines.” Therefore, Prism is seeking pitches from Minnesota-based Black journalists, writers, and community members. “The same applies to those in Kentucky & Michigan right now protesting for Breonna Taylor and Sha’Teina Grady El, and anywhere else folks are facing down anti-Black police violence.” Pay: $0.40 per word. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread and this page.
Tuesday, May 12th 2020
Prism is a nonprofit that is working
in tandem with Daily Kos. They cover voting rights, electoral justice, criminal
justice, racial justice, workers’ rights, immigration, the environment, gender
and LGBTQIA+ issues, and more. They are open to freelance pitches. They are
currently focusing on domestic US issues. They publish reported features,
profiles, op-eds, and personal essays. Pay: $0.40/word. To learn more, refer to
their managing editor’s Twitter
thread and this page.