Thursday, March 30th 2023
Study Hall is an online publication and community for media workers. They’re seeking guest Digest writers for their weekly newsletter. The Digest “focuses on major news stories in the media world and should feel something like reading the opening few pages of a magazine — fun, informative, quick-reading, and of-the-moment without being too overtly news-y.” Rate is $750 per Digest. To learn more, refer to their newsletter editor’s tweet and this page.
Sunday, March 12th 2023
Study Hall is an online publication and community for media workers. They’re seeking guest Digest writers who can contribute to their weekly newsletter. The Digest “focuses on major news stories in the media world and should feel something like reading the opening few pages of a magazine — fun, informative, quick-reading, and of-the-moment without being too overtly news-y.” They’re interested in “coverage of media gossip, disability rights, developments in LGBTQ+ media, BIPOC perspectives on the media industry, developments in AI, and tech's role in the changing media industry.” They will pay $750 per Digest. To read their tweet, click here. To submit your pitch, click here.
Tuesday, January 17th 2023
Study Hall is an online publication and community for media workers. They are seeking pitches for “Digest blogs, story-driven how-to guides, first-person reports on the state of media, and essays or features that investigate the culture of media work.” Rates: $300-$350 for blogs (800-1,000 words); $400-$600 for reports (800-1,600 words); up to $500 for essays (up to 2,000 words); up to $1,200 for features (2,000+ words); $250 for Q&As (~1,000 words); $350 for how-tos (500-1,200 words); and $800-$1,200 for guides. Pitches should be sent to pitches@studyhall.xyz. For details, read their newsletter editor’s Twitter thread and their pitch guide.
Sunday, September 12th 2021
Study Hall is open for pitches on media & journalism now – “deep dives into longstanding issues in the
industry, profiles of pubs doing notable things, reporting that contextualizes
media news w/in larger phenomena (labor, digital privacy, etc)”, according to a
Twitter thread. Their rates vary; $250 for Q&A (1,000-2,000 words), $300-350
for blog posts (800-1,000 words), $400-800 for reports (800-1,800 words),
$400-500 for essays ($1,200-2,000 words), $800-1,200 for features (2,000-3,000
words), and the general per-word rate is $0.30-0.40/word; see here for the
Twitter thread.
Monday, September 7th 2020
Study Hall is “a media newsletter & online support network for media workers.” Their co-founder is accepting pitches for stories about media, tech, etc. They are particularly interested in “dystopian intersections of tech and media (Amazon, Netflix, weird startups, etc).” Their rates start at $150 for Q+As and $300 for reported features. For details, refer to their co-founder’s Twitter thread. To learn more about them, refer to this page.
Sunday, August 2nd 2020
Study Hall is “a media newsletter &
online support network for media workers.” They have tweeted, “Have any juicy
pitches about what's happening in Silicon Valley (Netflix, Spotify, etc.)?
Essays about the intersection of tech and media? Spot a trend that shows us
what the future of media will look like once we all work for
AmazonAppleUberCorp? That's what I'm looking for.” Their rates start at $150
for Q+As, $250 for essays, and $300+ for reported pieces. Send pitches to p.e.moskowitz@studyhall.xyz. Read
their Twitter thread here.
Visit their website here.
Sunday, July 12th 2020
Study Hall is “a media newsletter & online support network for media workers.” They have tweeted, “if you have a sad, funny, bizarre, or otherwise singular media labor experience you have been chewing on for a while, please pitch erin.schwartz@studyhall.xyz your memoir.” Priority will be given to BIPOC, trans, and disabled writers. Pay is $250 to $300 per piece (about 1,500 words). Read their Twitter thread here. Visit their website here.