Tuesday, August 31st 2021
The
River publishes independent news stories about the Hudson Valley. Their
managing editor is looking for pitches. He is especially interested in housing,
health, and justice stories. The stories must be “based in the Hudson Valley or
Catskills, or have an angle pertinent to those regions.” Their managing editor
also has a couple of assignments that he can dole out. Rate is around $0.20 to
$0.25 per word. If interested, email phillip.pantuso@chronogram.com.
Read their managing editor’s Twitter thread here
and contact them here.
Tuesday, June 22nd 2021
The River publishes independent news
stories about the Hudson Valley. They are looking for pitches. They are especially
interested in housing, health, and justice stories but you can also send “anything
enterprising or explainer-y.” The stories must be “based in the Hudson Valley
or Catskills, or have an angle pertinent to those regions.” Rate is $0.20 to
$0.25 per word. Pitches should be sent to phillip.pantuso@chronogram.com.
To learn more, refer to their editor’s Twitter
thread. To contact them, refer to this page.
Thursday, October 8th 2020
The River publishes independent news
stories about the Hudson Valley. They are seeking pitches on “voter suppression
in New York, preferably with an upstate angle.” They are looking for “reports
on acute instances, deep dives into systemic issues, Q&As with experts, and
anything in between.” Pay is $0.25 per word. Send pitches to phillip.pantuso@chronogram.com.
To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet.
To contact them, refer to this page.
Wednesday, September 23rd 2020
The River publishes independent news
stories about the Hudson Valley. Their editor is seeking pitches on “housing,
gentrification, and evictions in the Hudson Valley (especially Kingston).” They
are looking for “features, enterprise pieces, photo series, data journalism,
Q&As, even reported essays.” They pay $0.25 per word. Send pitches to phillip.pantuso@chronogram.com.
For details, refer to their editor’s Tweet. To learn more about them and to contact them, refer to this page.
Sunday, March 15th 2020
The River
publishes independent news stories about the Hudson Valley. According to
their managing editor, they are publishing daily news roundups on COVID-19.
They are “also looking for stories about how this is or will affect life in
myriad ways—reporting that is less focused on the numbers and breaking news.”
Writers should send their ideas or pitches to phillip.pantuso@chronogram.com.
Their rates start at $0.25 per word. For details, read their managing editor’s Twitter thread. To learn more about them and to contact them, visit this page.