News & Pitch Calls from The River

Tuesday, August 31st 2021

The River is Looking for Housing, Health, and Justice Stories

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 is Seeking Housing, Health, and Justice Stories

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 Seeks Pitches on Voter Suppression in New York

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 Seeks Pitches on Housing, Gentrification, and Evictions in the Hudson Valley

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 is seeking ideas or pitches about COVID-19

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.