Sunday, June 1st 2025
The Media Co-Op is a Canadian network of progressive news cooperatives. They publish “grassroots journalism focused on important issues and struggles based in or related to the Canadian context.” They have posted this on X: “Though we welcome pitches related to any local context within so-called Canada, at the moment we are particularly interested in stories by or about social movements in Montreal, especially migrant justice movements.” They pay $100 to $250 per article (600 to 1,500 words). If interested, email your pitches to info@mediacoop.ca. Read their post here. Learn how to pitch them here.
Tuesday, January 23rd 2024
The Media Co-Op is a Canadian network of progressive news cooperatives. They’re looking for pitches. They’re seeking “grassroots journalism focused on important issues and struggles in or related to the Canadian context.” They pay $100 to $250 per article (600 to 1,500 words). Send your pitches to info@medicoop.ca. Read their post here. Learn how to pitch them here.
Tuesday, November 14th 2023
The Media Co-op is “a coast-to-coast network of local media co-operatives dedicated to providing grassroots, democratic coverage of their communities and of Canada.” They recently posted a call for pitches on Twitter. They pay $100 to $250 per article. To learn more, refer to this page.
Tuesday, August 3rd 2021
The Media Co-Op is a Canadian network of progressive news cooperatives. They are currently "looking for investigative reporting, historical analysis, essays, and feature articles. We're always interested in publishing more pieces on strikes, abolition, and land defence." They pay up to $200 per article. To learn more, read their Tweet and this page.
Tuesday, June 8th 2021
The Media Co-op is “a coast-to-coast
network of local media co-operatives dedicated to providing grassroots,
democratic coverage of their communities and of Canada.” They are seeking
pitches for articles for their Trans Mountain Resistance Series. They aim to
publish 6 in-depth articles about “different aspects of the Trans Mountain
Pipeline expansion project and the struggles by Indigenous peoples and others
to oppose the project.” They will pay $400 to $600 per article (1,000-2,000
words). For details, read their Tweet and call for pitches.
Deadline: June 30th, 2021
Friday, January 15th 2021
The Media Co-op is “a coast-to-coast network of local media co-operatives dedicated to providing grassroots, democratic coverage of their communities and of Canada.” They are accepting pitches. Priority topics:
“Indigenous land and water defence”
“Struggles related to policing, state violence, and white supremacy”
“Housing, homelessness, and tenants rights”
“Resisting the far right”
“Whatever else that’s happening in your town and isn’t getting adequate coverage!”
They pay up to $200 per piece (600 to 1,500 words). Submit your pitches to info@mediacoop.ca. For more information, refer to this Twitter thread and this page.
Saturday, October 24th 2020
The Media Co-op is “a coast-to-coast network of local media co-operatives dedicated to providing grassroots, democratic coverage of their communities and of Canada.” They are looking for pitches. Priority topics:
“Analysis and opinion on Montsion non-guilty verdict re the killing of Abdi (Black writers pls)”
“Indigenous land & water defence (Mi'kma'ki, TMX, CGL, 1492 Land Back Lane, etc.)”
“Homelessness crisis across Canada”
They pay up to $200. If interested, email your pitches to info@mediacoop.ca. To learn more, refer to their Twitter thread and this page.