Tuesday, September 16th 2025
“Dialogue Earth is an independent non-profit platform dedicated to bringing compelling environmental stories from local voices to audiences around the world. We publish reporting, opinion and analysis in English, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, Urdu, Nepali, and Bengali. We welcome pitches for articles between 1,000 and 1,500 words from journalists and experts. We will work with writers to develop their stories and do not accept pre-written pieces.” They have theme-specific calls for these each of these desks/regions (see guidelines for details of each): China, Asia Pacific, South Asia, Southeast Asia – Mekong region, Southeast Asia – Malay Archipelago, Africa, Latin America, Global China, and Global ocean. “Fees for journalism are based on competitive market rates in the author’s region.” They also accept pitches from non-journalists: academics, policymakers, activists and other experts, but do not pay for opinion pieces. Details here.
Tuesday, August 30th 2022
China Dialogue is a bilingual website that covers global environmental issues, with a special emphasis on China. They want journalists to pitch them environmental story ideas on Southeast Asia. They want stories covering:
“– Electric power (renewables
and fossil fuels)
– The environmental impacts of
agriculture
– Infrastructure and
extractives
– Waste and recycling
– Wildlife conservation and
protected areas
– Tourism and SEZs
– The environmental and social impacts (positive or negative) of Chinese investment”
They pay over $300
for features. If interested, send your pitches to ideas@chinadialogue.net. To learn
more, refer to their Twitter
thread and this page.
Tuesday, March 30th 2021
China Dialogue is a bilingual website
that covers global environmental issues, with a special emphasis on China. They
are seeking “feature pitches ASAP on the environmental/social impacts of
Chinese investment in Indonesia.” The pitches should ideally be focused on a
specific project. They will pay about $300 USD. Pitches should be sent
to nithin.coca@chinadialogue.net.
For more information, refer to this Tweet and
this page.
Friday, April 24th 2020
China Dialogue is a bilingual website that
covers global environmental issues, with a special emphasis on China. Their Southeast
Asia regional editor is seeking pitches from Southeast Asia. The pitches should
have “a strong environment angle and a connection to Chinese
investment/trade/technology.” Writers should keep their articles to about 1,200
words in English or 2,000 characters in Chinese. Their base rate is around
$300. For details, refer to their editor’s Tweet and
this page.