News & Pitch Calls from The Juggernaut

Tuesday, January 21st 2025

The Juggernaut is Seeking Pitches

The Juggernaut is a publication that features untold and smart South Asian stories. They’re looking for pitches for several beats including culture, history, food, business, science and health, politics, and technology. For February, they’re also seeking “stories that can be interwoven with Black History Month and Valentine’s Day.” Their rates begin at $400 for reported features and profiles, and $250 for op-eds and essays. To learn more, refer to this post. To contact them, refer to this page.

Friday, September 30th 2022

The Juggernaut is Seeking Stories for a Series about Brown Love

The Juggernaut is a publication that features untold and smart South Asian stories. Their culture editor is looking for stories for a series about Brown love. According to a now-deleted Tweet by one of their editors, their rates start at $400 for reported features and profiles, and $250 for columns. To learn more, refer to their culture editor’s Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.

Tuesday, January 5th 2021

The Juggernaut's Business and Tech Editor is Seeking Pitches

The Juggernaut is a publication that features untold and smart South Asian stories. Their business and tech editor is looking for pitches. She is interested in a broad range of topics including: big tech and big media’s arms race in India; Silicon Valley and the South Asian diaspora; South Asian diaspora and entrepreneurship; and trends. You don’t have to be South Asian to contribute. Rates start at $400 for reported features and profiles, and $250 for columns and essays. If interested, email your pitches to beejoli@thejuggernaut.com. For more information, refer to their editor’s Twitter thread and their pitch guide.

Tuesday, June 30th 2020

The Juggernaut is Seeking Story Pitches from Business and Tech Reporters

The Juggernaut is a publication that features untold and smart South Asian stories. They are looking for story pitches from experienced and well-sourced business and tech reporters. According to payment reports, they pay up to $0.28 per word. To learn more, refer to this Tweet and this page.

Sunday, April 26th 2020

The Juggernaut is Accepting Pitches for South Asian Stories

The Juggernaut is a publication that features untold and smart South Asian stories. They accept stories on culture, politics, business, and technology. A few common formats that they publish are: features (1,000 to 2,000 words), Q&As/profiles (500 to 1,000 words), and essays (500 to 2,000 words). Their new senior editor is open to tips about many topics, including COVID-19’s impact. According to one payment report, they paid $0.26 per word for a 2,700-word piece. To pitch, visit this page