News & Pitch Calls from Knock LA

Friday, April 28th 2023

Knock LA is Seeking Journalists in Los Angeles

Knock LA is a community journalism project that is committed to telling the real story of Los Angeles. They’re looking for journalists in Los Angeles to write for them. They pay $200 for 500 words or less; $250-$400 for 800-1,200 words; and $450-$500 for in-depth analysis, deeply reported pieces, and features. They’re also always seeking live- tweeters. They pay $50 per hour of active tweeting and $5 per hour of waiting for presentations, closed sessions, etc. If interested, email editors@knock.la. To learn more, refer to their Twitter thread. To contact them, refer to this page

Sunday, January 30th 2022

Knock LA is Looking for Pitches

Knock LA is a community journalism project that is committed to telling the real story of Los Angeles. They are seeking pitches from journalists in Los Angeles. Their baseline rate is “$125 to $200 for longform reporting, deep dives, and investigative essays (>1200 words).” They are also seeking shorter, breaking news pitches. Their baseline rates are $75 for 500 words or less and $100 for 600 to 1,000 words. Pitches should be sent to pitches@knock.la. For details, refer to their Twitter thread and this page.

Sunday, December 12th 2021

Knock LA is Looking for a Journalist of Color

Knock LA is a community journalism project that is committed to telling the real story of Los Angeles. They are seeking a journalist of color in the LA area to do important local stories. They pay $125 per article (rate is flexible). Send your pitches to cerise@knock.la. For more information, refer to their editor’s Tweet and this page.