News & Pitch Calls from The Progress Network

Thursday, July 28th 2022

The Progress Network is Looking for Solutions/Tips

The Progress Network is “a movement that speaks to a better future in a world dominated by voices that suggest a worse one.” They are seeking writers to give solutions/tips for readers for these issues: tabloidization, filter bubbles, clickbait, surveillance capitalism, churnalism, algorithmic radicalization, slacktivism, paywalls, news deserts, media consolidation, social bots, and more. They will pay between $250 and $650 per piece. Pitches should be sent to hello@theprogressnetwork.org. There is no deadline for submission of pitches. For details, refer to their Tweet and pitch & submission guidelines.

Tuesday, March 15th 2022

The Progress Network is Looking for Pitches about Human Genomes

The Progress Network is “a movement that speaks to a better future in a world dominated by voices that suggest a worse one.” They are looking for pitches. They have tweeted, “The cost of sequencing a full human genome has fallen rapidly. We’re curious about what it might mean for the future. Is that in your wheelhouse?” For something like a listicle, their rates start at $100. While for a long reported feature, their rates top out at about $1,000. Send your pitches to hello@theprogressnetwork.org. For details, read their Twitter thread and guidelines.

Tuesday, January 25th 2022

The Progress Network is Seeking Writers to Profile/Interview Justice Ayesha Malik

The Progress Network is “a movement that speaks to a better future in a world dominated by voices that suggest a worse one.” They are seeking “writers to profile/interview Justice Ayesha Malik, the first female judge nominated to Pakistan's supreme court.” For something like a listicle, their rates start at $100. While for a long reported feature, their rates top out at about $1,000. If interested, email your pitches to hello@theprogressnetwork.org. Read their Tweet here and their pitch and submission guidelines here.

Friday, December 3rd 2021

The Progress Network is Accepting Pitches

The Progress Network is “a movement that speaks to a better future in a world dominated by voices that suggest a worse one.” They are accepting pitches. They would love to receive substantive good news, solutions journalism stories, constructive opinions on current affairs, and “progress-oriented takes on historical, psychological, philosophical, and cultural themes.” They are seeking reported articles, opinion essays and think pieces, interviews, reviews, and listicles. For something like a listicle, their rates start at $100. While for a long reported feature, their rates top out at about $1,000. For more information, refer to their Tweet and pitch and submission guidelines.