Sunday, September 14th 2025
The Objective is a nonprofit newsroom that publishes articles on communities journalism in the United States has typically ignored. They’re looking for media critique/criticism. Rate is $0.50 per word. For more information, refer to their copy editor’s post and this page.
Thursday, November 7th 2024
The Objective is a nonprofit newsroom that publishes articles on communities journalism in the United States has typically ignored. Their co-director is looking for pitches: “Leadership at the largest mainstream newsrooms completely botched this and, in part, made way for today. I'm struggling to find the words at this moment, but if you aren't, you should pitch @ObjectiveJrn.” Pay is $0.50/word. To learn more, refer to their co-director’s post and this page.
Thursday, August 31st 2023
The Objective is a nonprofit newsroom that publishes articles on communities journalism in the United States has typically ignored. They’re seeking a South Asian freelance journalist who has experience of: reporting on the BJP and writing about media organizations. Rate is $400 to $1,200. If interested, email gabe@objectivejournalism.org. To learn more, refer to this post. Please note that they’re also always open to pitches. To pitch, refer to this page.
Saturday, April 29th 2023
The Objective is a nonprofit newsroom
that publishes articles on communities journalism in the United States has
typically ignored. They’re always seeking new pitches, writers, and critiques. They
pay between $200 and $600 per article. To learn more, refer to this tweet.
To pitch, refer to this page.
Monday, January 16th 2023
The Objective is a nonprofit newsroom that publishes articles on communities journalism in the United States has typically ignored. L.A. TACO is a publication that celebrates the taco lifestyle in the city of Los Angeles. The Objective’s food media collaboration with L.A. TACO is seeking pitches on:
- “Pandemic’s impact on food
reporting (esp for immunocomp ppl)”
- “Whether coverage of non-Euro foods/chefs has become more thoughtful post BA”
Rates start at $200. Pitches should be sent to submissions@objectivejournalism.org. Read their editors’ tweet here and their general pitch guides here and here.
Wednesday, November 16th 2022
The Objective is a nonprofit newsroom that publishes articles on communities journalism in the United States has typically ignored. They are always seeking new freelance pitches, contributors, and critiques. They pay $200 to $600 per article. For more information, refer to their tweet and this page.
Sunday, October 16th 2022
The Objective is a nonprofit newsroom that publishes articles on communities journalism in the United States has typically ignored. They are seeking “reporting, essays, and criticism on the 2020 ‘reckoning in food media’ — what the future of food media could look like and what we can learn from its past.” They want “stories that focus on the intersections of identity — race, gender, class, dis/ability, sexuality — and challenge stereotypes in food media.” They also welcome writers to “challenge what reporting and criticism of ‘food media’ is.” Payment is $200 to $600 a piece. For more information, refer to their Twitter thread and call for pitches.
Deadline: November 1st, 2022
Sunday, October 9th 2022
The Objective is a nonprofit newsroom that publishes articles on communities journalism in the United States has typically ignored. Their cofounder is accepting pitches. They pay $200 to $600 per piece. To learn more, refer to their cofounder’s Twitter thread and their pitch guidelines.
Saturday, July 9th 2022
The Objective is a nonprofit newsroom that publishes articles on communities journalism in the United States has typically ignored. They are looking for “pitches for an analysis on how media outlets in the United States are covering the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, with a focus on war crimes erasure in coverage.” Pay is $200 to $600 per piece. Send your pitches ideally before July 11th. For more information, refer to their Twitter thread and pitch guide.
Deadline: July 11th, 2022
Sunday, May 29th 2022
The Objective is a nonprofit
newsroom that publishes articles on communities journalism in the United States
has typically ignored. They are “accepting pitches about systemic coverage
issues within journalism, and how we can do better.” They pay around $200 to
$600 per piece. They love publishing first-time writers. To learn more, refer
to their co-founder’s Twitter
thread and their pitch
guide.
Tuesday, January 18th 2022
The
Objective is a nonprofit newsroom that publishes articles on communities
journalism in the United States has typically ignored. They are accepting pitches
for pieces that cover “marginalized journalists and audiences in American
newsrooms.” Rate is $200 to $600 per article. Pitches should be sent to submissions@objectivejournalism.org.
For more information, read their Twitter
thread and pitch guide.
Sunday, October 3rd 2021
The
Objective is a nonprofit newsroom that publishes “reporting, first-person
commentary, and reported essays on communities journalism in the U.S. has
typically ignored.” They are accepting pitches. They pay $100 to $400 per
piece. If interested, email your pitches to submissions@objectivejournalism.org.
For more information, refer to their co-founder’s Twitter
thread and their ‘about’
page.
Saturday, September 4th 2021
The
Objective is a nonprofit newsroom that publishes “reporting, first-person
commentary, and reported essays on communities journalism in the U.S. has
typically ignored.” They are looking for “pitches on how science journalism
ignores the communities it should be helping, as well as stories on how science
journalists from historically marginalized backgrounds were failed by editors
and institutions." They will pay four writers $500/article. Read their
Twitter thread here and
their pitch call here.
Learn more about them here.
Deadline: September 10th, 2021