News & Pitch Calls from Sentient Media

Thursday, January 4th 2024

Sentient Media is Seeking Pitches

Sentient Media is a news organization that reports on the impact of animal agriculture. They’re seeking pitches that fit within at least one of their verticals: “agriculture, science, climate, health or justice.” Their rates begin at $200. Pitches should be sent to jenny@sentientmedia.org. To learn more, refer to their post and pitch guidelines.

Tuesday, August 29th 2023

Sentient Media is Open to Pitches

Sentient Media is a news organization that reports on the impact of animal agriculture. They’re open to pitches for stories. You can send them pitches about animal intelligence, California's Prop 12, and more. Rates begin at $200. To learn more, refer to their managing editor’s post and their pitch guidelines.

Friday, February 24th 2023

Sentient Media is Seeking a Part-Time Assistant Editor

Sentient Media is a news organization that reports on the impact of animal agriculture. They’re seeking a freelance part-time Assistant Editor (remote). The selected applicant will edit at least 2 SEO and 1 reported articles a week. Salary: $26,000 per annum. For details, refer to their tweet and this page.

Deadline: March 31st, 2023

Monday, January 2nd 2023

Sentient Media is Always Seeking Pitches on the Impacts, Injustices and Consequences of Meat and Dairy Farming

Sentient Media is a news organization that reports on the impact of animal agriculture. They are always seeking “pitches on the impacts, injustices and consequences of meat and dairy farming.” Rates begin at $200. To learn more, read their executive editor’s tweet and their pitch guidelines

Tuesday, December 6th 2022

Sentient Media is Looking for Story Pitches

Sentient Media is a news organization that reports on the impact of animal agriculture. They are seeking “new story pitches, either related to the theme of biodiversity or 2023 predictions for food/farming/climate (or both!).” Their rates begin at $200. To learn more, refer to their managing editor’s tweet and their submission guidelines.

Monday, October 24th 2022

Sentient Media wants pitches on animal agriculture


Sentient Media is looking for pitches. “Our mission is to change the conversation around animal agriculture. Big picture: we're looking to get people talking about the impacts, injustices and consequences of meat and dairy farming.
Pitch me ideas for stories that give the reader new information or analysis on animal ag — could be climate emissions, air and water pollution, ecosystem and biodiversity impacts, rewilding projects, public health research, something else?” They also cover new animal behavior research, and their stories are animal-sensitive. Rates start at $200. Details in the Twitter thread by their managing editor here; their general contributor guidelines are here.


Sunday, October 16th 2022

Sentient Media is Seeking Stories on Animal Agriculture

Sentient Media is a news organization that reports on the impact of animal agriculture. They increase awareness of animal suffering by sharing compelling stories about how humans treat animals. Their managing editor is seeking stories that give readers new information or analysis on animal agriculture— “could be climate emissions, air and water pollution, ecosystem and biodiversity impacts, rewilding projects, public health research.” They also cover new animal behavior search. All of their stories are animal-sensitive — which means they always include animals’ experiences and well-being in their reporting and analysis. Their rates begin at $200. If interested, send your pitches to jenny@sentientmedia.org. To learn more, refer to their managing editor’s Twitter thread and their pitches & submissions page.

Friday, October 7th 2022

Sentient Media is Accepting Pitches about Industrial Agriculture

Sentient Media is a news organization that reports on the impact of animal agriculture. Their theme for October is industrial agriculture. They are accepting original reporting and well-researched analysis to help change the conversation around animal agriculture. The stories can be “related to science, climate, health or justice.” They must be “sensitive to animals' experiences and well-being.” Pay starts at $200. If interested, send your pitches to claire@sentientmedia.org. To learn more, refer to their associate editor’s Twitter thread and their submissions page.

Tuesday, June 21st 2022

Sentient Media is Accepting Pitches

Sentient Media is a news organization that reports on the impact of animal agriculture. They increase awareness of animal suffering by sharing compelling stories about how humans treat animals. Their associate editor is accepting pitches at claire@sentientmedia.org. Pay is $150. For more information, refer to their associate editor’s Tweet and their submissions page.

Sunday, March 20th 2022

Sentient Media is Seeking Solutions and Culture Stories

Sentient Media is a news organization that reports on the impact of animal agriculture. Their associate editor is looking for pitches: “I'm particularly keen for solutions and culture stories. Remember that a Sentient Media story says something about how humans use and treat nonhuman animals.” Rate is $150 per piece (700 to 1,000 words). If interested, send your pitches to claire@sentientmedia.org. To learn more, refer to their associate editor’s Tweet and this page.

Sunday, January 16th 2022

Sentient Media is Looking for Pitches

Sentient Media is “a nonprofit journalism organization seeking to create transparency around the role of animals in our daily lives.” Their newly appointed associate editor has tweeted, “Want to write stories on climate justice and solutions, culture, and agriculture with a focus on animals? Pitch me!” Rate is $150 per story (usually 1,000 words). Rate for investigative pieces is negotiable. Pitches should be sent to claire@sentientmedia.org. Read their associate editor’s Tweet here. Contact them here.