Tuesday, April 30th 2024
Mother Jones is an investigative news organization. Their articles editor is seeking pitches for the Mother Tongue column. The column tries to “denaturalize a phrase that's been ubiquitous—and then give a strong take through that process.” Pay is $1,000 per piece (600-800 words). Pitches should be sent to jrosenberg@motherjones.com. To learn more, refer to their articles editor’s post and their freelance writer guidelines.
Tuesday, January 3rd 2023
Mother Jones is an investigative news organization. They are “commissioning online features and magazine stories: culture essays, back-of-the-book columns, front-of-the-book dispatches, and features/profiles.” Their print rates begin at $1.75 per word and online rates begin at $0.75 per word. To learn more, refer to their editorial director’s tweet and their freelance writer guidelines.
Thursday, March 31st 2022
Mother
Jones is an investigative news organization. They are seeking pitches for their
print culture section, Mixed Media. They are especially seeking pitches that “examine
structures of power, explore identity, or illuminate cultural undercurrents.”
They want pitches for stories of 1,500 to 2,500 words. Starting rate for lead
essays is $3,000. If interested, email
your pitches to moatman@motherjones.com.
You can also pitch their Mother Tongue column. Rate for Mother Tongue column is
$1,000 for 600 to 800 words. Pitches should be emailed to jrosenberg@motherjones.com. For
details, read their editors’ Twitter threads here and here.
Contact them here.