Saturday, August 21st 2021
Undark
Magazine publishes a mix of long-form, narrative-driven journalism, shorter
features, profiles, essays, op-eds, book excerpts, Q&A’s, reviews,
photography, digital video, and data visualizations. Currently, for their
podcast, they are looking for experienced audio journalists with a proven track
record producing feature-length audio documentaries to pitch them ideas for
features of topics at the intersection of science and society. Their guidelines
say, “The Undark Podcast continues its mission of illuminating the places where
science intersects with our everyday lives by delivering — once a month from
September to May — a feature-length exploration of a single, fascinating topic
at this convergence. Scientific questions and challenges are woven deeply into
our politics, our economics, our culture — and they are animated by a wide
spectrum of competing values and interests. Our goal is to present rich,
narrative-driven audio stories of science as it manifests amid that
push-and-pull of human society.” Also, “We’re looking for stories with a mix of
sound from real people out in the world and good conversations with experts and
decision makers. Successful pieces will deftly navigate scientific and
technical details, while making them both captivating and relevant for our
general audience.” They pay $3,000 for a 25-minute piece, for the podcast.
Details here (Undark Podcast
pitch guidelines), here
(magazine pitch guidelines), and here (portal).
Friday, November 20th 2020
Undark Magazine publishes a mix of
long-form, narrative-driven journalism, shorter features, profiles, essays,
op-eds, book excerpts, Q&A’s, reviews, photography, digital video, and data
visualizations. Currently, for their podcast, they are looking for
experienced audio journalists with a proven
track record producing feature-length audio documentaries to pitch them
ideas for features of topics at the intersection
of science and society. Their guidelines say, “The Undark Podcast continues
its mission of illuminating the places where science intersects with our
everyday lives by delivering — once a month from September to May — a
feature-length exploration of a single, fascinating topic at this convergence.
Scientific questions and challenges are woven deeply into our politics, our
economics, our culture — and they are animated by a wide spectrum of competing
values and interests. Our goal is to present rich, narrative-driven audio
stories of science as it manifests amid that push-and-pull of human society.”
Also, “We’re looking for stories with a mix of
sound from real people out in the world and good conversations with experts and
decision makers. Successful pieces will deftly navigate scientific and
technical details, while making them both captivating and relevant for our
general audience.” They pay $3,000 for a 25-minute piece, for the
podcast. Details here and here (magazine pitch guidelines) and here (Undark Podcast pitch guidlines).