Reason covers politics, culture, science, and economics from a libertarian perspective. Their magazine’s short columns and longform articles range from 600 to 5,000 words long, while their website’s articles tend to be shorter. They rarely accept unsolicited manuscripts. They prefer queries that give a good idea about the proposed article. According to an old payment report, they paid $0.13 per word. As per their submission guidelines, pay varies. To find out more, refer to this page.
Salon covers “news, politics, entertainment, culture, and technology through investigative reporting, commentary, criticism, and provocative personal essays.” They don’t state pay rates publicly, but payment reports suggest that they pay an average of $0.12 per word. For more details, refer to this page.
Slate is an online general-interest magazine that offers analysis and commentary on news, politics, business, culture, and technology. They don’t list pay rates, but according to a tweet from their senior tech editor, pay is typically $500 to $750 for features (1,000 to 1,500 words). According to another payment source, they paid $0.50 per word. To learn more, refer to their pitch guide.
The Atlantic is a magazine that covers news, politics, science, technology, culture, education, health, and more. They are looking for reported stories and commentaries, but they are also interested in nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. They don’t state pay rates, but according to a payment report, they paid $0.38 per word for a 1200-word feature. To learn more, refer to their submissions page.
AlterNet is a news magazine and an online community which “creates original journalism and amplifies the best of hundreds of other independent media sources.” They publish narratives, success stories, expert analyses, investigative reports and critiques of policies. They don’t state pay rates publicly, but according to an old payment report, they paid $0.19 per word for a 1200-word feature. For further details, refer to their writer guidelines.
The Armenian Weekly is an English-language newspaper for the Armenian diaspora. They publish news of general interest to the Armenian-American community. They welcome all types of submissions, but prioritize opinion pieces, coverage of local events, and commentary. According to an old payment report, they paid $0.09 per word for a 800-words news story. To learn more, refer to this page.
Gizmodo is a website about technology, science and culture. They publish reported features, experiential pieces, profiles, consumer tech reviews, interviews and recurring series. Fee varies as per project but according to an old payment report, they paid $0.20 per word. To learn more, refer to this page.
Americas Quarterly is a publication on business, politics and culture in Latin America. They have a print circulation of 15,000. Their readers include senior government officials, thought leaders, CEOs and a general audience interested in Latin America. Payment reports suggest that they have paid up to $0.33 per word. To learn more, refer to this page.
Foreign Policy is an award-winning magazine of international politics, economics and ideas. The ideal Foreign Policy article “strikes a balance: it is a reference for debate among specialists, but it also engages and informs a general-interest reader.” They are looking for pages for their Arguments, Analyses, and Dispatches sections. A payment report suggests that they paid $0.40 per word. To find out more, refer to their writer’s guidelines.
Reader’s Digest is a general interest family magazine. They do not accept article proposals or original works of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry, but you can submit jokes, funny true stories, and quotes. According to their submit a joke page, they pay $25 for any joke, gag, or funny quote and $100 for any true funny story published in a print edition of Reader's Digest. To learn more, refer to their full submission guidelines.