The New Yorker is a multi-platform publication known worldwide for its in-depth reporting, political and cultural commentary, fiction, poetry, and humor. They accept fiction and poetry, plus humorous fiction works for their Shouts & Murmurs vertical. Pay rates are not mentioned on their pitch guide, but a payment report indicates an average pay of $0.65 per word. To learn more, refer to this page.
Newsweek is a global media organization that has earned audience time and trust for more than 90 years, since 1933. They are committed to fair, independent, and transparent journalism. Newsweek reaches 100 million people each month with thought-provoking news, opinion, images, graphics, and video delivered across a dozen print and digital platforms. They accept pitches for several of their verticals. Their opinion desk considers op-ed pitches or full drafts of op-eds ranging from 600-1,000 words. Pay rates are not mentioned on their website, but an old payment report indicates an average pay of $0.75 per word. To learn more, refer to their contact us page.
The Wire China is a weekly news publication focused on understanding and explaining China’s economic rise, and its influence on global business, finance, trade, labor and the environment. They accept pitches only for longform cover stories. They want big stories that give answers -- and solutions. The articles run from 2,500 to 3,500 words. They list pay as "very competitive.'' To learn more, refer to their pitching guidelines.
The Emancipator is a news publication focused on exploring solutions to racial inequality. They seek to reframe "conversations on racial inequity and accountability through evidence-based commentary, first-person essays, untold histories, and narrative features." They state that they ‘’pay competitively, but final rates will be at the discretion of the editorial staff’’. To learn more, refer to their pitching guide.
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. They "occasionally consider supporting ambitious accountability stories or projects from independent journalists." They offer competitive rates, including expenses. To learn more, refer to their freelance pitch form and website.
The Institute for Palestine Studies is a source of information and analysis on Palestinian affairs and the Arab-Israeli conflict. For their English blog, PALESTINE SQUARE, they welcome articles on a variety of topics related to Palestine. The articles must fall under these categories: “news/culture coverage, feature stories, opinion or perspectives, analysis, or historical narratives.” They also welcome interviews and reviews. The articles must be 800 to 1,200 words long; shorter pieces are accepted for news/culture category. According to their senior editor, they pay $120 per piece. To learn more, refer to this page.
Mother Jones is an investigative news organization. They report on politics, criminal and racial justice, democracy, human rights, education, climate change, food/agriculture, and more. They commission revelatory and dynamic stories that teach people something they didn’t already know. According to their pitch guide, print rates begin at $1.75/word, while their online rates begin at $0.75/word. For more details, refer to their freelance writer guidelines.
Red Pepper is a website and quarterly print magazine of left politics and culture. They’re always seeking new writers and ideas. Articles for the print magazine are proactively commissioned according to the theme of the issue and written particularly with the magazine in mind. They, however, welcome pitches for their website content. They prioritise payment for articles to emerging and freelance writers, in particular, people on lower incomes and from backgrounds under-represented in the media. According to their pitch guide, they offer up to £65 for online publications. Learn more here.
Tortoise Media publishes "slow news", that includes high-quality, detailed pieces based on very selective stories. They also produce podcasts that have elaborate characters and interesting conflicts at the helm. It's not clear whether they are still taking pitches, but you can contact them here.
Reasons To Be Cheerful publishes “stories of real solutions — successful endeavors to create marked changes that are improving the world today.” They want “surprising, unique, and under-the-radar stories” with “broad appeal.” They publish articles reported and written by professional journalists, Word length varies, from concise articles (600 to 800 words) to lengthier ones (1,000 to 2,500) words. Pay rates are not mentioned. To learn more, visit this page.