New Lines is an American magazine that features best writing from around the globe. They publish “essays and reportage on a wide range of subjects that focus broadly on the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.” They also cover “politics, culture and controversies in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Russia and Central Asia, and conduct deep-dive investigative journalism based on open-source intelligence and leaked data.” As per an old tweet from their North Africa editor, they pay $800 for essays. To learn more, refer to this page.
Hothouse is a climate focused newsletter that publishes investigative reporting about climate solutions. They previously indicated pay of $0.50 per word, but now say only that they pay competitive rates. They're relatively new, but they have backing from Columbia University, the Solutions Journalism Network, and the Google News Initiative. To learn more, refer to this page.
Nieman Reports publishes features and opinion pieces about the challenges and opportunities facing journalism today. They're published by The Nieman Foundation at Harvard University. Features typically run between 1,200 and 3,000 words, and opinion columns run anywhere between 800 and 1,200 words. According to their pitch guide, they pay $250 for opinion pieces, and $1 per word for features. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Parliament is a monthly print magazine covering EU news, policy, politics, and culture. They welcome pitches for features, interviews, and book reviews from freelance journalists. As per an old post, they pay €0.5/word for reported features. They only accept op-eds that are exclusive to them and haven’t been published in print or online anywhere else. To learn more, refer to their contact page.
Noema is a magazine that explores the transformations sweeping our world. They publish “essays, interviews, reportage, videos and art on the overlapping realms of philosophy, governance, geopolitics, economics, technology, and culture.” They do not list pay rates publicly, but payment reports indicate they may pay from $0.10 to $1.00 per word. They want pitches or drafts for essays, reported features, interviews, or fiction short stories. To pitch them, refer to this page.
Bolts is “a digital magazine that covers the nuts and bolts of power and political change, from the local up.” They’re always seeking freelancers to report on stories related to voting rights and criminal justice across the US. Most of the stories they publish involve original reporting, and according to their pitch guide, they pay $800. They currently do not publish personal essays or op-eds. To learn more, refer to this page.
La Jornada Filipina is “a Hispanic news magazine covering the Philippines.” They are seeking pitches with original reporting. They are “particularly interested in exploring how the Philippines’ Spanish colonial past continues to shape and impact the present.” They give priority to BIPOC and other marginalized voices. According to their guidelines, stories of 700 to 1,000 words pay US$50, articles of 1,300+ words pay US$75, and long-form pieces of 3,000+ words pay US$130. Please include in your pitch whether you will be writing the article in English, Spanish or both. To learn more, refer to this page.
Mexico News Daily is an English-language news source for Mexico. They accept pitches and submissions (800 to 1,100 words) on travel, culture, history, the arts, and lifestyle. They previously indicated they pay freelancers 3 pesos (about $0.15)/word for 1,100 words maximum. Current rates are not clear. For details, refer to their submission guidelines.
Jamestown China Brief offers deep, timely, and fact-based analysis of China’s economic, political, and security issues. They want articles that use primary and indigenous sources of information. They strongly discourage heavy reliance on secondary sources of information. According to their pitch guide, they pay an honorarium of $400 for full-length published articles. Full-length submissions should be 1,500 to 2,000 words. Briefs should be 800 to 1,000 words. For more information, refer to their pitch guide and this page.
The Objective is a nonprofit newsroom that publishes articles on communities journalism in the United States has typically ignored. According to their pitch guide, they pay $0.50 per word to freelancers, though particular projects may have special rates. For more information, refer to their pitch guide.