The Jewish Telegraphic Agency, or JTA, offers news and analysis on issues of Jewish interest and concern. They’re especially interested in international and local U.S. coverage; feature stories that offer a window into specific, local Jewish communities, tailored to an audience that may be completely unfamiliar with those places. According to an old tweet from their news director, they may pay $300 for features, but current pay rates are not clear. To pitch them, visit this page.
Observer covers the latest in news, politics, business, lifestyle, health, arts, and entertainment. According to a deleted tweet, they may pay $150 and up per piece. They are looking for freelance coverage in several areas. To pitch them, visit this page.
OkayAfrica is a media company that connects a global audience to Africa. They cover culture, music, dance, style, visual art, politics, and health. They have previously indicated the general formats they would like for stories to be interviews, service journalism, opinion pieces/personal essays, short features, longer features, and video/photo/socials. According to an old tweet from their director of editorial operations, in the past, they have paid $150 to $200 for straightforward pieces. As per a payment report from 2023, they paid $0.25 per word for a 1000-word news story. Their pitch guide has been removed, but you can contact them here.
The Juggernaut is a publication that features untold and smart South Asian stories. They accept stories on culture, politics, business, and technology. A few common formats that they publish are: features, Q&As/profiles, and essays. They do not list pay rates publicly, but according to a payment report, they paid $1.00 per word for a 400-word criticism, review, or arts/entertainment coverage. To pitch them, visit this page.
The Real News Network is an independent, nonprofit news network that is focused on providing uncompromising and fact-based journalism. They cover politics, prisons and policing, racial justice, climate crisis, and economy and inequality. According to their pitch guide, they pay $250–$400 for Short News Article / Dispatch; $400–$600 for Standard Reported Story; $600–$1,200 for In-Depth Feature; $1,200–$2,000+ for Investigative Series or Special Assignment; and $200–$350 for Op-Ed / Commentary. To learn more, refer to this page.
Jewish Currents is a quarterly magazine and website that is “committed to the rich tradition of thought, activism, and culture of the Jewish left.” According to their freelancer agreement, Jewish Currents pays $400+ for analysis and reviews, $500+ for news reports, $300+ for long conversations, and $150+ for short ones. Web features start at $1,000, print features at $1/word, and photographers get $300/day plus $50 per printed photo. For more details, refer to this page.
The New York Times covers politics, business, technology, science, health, sports, arts, style, movies, travel, books, education, jobs, real estate, and more. They accept opinion essays (800 to 1,200 words). They do not list the pay rates for the essays publicly, but according to a payment report, they pay an average of $1.00 per word. Details here.
Balkan Insight is the flagship English-language website of the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN). They offer news, analysis, investigations, features, profiles, and interviews on key issues in Southern and Eastern Europe. They welcome proposals for commentary and opinion pieces for their Reporting Democracy, a cross-border journalistic platform dedicated to exploring where democracy is headed across large parts of Europe. According to their pitch guide, the standard rate for a commentary piece written by experts at think tanks, research institutes, non-governmental organisations, academic institutions or government is 100 euros. For journalists, they state that they pay a competitive rate for feature stories, news analysis, interviews, videos and investigations on issues affecting the state of democracy in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. To learn more, refer to this page.
Al-Monitor is a website that provides in-depth coverage of the Middle East. They want original articles (no more than 1,200 words and no less than 600 words). Writers should send a pitch first. They do not list the pay rates for the essays publicly, but according to an old payment report, they paid $0.19 per word for a 1,300-word news story. For details, refer to their submission guidelines.
The Guardian is “the world's leading liberal voice, since 1821.” They cover news, opinion, sport, culture, and lifestyle. According to their contributors’ guide, “unless you are already an established contributor, it is most unlikely that the editor will ‘order’ or commission a contribution from you.” A payment reports indicates that they paid $0.38 per word. You can also check out their rates in the ''fees'' section here. For more details, refer to their contributors' guide.