Week of 3/14/2022
Greetings!
I’m sending out a short newsletter each week with opportunities to sell your stories, relevant industry news, entry-level gigs, and (sometimes) a pro tip.
Calls for pitches 📣
Even if you’re too busy to pitch this week, keeping track of which editors have $$$ and what they’re looking for is a good investment in your freelance future.
JSTOR Daily is looking for more stories on incarceration — and I’m sure would love to see science, health + environmental angles on this!
Cycling Weekly needs fitness, training + physiology pitches
The Statesider wants strange, offbeat American travel pieces
The Muse is expanding its coverage of work and careers
Chegg wants unique stories about cleaning — fun challenge
Over at Inverse, Jacob Kleinman is looking for. . . everything!
Grace DeGraaf at Insider wants tech, business, economy, and work stories
Well and Good wants sustainability stories
New Scientist is looking for new feature pitches, especially in physical science + archaeology
Hothouse, a climate solutions journalism newsletter, is looking for writers
Media classifieds🕵️♀️
Interesting gig: NPR Digital is looking for temp writers (remote)
Elite Daily is seeking a part-time editor to cover sexual health, sex, sexuality, etc.
We Are Mel is looking for a 90-day contract writer
SciShow/Complexy continues its hiring spree
Environmental Health News is offering a summer internship for a Spanish-speaking journalist
Quanta is looking for a staff writer/editor for its math section
The Associated Press is looking for a new health and science reporter
Industry news 🗞
Cool data! The average journalist covers four beats, according to the latest Muck Rack survey
Incredible reporting, but also a fantastic meta-reflection on journalism and the power of stories: “The case that killed #MeToo in Sweden” via NYT
The EIC of Insider makes… $1.2 million/year???
Dozens of Buzzfeed employees say they were shortchanged in IPO
How Wordpress and Tumblr are keeping the internet weird
NYT on why some first amendment scholars want media outlets to lose their libel lawsuits
Stay in touch 💻
As always, the Freelance 101 doc is available here. If you have questions, concerns, or want to share an opportunity, you can always reach me at elliepses@gmail.com.