Week of 4/7/2025

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I’m sending out a short newsletter each week with freelance opportunities, job offerings and industry news.

Media classifieds🕵️‍♀️

• The Washington Post is hiring a DC-based business, science and technology editor ($161-299k)

• Gizmodo is hiring a NYC-based science reporter ($60-68k)

• The New York Times is looking for a senior video journalist in NYC for a 3-month position (compensated based on an annual wage of $125-152k)

• Time is looking for a hybrid, NYC-based health and science correspondent ($90-105k)

• Bloomberg is hiring a Hong Kong-based climate reporter (no salary listed)

• The Atlantic is hiring a NYC- or DC-based senior editor ($105-150k)

• Fortune is hiring a tech reporter ($100-150k)

• The New York Times is hiring a NYC-based business investigations editor ($170-200k)

• The New York Times is hiring a NYC-based obituaries editor ($125k)

• The New York Times is hiring an American manufacturing reporter ($113-125k)

• ProPublica is hiring a remote national reporter ($95-170k)

• Axios is hiring a senior technology reporter ($87-175k)

• The New York Times is looking for a NYC-based opinion section correspondent ($125-155k)

• Self is hiring a NYC-based executive editor ($160-180k)

Freelance pitch calls 💵

• Design Observer wants pitches about the rise of AI image-making ($1.50/word)

• Lindsey Botts at Sierra wants pitches (web is $450 for 1,000 words, print is $1.50/word)

• Rob Reddick, Wired’s science editor, is open to feature pitches (fees start at $2,500)

• Nautilus is looking for pitches ($0.50/word for short stories, $1/word for features; pitch Kristen French: kristen.french@nautil.us)

• Undark seeks pitches for book reviews and op-eds (no rate given)

• Aimee Rawlins is always looking for pitches for Fast Company’s Impact section (no rate given; email arawlins@fastcompany.com)

  Opportunities & resources 💪

• The Fund for Investigative Journalism is accepting applications for its next round of grants (up to $10,000)

• The Sharon Begley Science Reporting Award is open for applications ($20,000 grant for a significant reporting project)

• The Earth Journalism Network opened applications for biodiversity story grants (1,000-2,000 euros)

• National Geographic is accepting proposals for funding to support freshwater-related stories told in a range of mediums (up to $100,000)

• PEN America offers aid for writers in need of emergency funds

• Business Insider is recruiting career journalists for 6-month fellowships in NYC, SF, London or Singapore

• The University of Missouri is offering training for reporters who work with sensitive sources

• The Association for Health Care Journalists is sponsoring a firearm violence reporting fellowship

Industry news 🗞

• ProPublica outlines how investigative journalists find fraud, waste and abuse

• Student journalists in the U.S. are being silenced by fear of Trump administration repercussions

• Will young people pay for news if it’s done in the “right way”?

• The Tampa Bay Times is making environmental reporting a focus

Stay in touch 💻

Did I miss anything? If you have questions, concerns, or want to share an opportunity with Tip Sheet subscribers, you can always reach me at rachelnuwer@gmail.com.

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