Sunday, August 6th 2023
Guardian US is a website that
covers American and international news. Their democracy team is seeking a
contributing writer (part-time) based in Arizona. The writer will cover voting and
elections. Pay is $3,000 per month for around 2 to 4 stories per month. If
interested, DM their democracy editor on Twitter or email kira.lerner@theguardian.com. To read
their democracy editor’s tweet, click here.
Tuesday, March 28th 2023
Guardian US is a website that covers American and international news. Their head of narrative has tweeted, “Idaho is looking dire for women right now - I'm on the market for a long form read on the subject.” Rate is $1 per word. For more information, read this Twitter thread and their freelance charter.
Monday, January 30th 2023
Guardian US is a website that covers American and international news. Their editor has tweeted, “I'm editing for the Guardian's America's Dirty Divide series and am looking for stories on environmental justice in the U.S. Journalists (no PR people!) hit me up at brian.kahn@theguardian.com. Some topics I'm particularly interested in are exploring hidden historical injustices, communities getting resiliency right, how IRA funding is meeting the Justice40 initiative (or isn't), and any efforts to make everyday climate tech accessible to everyone.” They pay $500 per 1,000 words. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread and their freelance charter.
Friday, December 23rd 2022
Guardian US is a website that covers American and international news. They are seeking a Midwest-based part-time contributing writer to cover voting and democracy. They will pay $3,000 per month for around 2 to 4 stories. If interested, DM their democracy editor on Twitter or email kira.lerner@theguardian.com. To read their editor’s Twitter thread, click here. To visit their website, click here.
Saturday, July 2nd 2022
The head of narrative and associate editor of Guardian US is looking to commission “one or two long narrative pieces in coming months about abortion.” She usually pays between $0.60 and $1.00 per word. If interested, email her at jessica.reed@theguardian.com. Read her Tweet here. Learn how to pitch her here.
Wednesday, May 18th 2022
Guardian
US is a website that covers American and international news. They are seeking
pitches for their "Guns & Lies in America" series. They cover “all
forms of gun violence, from mass shootings to daily incidents, and always
highlight the people who are most impacted by shootings.” The base rate is 65¢
per word. To learn more, refer to this Tweet
and this pitch
guide.
Sunday, October 3rd 2021
Guardian
US is a website that covers American and international news. Their assistant
editor, features has tweeted, “I am looking for writers who write beautiful
narrative about race, manhood and growing up. Pls send me suggestions/clippings
if you're putting yourself forward. Needs to be available quickly.” “This is a
task for a fairly seasoned writer, and should be American (due to the nature of
the commission).” Rate is 70c + per word. For details, read their editor’s Twitter thread
and their freelance
charter.
Sunday, June 27th 2021
Guardian US is a website that covers
American and international news. Their editor has tweeted, “I'm running a
weekly series for the next few months on the post-vax return to society, over
at The Guardian.” “I'm looking for narrative-driven, reported stories on work,
relationships, lifestyle, interpersonal ethics.” They usually pay $0.50 per
word. If interested, email your pitches to kelli.korducki@theguardian.com.
To learn more, read their editor’s Twitter thread
and their freelance
charter.
Thursday, June 24th 2021
Guardian US is a website that covers
American and international news. Their editor is seeking pitches for a new
series on climate and business. They pay about $0.50 per word. If interested,
send your pitches to laura.paddison@theguardian.com.
For details, refer to their editor’s Tweet
and their freelance
charter.
Sunday, February 14th 2021
Guardian US covers American and
international news. They are expanding their coverage of environmental
justice in the US and are looking for pitches from diverse contributors across
the country. They publish “news stories, features, investigations, and photo
essays.” Their average story length is 500 to 1,200 words. They usually pay
$0.50 per word. If interested, send pitches to ej.pitches@theguardian.com. To
learn more, refer to their editor’s Twitter thread
and their pitch
guide.
Friday, December 18th 2020
The Guardian is expanding its coverage of environmental
justice in the US, and they want pitches from diverse writers and visual
journalists across the country. “We're keen for stories from, and about, topics
and issues that are seldom written about and that impact underserved
communities.” Currently, they want pitches on how
race/income determine who bears the brunt of pollutants and global heating. The following are key subject areas in which they’re looking to
commission stories - but they are open to other topics in the environmental
justice realm, too:
- the climate crisis and
its disproportionate impact on particular communities
- polluted communities and
problems such as lead, diesel exhaust and PFAS chemicals
- waste and plastic
- the environmental impacts
of extractive industries and agriculture
- people organizing against
environmental racism in their own communities and the US more broadly
- stories that can be community-driven or crowdsourced
They usually commission 500-1,200-word stories, and usually pay $0.50/word. Details here (Tweet) and here (pitch guidelines).
Tuesday, December 8th 2020
Guardian
US covers American and international news. In recent years they have made
environmental justice a central plank of their coverage, “exploring how race
and income determine who bears the brunt of pollutants and the effects of
global heating.” They are expanding their coverage of environmental justice in
the United States and are looking for pitches from diverse contributors. They publish “news stories, features, investigations, and photo
essays.” Their average story length is 500 to 1,200 words. They
usually pay $0.50 per word. If interested, email your pitches to EJpitches@theguardian.com. For
details, read their editor’s Tweet and
their pitch
guide.