Saturday, September 30th 2023
The Daily Beast is a news and opinion website
dedicated to independent journalism. The senior editor of their Innovation
section is looking for pitches. Their Innovation section is “pulling back on
science stories, and will be primarily focusing on tech and the way it shapes/impacts
our lives.” They will be doubling down on their “current beats like AI while
expanding more into areas like VR/AR, robotics, e-vehicles, biotech, and more.”
Their starting rate for reported stories is between $300 and $400 for
mini-feature/enterprise length pieces (800 to 2,000 words). For details, refer
to their senior editor’s post
and Innovation
section’s pitch guide.
Sunday, August 13th 2023
The Daily Beast is a news and opinion website dedicated to independent journalism. They’re seeking “a freelance writer with a background reporting on reality TV, competition shows or similar to create a branded content piece about a reality competition series.” They will pay $750 for around 750 words. If interested, email allison.sadlier@thedailybeast.com. To learn more, refer to this post. To contact the Daily Beast, refer to this page.
Deadline: August 14th, 2023
Wednesday, November 16th 2022
The Daily Beast’s Obsessed is
a new hub for pop culture, movies, shows, music, and internet culture. They are
always open for pitches. They publish “reactions, explainers, interviews,
reviews, and opinion pieces.” Their rates begin at $250. Email your pitches to obsessed@thedailybeast.com. To
learn more, read their editor’s tweet and
their pitch
guide.
Tuesday, October 11th 2022
The Daily Beast is a news and opinion website dedicated to independent journalism. Their editor has tweeted, “As we head toward the finale I'm looking for SHE-HULK pitches.” They will pay $250 for 1,000-word bloggy takes. If interested, email your pitches to allegra.frank@thedailybeast.com. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet. To contact them, refer to this page.
Sunday, August 28th 2022
The Daily Beast’s Obsessed is a new hub for pop culture, movies, shows, music, and internet culture. They are open for pitches for “reactions, explainers, interviews, reviews, and opinion pieces.” They want pitches that are fun, impassioned, and colorful. Pay starts at $250. Send your pitches to obsessed@thedailybeast.com. For more information, refer to their editor’s Tweet and this page.
Sunday, June 19th 2022
The Daily Beast is a news and
opinion website dedicated to independent journalism. Their editor is always
seeking entertainment opinion pitches. She wants “fun, personal, voice-y takes
on what's going on in movies/TV/music/gaming/internet.” She doesn’t want anniversary
content or “I am totally this character" essays. Pay range is $250 to
$350. Pitches should be sent to allegra.frank@thedailybeast.com.
To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet. To contact
them, refer to this page.
Sunday, May 22nd 2022
The
Daily Beast is a news and opinion website dedicated to independent journalism. Their
editor is seeking pitches from culture writers for voice-y op-eds, reports,
analyses, and trend explainers (don’t send reviews, anniversary content or
personal essays unless you have a strong case). Her coverage areas are “movies,
music, TV, animation, comedy, video games, celebrity culture, and the internet!”
BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ folx are encouraged to pitch. Pay starts at $250. Pitches
should be sent to allegra.frank@thedailybeast.com.
Read their editor’s Twitter thread here and
their pitching guidelines here.
Saturday, April 9th 2022
The
Daily Beast is a news and opinion website dedicated to independent journalism.
Their deputy editor for innovation is seeking great science and innovation
stories from freelancers to help build out their Innovation section. He is
especially seeking stories that fall under the following topic areas: space,
longevity and aging, climate change, brain science / neuroscience, biotech and
medicine, and cities. They pay $350 to $500 per story on average. If
interested, DM their deputy editor on Twitter or email neel.patel@thedailybeast.com.
Read their deputy editor’s Twitter thread here
and their science & innovation pitching guide here.
Tuesday, January 4th 2022
The
Daily Beast is a news and opinion website dedicated to independent journalism.
Their editor is looking for science and innovation stories. He is especially
looking for stories that fall under the following topic areas: space, longevity
and aging, climate change, brain science / neuroscience, biotech and medicine,
and cities. According to payment reports, they
pay an average of $0.33 per word. If interested, send your pitches to neel.patel@thedailybeast.com.
For details, refer to their editor’s Tweet and
their science
and innovation pitching guide.
Tuesday, October 12th 2021
The
Daily Beast is a news and opinion website dedicated to independent journalism.
Their science & innovation editor is accepting pitches. He is especially
interested in stories that fall under the following broad topic areas: space, climate
change, brain science / neuroscience, and cities. He is mostly looking for
stories that fall under a mini-feature length (800-2,000 words). According to
payment reports, they pay an average of $0.33 per word. If interested, send
your pitches to neel.patel@thedailybeast.com.
To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet and
their science
& innovation pitching guide.
Thursday, July 29th 2021
Scouted
is a shopping and product recommendations vertical from the Daily Beast. Their
commerce director has tweeted, “Do you have a product in your life that has
been the ultimate life hack? I want to know about it! Looking for pitches and
just all around creative ideas for Scouted.” They pay $100 for recommendations
(about 300 words) and $200 to $250 for longer researched topics or expert
interview roundups (500 to 800+ words). Pitches should be sent to jillian.lucas@thedailybeast.com.
To learn more, refer to this Tweet. To
read Scouted, refer to this page.
Friday, April 16th 2021
This is an
opportunity for branded content from the New York based The Daily Beast, for
writers who have a history of covering housing policy, inequality, and/or
minority rights. Their guidelines for three calls were announced recently on
Twitter by their marketing director: “-- Homeownership Gap: How the
effects of the homeownership gap are felt today and the steps being taken to
improve access to homeownership and help close the racial homeownership gap.
-- COVID-19: The impact of COVID-19 on the homeownership gap – highlight
how COVID has set back minority housing opportunities and what we need to
consider as we ramp-up post pandemic not to worsen that gap. ...
-- Minority Homeownership: Negative impact on minority homeownership
from the inadequate housing supply and the lack of affordability that creates.”
They want pitches. They’ve given length guidelines for articles as 1,000 words,
and pay is $1,000. Details here
(Twitter call).
Sunday, April 11th 2021
Scouted is a shopping and product
recommendations vertical from the Daily Beast. They are looking for pitches.
They want first person reviews (around 400 words) for the following categories:
home, food and beverage, sexual wellness products, CBD, clothing/shoes, and
travel. Rate for reviews starts at $100. Rate for roundups/interviews is $200.
If interested, submit your pitches here or send them to daniel.modlin@thedailybeast.com.
To learn more, read their editor’s Twitter thread
and their call
for pitches.
Sunday, January 17th 2021
The Daily Beast is a news and opinion website dedicated to independent journalism. They are looking for writers for branded content. They have two assignments:
Fair Housing Act Timeline: They want a writer with housing policy experience to “provide copy for a timeline about the history of the Fair Housing Act.” They will pay $750 for this piece (about 500 words).
Appraisal Discrimination: They want a writer with real estate or housing policy experience to “dig into subjectivity in appraisals.” “There have been recent news stories about bias in real estate and how BIPOC Americans have faced lower valuations of their home based on their skin color.” They will pay $1,000 for this piece (about 1,250 words).
If interested, email emily.levin@thedailybeast.com. For details, refer to this Twitter thread and this page.
Friday, September 18th 2020
Scouted is a shopping and product
recommendations vertical from the Daily Beast. They are looking for pitches.
From September through December, they are seeking first person reviews of
around 400 words on the following categories: home, food and beverage, and sexual
wellness products. They are also seeking more seasonal pitches for first person
reviews on the following categories: clothing/shoes, travel, holiday, and
health. They are scaling back their “roundup-style gift guides in favor of Gift
Picks, a curated single product that makes a perfect gift.” Rate for reviews
and roundups is $100 to $150 and for new gift guides, it is $200. For details,
refer to this Twitter thread
and their call
for pitches.
Tuesday, August 25th 2020
The Daily Beast is a news and
opinion website dedicated to independent journalism. They are seeking pitches
for branded content, telco client, on how the future would be altered if
everyone in America had access to reliable internet. They are “looking for
pieces that use data/ expert input to draw creative portraits of a possible
future.” They are commissioning 5 pieces. They will pay $1,000 per piece (750
to 1,250 words). Send pitches to emily.levin@thedailybeast.com.
To learn more, refer to this Tweet. To
contact them, refer to this page.
Sunday, July 19th 2020
The Daily Beast is a news and opinion website dedicated to independent journalism. They focus on politics, power, and pop culture. They are looking for science writers for “help keeping up with the rush of research on COVID therapeutics, vaccines, and more.” Payment reports indicate that they pay an average of $0.33 per word. If you are interested in freelancing for them, DM their editor-in-chief on Twitter. Read his Tweet here. Contact them here.
Wednesday, June 10th 2020
Scouted is a shopping and product recommendations vertical from the Daily Beast. They are looking to expand their freelance base. They are looking for reviews on specific products (e.g. sheets, kitchen gadgets, or anything that has made your life better). They are also looking for “roundups of businesses in categories like men’s and women’s fashion, tech, kitchen, home, beauty and more.” Right now they want to support small businesses, specifically BIPOC-owned businesses. They pay $100 to $200. To learn more, refer to this Tweet. To read Scouted, refer to this page.