Berkeleyside is a nonprofit digital news platform that reports on Berkeley and the East Bay. They would love to work with local writers, reporters, and researchers to share the stories of Berkeley, serve local information needs, and highlight important viewpoints from across the city. They pay $100 for briefs, $250 for reviews, a minimum of $350 for complex features, and a minimum of $500 for in-depth enterprise and investigative reports. To learn more, refer to their freelancer’s guide.
Source New Mexico is a nonprofit news organization offering fresh reporting and analysis from the state of New Mexico. They accept news articles or analysis / opinion columns from writers. According to their senior reporter, rates begin at $325 for 750 to 1,000 words. To learn more, refer to this page.
New York Focus is a nonprofit
investigative newsroom covering New York’s state and local politics. They
accept pitches for stories. Their standard rate for a story is $800. They may
pay more for big, intensive investigative projects and may pay less for
short and newsy pieces. If interested, send your pitches to editor@nysfocus.com. For details, refer
to this page.
Ride Texas Magazine is a quarterly print and digital travel magazine for Texas’ motorcyclists. Their readers and writers ride motorcycles. They publish articles about travel within Texas and the surrounding states. As per their women’s editor, they pay $100-$400 for articles and $0.10/word for blogs (300-500 words). The articles should be accompanied by quality photographs. For more information, read their editorial submission guidelines.
Pride Source is Michigan's LGBTQ+ news source. They cover LGBTQ+ politics, relationships, sex, health, home, pop culture, celebrities, and more. They publish features, profiles, Q&As, essays, opinions, listicles, and video interviews. Though their focus is on Michigan, they’re open to national stories, especially those with a Michigan spin. They’re interested in stories of survival and perseverance. They pay $100 to $125 for columns/essays and $100 to $250 for news features and other news/pop culture reporting. To learn more, view their pitch guide.
BorderLore is a monthly digital journal that documents, shares, and elevates folklife in the US Southwest and Northern Mexico. They accept pitches from writers and photographers in the Southwest. They’re especially “interested in stories about culture and heritage outside of Tucson.” They also love “first-person narrative essays linking personal folklife to larger themes.” Rates begin at $300. To learn more, refer to this page.
BorderLore is a monthly digital journal that documents, shares, and elevates folklife in the US Southwest and Northern Mexico. They accept pitches from writers and photographers in the Southwest. They’re especially “interested in stories about culture and heritage outside of Tucson.” They also love “first-person narrative essays linking personal folklife to larger themes.” Rates begin at $300. To learn more, refer to this page.
Comstock’s is a monthly business magazine in California’s Capital Region. They cover business, trends, and quality of life in Sacramento and the 9 surrounding counties. They accept pitches for print as well as web-exclusive stories. Their print features are 1,600-2,200 words; Taste stories are 1,300 words; and web stories are 600-1,500 words. A tweet by their senior editor indicates that they pay $200 to $300 for web stories. For more information, read their submission guidelines.
The Blacklight is the New York Amsterdam News’ investigative unit. They are seeking experienced freelance journalists. They primarily work with freelance journalists based in the New York City area but are also open to working with those based outside the region. They pay $250+ for fact checks (500 to 1,000 words, 1 to 2 interviews); $1/word for medium length articles (800 to 1,500 words, 2 to 4 interviews); $2/word or a flat commission fee for long form articles (1,500+ words, 4+ interviews); and $250 to $500+ for data visualizations. For more information, visit this page.
Hell Gate is a worker-owned news outlet covering New York City. They have relaunched. They are looking for essays, reported stories, features, and photography. They pay $200+ for an essay/blog post (~700 words), $250+ for a photo assignment, $300+ for a reported story, and $400+ for a longer (1,200+ words) feature. For more information, refer to their pitch guidelines.