The Real News Network is an independent, nonprofit news network that is focused on providing uncompromising and fact-based journalism. They cover politics, prisons and policing, racial justice, climate crisis, and economy and inequality. According to payment reports, they pay about $1 per word. If interested, contact them at contact@therealnews.com. To learn more about them, refer to this page.
Jewish Currents is a quarterly magazine and website that is “committed to the rich tradition of thought, activism, and culture of the Jewish left.” They look for “submissions on all things now and Jewish.” According to their editor, they pay $200 to $300 for most of their web pieces. For details, refer to this page.
Latin America News Dispatch (LAND) is an online publication that “produces original news stories about Latin America, the Caribbean, U.S. foreign policy and Hispanics in the United States.” They are currently accepting pitches. They publish news analysis (500 to 1,000 words), news features (1,200 to 1,800 words), interviews, and multimedia. According to their editor, their rates start at $200 for reported features. For more information, visit this page.
Business Insider Prime is a premium consumer membership service of Business Insider (a financial and business news website). They are looking for pitches about careers, executives, MBAs, freelancing, starting a business, and anything related to their strategy vertical. Their rates start at around $300. To learn more, refer to their editor’s Twitter post and their website.
PRI's The World is a radio news magazine that covers news, interviews, features, and music from around the globe. It is a co-production of Public Radio International (PRI), BBC World Service, and WGBH/Boston. They are looking for “digital stories on immigrant communities in the US, the effects of US immigration policies in the US & LatAm, and stories related to immigration & the 2020 election.” They want pitches of about 250 words. Their rates start at $300. To learn more, refer to this Twitter post and this link.
The New York Times covers politics, business, technology, science, health, sports, arts, style, movies, travel, books, education, jobs, real estate, and more. They accept opinion essays (400 to 1,200 words). According to payment reports, they pay up to $1.00 per word. Details here.
Balkan Insight is the flagship English-language website of the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN). They offer news, analysis, investigations, features, profiles, and interviews on key issues in Southern and Eastern Europe. One payment report indicates payment of $0.07 per word for 1,600 words. To contact them, visit this page.
Al-Monitor is a website that provides an in-depth coverage of the Middle East. They want original articles (of no more than 1,000 words). Writers should send a pitch first. According to one payment report, they paid $0.19 per word for a 1,300-word news story. For details, read their submission guidelines.
The Guardian is “the world's leading liberal voice, since 1821.” They cover news, opinion, sport, culture, and lifestyle. According to their contributors’ guide, “unless you are already an established contributor, it is most unlikely that the editor will ‘order’ or commission a contribution from you.” Payment reports indicate that they pay an average of $0.46 per word. For details, refer to their contributors' guide.
The Ken is a digital publication that publishes one story from India every week day. In terms of subject matter, they are focused on “technology (spanning fintech, Big Tech, SaaS, and telecom), startups (EVs, food tech, etc.), science, healthcare, retail, and education.” They want original, analytical, fact-based, and well narrated stories. Their preferred story length is 1,500 to 2,500 words. They also accept multimedia and data visualisations-led stories. For regular stories, they pay $0.25 per word. For data stories, they pay $50 per chart. They pay a 25% kill fee. Details here.