Pitches wanted (Los Angeles) | up to $1+ per word
Added 2025-09-22 13:08:41 +0000 UTCCOMPANY/PUBLICATION: L.A. REPORTED
LA-based nonprofit newsroom L.A. Reported, founded by former Los Angeles Times editors and Pulitzer Prize–winning journalists, is launching this fall. They are seeking freelancers for intensively reported pieces and pay up to $1+ per word. Send pitches to editor Karin Klein at karinklein100@gmail.com
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CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly):
Questions/submissions: karinklein100@gmail.com
Website: https://lareported.org/
TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:
Learn more about the publication: L.A. Reported is an experimental local journalism project focused on Los Angeles. It publishes feature writing, local reporting, essays, and commentary through a hybrid model combining elements of traditional newspapers, magazines, and newsletters. The publication’s mission is to test sustainable editorial and economic approaches for covering local stories while training a new generation of journalists. More information here.
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Do not forget to end your pitch with (1) a short introduction about yourself; (2) a few lines highlighting your writing experience, relevant credentials and publication credits; and (3) links to your strongest work or portfolio, and online profile.
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