Pitches wanted (environment) | $300 to $500 per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: THE REVELATOR

The Revelator will reopen to freelance pitches on Dec. 1, 2023.

The Revelator welcomes pitches from experienced environmental journalists.

Our readers tend to be both educated about environmental issues and personally or professionally involved in them, so our stories speak to that experienced, well-versed audience.

Please note: We do not accept pitches about our parent organization, the Center for Biological Diversity, or issues in which they have an active involvement.

Here are a few things we don’t need:

• Breaking or super-timely news (we tend to contract out 4-6 weeks ahead)
• Stories that have been heavily promoted by press releases or widely covered by other publications (we prefer stories that would otherwise slip through the cracks)
• Stories tied to a specific date, celebration or event (we like evergreen material that has a long tail)
• Q&A-style profiles (we do those in-house)
• Book, movie or TV reviews
• Personal essays
• Content or SEO writing

Payment starts at $300 and goes up to $500, with rates varying by complexity of the assignment. Accepted articles are published under a Creative Commons license, allowing them to be reprinted by other publications.

Please send your pitches to editor John R. Platt. Include a few sentences about why you think the story is important, why you think it’s a fit for The Revelator, a list of the people you wish to interview, and an expectation of when you think you could complete the piece. If you haven’t written for us before, please provide links to some of your recent writing and let us know why you’re the best person to write this story. We’ll respond as quickly as possible.

CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly):

• Questions/submissions: jplatt@therevelator.org
• Website: https://therevelator.org/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: The Revelator, a news and ideas initiative of the Center for Biological Diversity, provides editorially independent reporting, analysis and stories at the intersection of politics, conservation, art, culture, endangered species, climate change, economics and the future of wild species, wild places and the planet. It aims to drive and deepen the conversation among the public, politicians, environmental groups, scientists and academics on the important environmental issues of our age; and pursue the very best ideas and strategies for saving wildlife, people and the planet; More information here.
• Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: News, Ideas, Culture
• Check out our collection of pitch excerpts on this page and find more sample pitches at The Open Notebook and at SuccessfulPitches.com.
• 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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