Pitches wanted (investigations) | $1+ per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: INSIDER

Deadline: 31 October 2023

Esther Kaplan, Investigations Editor at Insider, is looking for pitches:

Hey, journos: I'm commissioning freelance investigations for 2024. Please hit me up. Pay rate starts at $1 a word. Email ekaplan at insider dot com.

Here are some recent examples of freelance investigations we've published:

Rebecca Burns dug into a major player in the rent-to-own industry, Home Partners, owned by PE giant Blackstone, and found that their claims of success were exaggerated: https://www.insider.com/home-partners-rent-to-own-low-success-rate-2023-5

Susan Antilla exposed a flagrant culture of sexual abuse and alleged customer fraud at one of Globe Life's top insurance sales agencies: https://www.insider.com/globe-life-insurance-lawsuit-american-income-arias-agency-toxic-workplace-2023-1

Olivia Gentile contributed the definitive exposé of the "parental alienation" treatment industry, which has convinced family court judges to send countless children into the hands of their abusers: https://twitter.com/estherbrooklyn/status/1709269468340515024?s=20

Deadline: Rolling. But this month or next would be ideal.

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

• Submissions: ekaplan@insider.com
• Website: https://www.businessinsider.com

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Insider Inc. is a global news and lifestyle publication that aims to inform and inspire the digital generation. It covers what passionate people actually want to know—from news to food, celebrity to science, politics to sports. More information here.
• Review the submission guidelines here. Note that these are the publication's general guidelines to help you refine your pitch. You must still follow the editor's specific instructions above.
• Check out our collection of pitch excerpts on this page and find more sample pitches at The Open Notebook Database and at SuccessfulPitches.com.
• Do not forget to end your pitch with (1) a short introduction about yourself; (2) a paragraph 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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