Pitches wanted (environmental/health justice) | 50 to 80 cents per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: THE INTERCEPT

Schuyler Mitchell, Newsroom Associate at The Intercept, is looking for pitches:

Really excited to have assigned and edited this excellent deep dive by Delaney Nolan on the carbon capture cash grab in Louisiana: https://theintercept.com/2023/08/24/carbon-pipeline-ccs-air-products-louisiana/

Having grown up in North Carolina, I'm very interested in stories that look at how environmental justice struggles in the Southeast set the stage for wider national debates. If you've got a pitch or tip along those lines, email's schuyler.mitchell@theintercept.com

I’m interested in health justice stories too, and we publish more investigative stories so pitches should have a sense of a reporting plan. And our roster on https://theintercept.com/about/ has editor contacts for natsecs/politics/criminal justice/foreign policy.

CONFIDENTIAL NOTE: Reports indicate that this opportunity will pay a per-piece rate equivalent to 50-80 cents per word. It is recommended that you discuss the rate(s) with the editor upon the acceptance of your pitch.

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

• Questions/submissions: schuyler.mitchell@theintercept.com
• Website: https://theintercept.com/

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• Learn more about the publication: The Intercept is a news organization dedicated to holding the powerful accountable through fearless, adversarial journalism. Its in-depth investigations and unflinching analysis focus on politics, war, surveillance, corruption, the environment, technology, criminal justice, the media, and more. More information here.
• Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: Politics, Justice, National Security, World, Technology, Environment
• 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 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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