Pitches wanted (politics, economics, culture) | $130 to $325 CAD per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: THE MAPLE

Davide Mastracci, Opinion Editor at The Maple, is looking for pitches:

Alex Cosh and I are launching a new series The Maple called MISSED INFORMATION. The series is dedicated to critiquing and complicating media, government and security narratives about “foreign interference” in Canada, building on our last work.

The first article in the series, my piece on how the disinformation craze is tuning what’s left of journalism, will be released early next week: https://www.readthemaple.com/the-disinformation-craze-is-ruining-whats-left-of-journalism/

After that, there’s much more to come, including analysis, interviews, investigations and hopefully a debate.

This series will build on our past work, including criticism of media narratives on supposed Chinese election interference, articles critiquing the smearing of anti-war activists as foreign agents, reporting on Canadian government activities abroad and more.

We will be accepting unsolicited pitches from freelancers for the series, in both the news and opinion sections. If you’re interested, check out our pitching guidelines.

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

• Questions/submissions: opinion@readthemaple.com
• Website: https://www.readthemaple.com

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: The Maple is a reader-funded publication that puts the working class first. Its reporting unpacks the key issues of the day and examines them from angles that challenge the status quo. Its opinion team offers ideas and perspectives that confront mainstream thinking. More information here.
• Read through a selection of recent articles/stories on its website.
• Review the submission guidelines here.
• 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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