Pitches wanted (journalism, innovation) (worldwide) | ~40 cents to $1 per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: NIEMAN LAB 

We are always looking for pitches at Nieman Lab. Here's how to pitch us: https://www.niemanlab.org/pitch/

A pitch should relate in some way to Nieman Lab’s original one-line description: “An attempt to help journalism figure out its future in an internet age.” We welcome pitches from international writers and stories about international news outlets, writers from underrepresented communities, and writers who don’t normally write about journalism.

We welcome pitches from international writers and stories about international news outlets, writers from underrepresented communities, and writers who don’t normally write about journalism.

For an original, reported piece, our rates begin at $400 for an 800- to 1,000-word piece. We pay more if a story needs to be longer (it usually doesn’t), if we are for some reason requesting a very quick turnaround, or if the story is unusual in some other way. We paid $1 a word for this story, for instance, because it was about a deeply troubling topic and written on a quick turnaround.

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

• Questions / submissions: staff@niemanlab.org
• Website: https://www.niemanlab.org

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: The Nieman Journalism Lab is an attempt to help journalism figure out its future in an Internet age. It aims to highlight attempts at innovation and figure out what makes them succeed or fail, and to help traditional news organizations find a way to survive. More information here.
• Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: Business Models, Mobile and Apps, Audience and Social, Aggregation and Discovery, Reporting and Production
• Review the submission guidelines here.
• 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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