Pitches wanted (labor, education, democracy, etc.) | $300 to $500 per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: IN THESE TIMES

Aparna Gopalan, Story Editor at In These Times, is looking for pitches:

Three months into the job. Are you interested in writing about labor, higher education, union democracy, left internationalism, etc. for a leading progressive publication? Come write for In These Times! Labor reporters and essayists especially welcome, but we're open to other pitches + tips. Guidelines here: http://inthesetimes.com/submissions. Rates are $300-500. Reach out: aparna@inthesetimes.com

"What kinds of pieces do you want," you ask? Here are some I've worked on that should give you a sense:

• A beautifully reported dispatch on how an Italian grassroots movement became an enemy of the state: https://inthesetimes.com/article/no-tap-gas-pipeline-protests-southern-italy
• An op-ed on Conservatives' (largely failed) attempt to curb the labor unrest sweeping the UK: https://inthesetimes.com/article/uk-workers-protest-anti-strike-law-2
• An essential report on rank & file dissent in 2022's largest strike: https://inthesetimes.com/article/university-of-california-strike-rank-and-file
• A look at low-wage workers' response to the disaster that is Elon Musk's Twitter: https://inthesetimes.com/article/twitter-janitors-on-elon-musk-takeover

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

• Submissions: aparna@inthesetimes.com
• Website: https://inthesetimes.com/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: In These Times is committed to covering the controversial issues of our time. A strong democracy depends on healthy debate, and In These Times is one of only a handful of independent media projects fighting to widen the terms of national discussion. In These Times has frequently scooped the mainstream media on stories ranging from the first coverage of global warming and extensive investigative reporting on the Iran Contra scandal in the ​’80s to early in-depth coverage of the genocide in the Sudan in 2004.
• Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: Politics, Labor, Investigations, Black Lives Matter
• 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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