Pitches wanted (journalism, innovation) | $625 per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: REYNOLDS JOURNALISM INSTITUTE

Kat Duncan, Director of Innovation at the Reynolds Journalism Institute, is looking for pitches:

Looking for new columnists! People who want to write about issues at the intersection of journalism and needed innovation (gaps, challenges, inequity, etc.).

• $625 a column
• 3-6 month contracts

Pitch me: Duncank at rjionline dot org

If you would like to see past columnist’s work:

• Gabe Schneider: https://rjionline.org/person/gabe-schneider/
• Kim Bui: https://rjionline.org/person/p-kim-bui/
• Sarah Alvarez: https://rjionline.org/person/sarah-alvarez/
• Nia Norris: https://rjionline.org/person/nia-springer-norris/

I prefer people who want to write a monthly column for 3-6 months, but happy to consider one-off pitches too.

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

• Questions/submissions: duncank@rjionline.org
• Website: https://rjionline.org

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute engages media professionals, scholars and other citizens in programs aimed at strengthening journalism in the service of democracy. Its Innovation team explores timely challenges, needs and gaps in journalism to help build safer, stronger, more equitable, diverse and inclusive journalism, news spaces and relationships with the communities we serve. It builds free, accessible and open source resources, programs, workshops and tools for and with journalists and newsrooms. More information here.
• Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: Columns, News
• 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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