Pitches wanted (culture, features, profiles, etc.) (worldwide) | 75 cents to $1.75+ per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: MOTHER JONES 

Ian Gordon, Editorial Director for Teams and Coverage of Mother Jones, is looking for pitches:

Mother Jones is commissioning online features and magazine stories: culture essays, back-of-the-book columns, front-of-the-book dispatches, and features/profiles. For print, rates start at $1.75/word. Online rates start at $0.75/word.

We commission stories that are revelatory and dynamic, the kind that teach readers something they didn't already know—be it a dark force warping an issue or affecting a community, or an under-covered solution to some of our most intractable problems. For stories with a primarily local context, you'll need to demonstrate their national relevance to our far-flung audience; meanwhile, international pitches should have a strong domestic connection.

We're interested in just about anything that will raise our reader's eyebrows, but we focus especially on these areas: national politics, democracy protection and restoration, racial and economic justice, climate and the environment, corporate wrongdoing, and human rights.

Freelancers: Check out Mother Jones' brand new freelance guidelines for info on:

• What we're looking for
• How you can pitch us
• Tips for successful pitches
• What to expect after your pitch is submitted
• What we pay

You can pitch editors directly via email—take a look at our staff page to get a sense of their areas of interest: https://www.motherjones.com/about/staff/

No deadline.

Open to international writers? Sure! But as our freelance guidelines note, international pitches should have a strong domestic connection.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

• Submissions: Check out this link for the list of editorial contacts
• Website: https://www.motherjones.com/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Mother Jones is an investigative news organization that goes deep on the biggest stories of the moment, from politics and criminal and racial justice to education, climate change, and food/agriculture. More information here.
• Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: Politics, Environment, Crime and Justice, Food, Media, Investigations
• 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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