Pitches wanted (animals, farm, environment) (WORLDWIDE) | $200+ per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: SENTIENT MEDIA 

Claire Hamlett, Associate Editor at Sentient Media, is looking for pitches:

Here is a fresh call for pitches for Sentient Media. We want original reporting and well-researched analysis to help change the conversation around animal ag. Our rate starts at $200. Email me at claire [at] sentientmedia [dot] org

WHAT TO INCLUDE IN YOUR PITCH:

1) One paragraph explaining the story you want to write. This paragraph should tell us the big takeaway of your story and why it’s important to cover this angle now. Tell us what’s new that hasn’t been covered elsewhere.

2) 3-5 bullet points of the points you want to make in this story.

3) What are your sources: interviews, research, evidence — what backs up the main points of your piece.

Other things to note: Stories can be related to science, climate, health or justice. They must be sensitive to animals' experiences and well-being. We run monthly themed weeks - October's is industrial agriculture.

Open to international writers? Yes, though as our readership is largely US based, stories focused on issues in other regions can ideally show how those issues connect to a more global context.

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

• Questions / submissions: claire@sentientmedia.org
• Website: https://sentientmedia.org

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Sentient Media is a nonprofit journalism organization that seeks to create transparency around the role of animals in our daily lives—from food to companionship to laboratory test subjects. Everything that it does is designed to encourage people to question the corruption within industrial animal agriculture. More information here.
• Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: Big Ag, Environment, Justice, Culture
• Review the submission guidelines here. Note that these are the publication's general guidelines to help you refine your pitch. You must still follow the editor's specific instructions above.
• 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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