Pitches wanted (biomed, science) | $1+ per word

[This opportunity was posted 30+ days ago and has expired.]

I am re-upping this call for pitches, in particular looking for biomed right now. Rates start at $1/word. Please send pitches to me.

GUIDELINES:

We're looking for science and technology news stories that will intrigue, entertain and inform our readers. For print and online. Typically around 300-500 words but big exclusives can run longer.

The best way to get a feel for the sorts of stories we publish is to have a read of our website. Lots of our news is not paywalled so do have a read.

We want to attract a very broad audience, so your story must be interesting and accessible to a non-specialist. Here is a nice line on the sorts of things we cover: Fascinating bits of pure science with no possible application as well as high-impact stories such as weapons technology and the psychology of terrorism. Besides reporting the latest research, we also try to find interesting scientific or technological angles on major news events.

We already have a large (and growing) team of brilliant science and tech journalists. This means that it is very likely that we have already seen that paper published and press released from a major journal.

So please try to find stories that we're unlikely to have spotted and that haven’t already been covered by the mainstream media. We basically never cover something late unless we have a unique angle.

We like pitches where we can imagine what the final story will be like. So write your pitch like a very short version of the news story:

• Include a great topline at the top
• Tell us what the new thing is
• Include a few sentences on why its important/interesting

Also please let us know if there are some amazing images/video that could go with the story. Or if there's something unique you could bring (e.g. on the ground reporting).

If you've not written for us before (or we've not spoken before), please include a few lines about yourself with your pitch. Who have you written for, what's your background/beat/expertise.

Our guide for freelancers has loads more useful information on writing for us.

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[This opportunity was posted 30+ days ago and has expired.]