Pitches wanted (justice, rights, discrimination, etc.) | $250 per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: THE PUBLIC

Deadline: 4 April 2022 (for April issue), 29 April 2022 (for May issue)

CALL FOR PITCHES: Interested in writing about, sharing opinions on workers’ rights, racial, economic, climate and reproductive justice, tribal sovereignty, and housing discrimination? We want to hear and share your stories and lived experiences on The Public Magazine. Follow these 5 steps:

Email 'media@publicrightsproject.org' with:

• Your first couple sentences, helpful to hear how you sound on the page.
• A couple sentences on what you want to write/report on, why it’s important (Is there a riot? A new study? A story yet untold?), and who you’re going to talk to.
• Tell us why you’re the right person to tell this story.
• Got a couple clips to send? That’s great too. [optional]
• Is your pitch timely? Please say so in the subject line of your email.

PS: This is a PAID opportunity. See on the pitch side: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ilq-C_3Fql_T1KyvCMgtfCaeBsOQcVIHvxvMnJKxtLU/edit

And if you don't know The Public Magazine already, we are a rapidly-growing online magazine dedicated to exploring the legal and social underpinnings of justice — or lack thereof — here in America. You can dive in with us at http://medium.com/the-public-magazine.

To be considered for April, would love to see pitches by April 4th and for May, by April 29th.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

• Questions / submissions: media@publicrightsproject.org
• Website: https://medium.com/the-public-magazine

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: The Public is an online magazine dedicated to exploring the legal and social underpinnings of workers’ rights in America. It publishes everything from explainers on current legal cases and why they matter, to history pieces on the evolution of workers’ rights, photo-essays from the front-lines of labor, and perhaps most importantly, first-hand stories from underserved communities most affected when laws go unenforced. More information here.
• Read through a selection of recent articles/stories on its website.
• 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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