Pitches wanted (genome) | $100 to <$1,000 per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: THE PROGRESS NETWORK

In 2001 sequencing a full human genome is estimated to have cost more than $95 million. By 2021 that cost had fallen more than 200,000-fold, to just $450. The rapidity of this has far outpaced other exponential trends, such as Moore's Law. Read more: https://ourworldindata.org/technological-progress#progress-in-human-genome-dna-sequencing

The cost of sequencing a full human genome has fallen rapidly. We’re curious about what it might mean for the future. Is that in your wheelhouse? Please send your pitches to hello@theprogressnetwork.org. Here are our guidelines: https://theprogressnetwork.org/submission-guidelines/

Our rates start at $100 for something like a listicle and tops out at a little under $1000 for a long reported feature.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

• Questions / submissions: hello@theprogressnetwork.org
• Website: https://theprogressnetwork.org

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: The Progress Network is building an idea movement that speaks to a better future in a world dominated by voices that suggest a worse one. It connects and amplifies those voices that are pointing our world in a more positive direction, providing a template for a stable and sustainable future. Our contributors come from diverse fields of business, tech, journalism, politics, and more, but are united in their conviction that humanity’s ingenuity and willingness to cooperate for the common good is ultimately more potent than forces pulling in the other direction. More information here.
• Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: Science, Technology
• 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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