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Yesterday's edition is chock full of paid opportunities that you should take advantage of. It's paywalled, but I think paying $7 a month is worth it when you have a freelancer hand-curating paid opportunities daily. https://www.findfreelanceopportunities.com/p/november-5-2025-freelance-opportunities

The news about Teen Vogue is terrible, the latest in the long list of corporate-owned media layoffs, closures, and shifting tone and coverage. There are so many great independent outlets, a list too long but this is a fantastic starter pack. PLEASE pick a few & support them if you're able.

A (re)introduction! 👋 We're DAME, an independent women-owned/led news & opinion site, covering politics, policy, culture, media, climate & more. No ads, no corporate overlords, no paywall, just generous readers who help keep us publishing. We may be small , but we're determined, now more than ever.

Hi! I have reached out to as many writers as I could find for the Bitch x @theflytrapmedia.com project I am shepherding. If you published stories in Bitch and want to have them potentially republished at The Flytrap, email us! I’ll be responding. flyteam[at]theflytrapmedia[dot]com

It’s truly scary how few mainstream publications are willing to publish working class voices and perspectives (let alone leftist ones), and every one we lose is yet another blow to the fragile hope for a better world

Laid-off Teen Vogue workers: I run a biweekly newsletter where I share paid opportunities for journalists, editors, writers, designers, and creatives. You can get a free subscription for the next year, no questions asked. https://www.findfreelanceopportunities.com/c/laidoffjournalist

absolutely furious about Teen Vogue

A win for The Flytrap is a win for all of us! Journalism needed this news today!

Obsessed with the Louvre heist? Eager for an eat the rich story because you're mad as hell? Meet the prolific art thief who robbed America's aristocracy blind. magazine.atavist.com/2025/blue-bo...

I got high praise last time I wrote about The American Dream. So tomorrow's edition of my newsletter, on the same topic, won't disappoint. Sign up so you don't miss out! www.not-ship.com

Always nice to scoop ESPN.

I want to really, really emphasize how clear our pitch guidelines at HEAT DEATH have been about not sending us anything generated by AI, and how much that has not appeared to matter

I will be on the ground covering the No Kings protest in downtown LA today. The work of filming, photographing, and reporting is unpaid. If you’d like to sponsor my coverage, send a tip on KoFi. It covers today’s coverage and helps make-up for missing work at my other job. ko-fi.com/joeyneverjoe

Want to note here as well that while we have not paid OURSELVES, we have paid freelance writers and artists industry-standard rates, which is very important to us both as an organization, and as current/former freelancers who believe in independent media.

America 2025 is the best advertisement for being childfree.

Many of us whose progressive values drive us to indie media wish we could give our stuff away. The thing is, we need to eat and we need resources to do the work. Somebody’s gotta pay for it. The Flytrap gives away one free post a month. My newsletter, The Bugbear Dispatch, goes every other post.

1. If you want indie journalism, you gotta pay for it. 2. Paywalls work. I resisted using a paywall for a long time until I realized I had to if I wanted to pay my bills. 3. Journalism is a public good that doesn't exist without public support. Keep it out of billionaire hands with a paid sub.

A periodic reminder that while this is a free country, and you can pitch me however you like, the best avenue is my Globe and Mail email, [email protected]. That is because only my Globe email will have an out-of-office response if I'm not around.

Brionna's the lawyer I trust for contracts! I worked with her last year and really appreciate her thoughts. If you work solo in any way, you should take her advice on negotiating to heart! https://www.findfreelanceopportunities.com/p/protect-and-empower-your-business-with-a-better-contract

Want to pitch Trails Magazine? Here’s everything you need to know: https://www.findfreelanceopportunities.com/p/report-on-the-outdoors-a-q-a-with-trails-magazine

Clocking in to share some new freelance opportunities with creatives!

Become a Legend! Be a cool kid!

Apologies in advance for drafting the greatest lede of our time for tomorrow’s newsletter “Not all news organizations wear capes. Some simply pay their PACER fees.” Subscribe here to get our weekly roundup in your inbox tomorrow morning. www.CourtWatch.news/subscribe

There’s been a lot of talk about autism from powerful government figures and the media. Let’s help young Coloradans with autism achieve their dreams through coaching, therapy, and social connections. I’ll match fifty $5 donations to REVEL: www.coloradogives.org/story/3s7h9f...

There's a lot of good arguments against Substack (including being locked into Apple Pay, the 10% cut, and limited automations), but this is a point most people don't consider. I rarely see Substacks priced above $10. Every Substack feels the same and you expect those to be at a certain price point.

New: 404 Media is suing ICE. We have filed a lawsuit demanding ICE release its $2 million contract with Paragon, a company that makes powerful spyware to break into phones and read encrypted messages. This is expensive for a small outlet but this info is important www.404media.co/were-suing-i...

Romance readers and authors always lead the way!

We have no corporate backers, no advertisers, no angel investors, no elite funders. But our budget is in trouble. We do need your help. Joining our Patreon is the best way to do so. Patrons are our subscribers—you'll receive our annual print issues, art, merch, and more. patreon.com/proteanmag

📣 Less than two weeks to submit! #TheMagazine is still seeking pitches from #Indigenous storytellers for our next edition about Indigenous changemakers in 2025. 📆 Deadline: Sept 30 Read the thread for the details. 🔗 Find the guide for submissions here: crushingcolonialism.org/call-for-sub...

This is a GREAT week to support indie journalism!!!

Join freelance photographer, Tailyr Irvine, HCN Visuals Editor, Bear Guerra, and HCN’s Indigenous Affairs Editor, Sunnie Clahchischiligi on September 23, 2025 at 11a.m. MT for an informative conversation about freelancing and collaborating with HCN.

Hello! I am looking for a freelance/contract UI designer to help on a project asap. Luxury brand experience and working with design systems a bonus. Please get in touch via benbrignell.com/pages/contact, thank you!

Also, if you're a freelancer in the Bay Area, you can pitch us: www.coyotemedia.org/pitch-us/ We don't have a ton of money for freelance right now, but we are commissioning some stuff! More on what we're looking for, and our rates and freelance policies, at that link.

My new website starts on Monday and I’m still very interested to hear from experienced freelance writers in the field of sport (not football) and music. Interviews and features required, fees (modest) paid, email not quite done so, for now, email routeonepod AT gmail dot com with examples of work.

I'm happy to announce that I'm the new associate editor of the sf section at @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social. So I'm open to good review/essay pitches that fit LARB's audience. I've been quietly doing this for a few weeks and already commissioned some things I'm excited for you to read!

Want sharp analysis and hard news on accessibility and style, and how the media industry gets it right — or wrong? You got it. Our new Style and Accessibility Guide will have a magazine dedicated to just that.  And we're accepting pitches now.

🚨Reminder for Writers!🚨 Today is your LAST DAY to get your pitches in for our next issue of This Magazine! We're looking for news pieces, columns, back page letters, and features. We can't wait to see what you have in store for us! this.org/contribute/

Re-upping this call for pitches for @technologyreview.com.

Get your submissions in! @crushcolonialism.bsky.social is always looking for pitches from Indigenous people with community ties of written pieces from journalism to more creative genres (no fiction) and high quality photography and videos. #IndigenousWriters #Indigenous #IndianCountry

Wanna pitch us? More guidelines here: www.pelliclemag.com/pitching

PCMag Managing Editor Alan Henry wants cybersecurity reporting from people with unique perspectives. On the Freelance Journalism Podcast, he shares more about how to pitch PCMag: bit.ly/4iGK6a5

Queer Kentucky does some of the best independent reporting in the state. Give For Good Louisville is currently matching donations. If you're able, please give! (Or at least share—they've got a long way to go on their goal) www.giveforgoodlouisville.org/story/u4wh0g

Just shared another hand-curated charcuterie board of paid opportunities for designers, developers, videographers, content creators, social media managers, writers, journalists, content editors, editors, strategists, marketers, PR pros, art directors, designers, podcast pros, & project managers!

The founders and editors at the Sick Times say they are looking for freelancers with investigative skills to beef up their coverage. Learn more on the Freelance Journalism Podcast: bit.ly/45Obhfa

if you are a reporter who writes on criminal justice or voting rights, and are interested in local politics... we hope to hear from you at @boltsmag.org! we've put together a guide of some of what we look for, and how to pitch us, here: boltsmag.org/pitch-us/

Do you want to learn how to pitch and write for The Conversation? Executive Editor Liz Minchin will be leading a session to teach you how to do so! Date and time: Thursday 11 September 2025, 12pm to 1pm. Register here: research-support.uq.edu.au/event/sessio...

Hey, are you a freelance writer with a fairly comprehensive knowledge of #SouthPark (including the more recent seasons)? I'm searching for someone atm, so if that describes you, please email me at lizmiller at consequence dot net with three links to samples and a little info about yourself. Thanks!

Y'all got recommendations for independent news / publications run by journalists from underrepresented communities? In particular, journalists of color?