#Freelance journalists - I just sent out a call for pitches for @technologyreview.com's Breakthroughs issue. Pitches due Friday August 7. We're also looking for front-of-book articles (the pitch guide I mention in this post has more info on those). www.linkedin.com/posts/rcourt...

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#Freelance journalists: MIT Technology Review is seeking pitches for our upcoming Breakthroughs Issue. We’re looking for big swings: narrative features, essential profiles, and sharp reported essays ...

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In defence of ‘Nosh,’ Montreal’s chefs rally around Arthurs montrealgazette.com/news/in-defe...

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

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📢 We’re looking for a writer to join our team at Our World in Data! What we’re looking for is quite unique: someone who writes excellent narrative articles on large global problems, finds memorable framings to make hard ideas easier to understand, while being genuinely obsessed w/ technical details

We’re looking for a writer

We’re hiring a writer who can make the world’s largest problems understandable to our large Our World in Data audience.

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Are you interested in reporting on communities on the frontlines of environmental and climate injustice? Pitch us! 1/🧵 buff.ly/GMDiFGa

Pitch Us - The Margin

Read the pitch guidelines and submit your story idea on environmental and climate injustice today.

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We're hiring! The Chicago Reader is seeking a full-time creative and strategic Social Media & Content Manager to grow and engage our audience across multiple platforms. Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/3NUbF5v

Freelance journalists and writers: @technologyreview.com has a new call for pitches, for its Kids issue. Pitches due Friday April 3. Please share! More details here: www.linkedin.com/posts/rcourt...

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Freelance #WritingOpportunity: MIT Technology Review is seeking pitches for an upcoming print issue. The theme is Kids. We're looking for pitches for longer pieces: narrative features, compelling inv...

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For those looking for freelance work in the wake of WaPo layoffs: I'm an editor at large overseeing Ideas & Culture at Bloomberg, including our Books coverage. Find me at skillingswo2@bloomberg.net

I'm back at Slate next week after mat leave, and will be looking at pitches again! Particularly interested in health and science opinion and analysis, and/or with a first person angle, as well as features (2,500+ words, deeply reported) that turn a big idea on its head. shannon.palus@slate.com

Have you registered for The Freelancers' Blueprint — Navigating a Shifting Landscape, to be held April 20-22? Don’t miss out on the lowest available rate. Only $259 for members, and $329 for nonmembers. More information, can be found at www.asja.org/2026-asja-co...

ProPublica is hiring and we have a slew of great job opportunities: * Copy editor * Texas reporter * Senior editor, Business * Senior editor, LRN * YouTube senior producer * YouTube producer (two-year) job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica

We’re thrilled to announce our lineup of FREE webinars for independent journalists! This fall, take advantage of events focused on pitching op-eds, project scoping, mobile reporting, and more! theiij.com/webinars

For a story, looking for a Canadian homeowner who recently moved to a different province. Know anyone?

ASJA Webinar Breaking Into New Markets: Tips for Working with International Clients September 16, 2025, 1:00 pm-2:00 pm ET In this session, seasoned experts will share tips for working with clients based in other countries. Register here: https://bit.ly/3URoIog

🚨Journalism job alert🚨 We're hiring an investigative reporter to join my team at @wired.com. We're looking for someone who has both traditional and non-traditional reporting skills (coding/data work/OSINT, etc). Fit the bill? Come work with me! condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CondeCareers...

What's your take on fragrance in hotels, airports, retail spaces while travelling -- do you love it or hate it? I explored the ever-growing trend in my latest for @nextavenue.bsky.social www.nextavenue.org/scents-and-s...

Scents and Sensibility

Travelers are sniffing more fragrances everywhere – from hotel lobbies to museums to retail spaces – but not everyone is a fan

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When the Globe asked for experts for our Mastering It summer series, I instantly thought of Mary Reid. She owns Green Thumb Garden Centre in Ottawa, and watching her work though plant questions or problems with customers is like watching a magic trick. www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...

Meet the master gardener whose plant advice is a road map for life

Watching Mary Reid, owner of Green Thumb Garden Centre in Ottawa, solve customers’ gardening problems is like watching a magic trick

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i'll have more details on the types of stories i'm looking for soon, but in the meantime, please pitch me on the latest men's health/grooming trends, psychedelics, strength training, dating, diet, and AI health at alyssa_bereznak@condenast.com

I'm looking for pitches for science & health features for Slate! Pieces that will shift/challenge how readers see the world and how it works . My email is shannon.palus@slate.com.

Would you like to write for New Scientist? We always work with freelancers, but occasionally I put out a call like this for new writers. I'm looking for 300-700 word news stories about new discoveries. Don't pitch us press releases or the big journals, we have those covered. Pay starts at 51p/word

Indigenous? Interested in journalism?Still time to apply for CJIIC. Deadline: June 1. Our all-Indigenous lineup of journalism instructors are prepping now for fall! www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...

Carleton University launches new program aimed at training Indigenous journalists | CBC News

Three educational institutions in Ontario have teamed up to offer a new model of journalism school aimed at "passing the mic" to Indigenous learners in remote communities who may have faced roadblocks...

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For a piece I'm working on, does anyone know a publicist in the arts who can talk about the value of FRESH AIR as a promotional vehicle? DMs are open; email is in bio. Feel free to spread the word. Thank you!

For a story, looking for #travelers who (like me) get overwhelmed by the scents being pumped into hotels, airports, etc How do you cope? Do you ask about it before booking a room? Also want to hear from #hotels who can share feedback do guests love it? #journorequest

#EmployeeWellbeing #WorkplaceProductivity

Balancing Efficiency, Productivity and Employee Well-Being by @wendyhelfenbaum

Organizations have spent billions of dollars on well-being programs, yet well-being has stagnated and productivity has suffered. What's going on? Continue reading...

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Loving this inaugural voyage aboard @msccruisesofficial.bsky.social #WorldAmerica. Gorgeous ship! #Let’sHoliday