Freelance

The Appeal is looking for writers

April 18, 2022

Posted by Margarita Sanabria

The Appeal is always looking for more pitches for both reported stories and newsletter column ideas.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

The Appeal is a nonprofit news organization dedicated to exposing how the U.S. criminal legal system fails to keep people safe and, instead, perpetuates harm. Its work aims to elevate solutions that seek to create a safer society without clinging to punitive responses. It produces fact-based reporting and analysis that center the voices of the people affected most by our country’s over-reliance on policing, jails, and prisons.

Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: PolicingProsecutionPretrialPunishmentCriminalizationPoliticsAlternatives

 

WHAT TO INCLUDE IN SUBMISSION

  • Write a short introduction about yourself
  • Include a paragraph highlighting your writing experience, relevant credentials and publication credits
  • Attach links to your strongest work or portfolio, and online profile.

COMPENSATION

  • $1 per word

CONTACT

For more information, visit their website.

Before applying, review submission guidelines. Email all questions and submissions to:  pitches@theappeal.org

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