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✍️ TWJN 242: Pitch Calls, Writing Opps, Media Jobs
WebMD, Radio Times, ClassPass, The New Republic ✨📝 📬
Akhil Chauhan
October 15, 2025
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Happy Wednesday to all you writers & creatives 👋
This issue has pitch calls, writing gigs, and media jobs from WebMD, Radio Times, ClassPass, The New Republic, Hims & Hers, Bloomberg, Hearst Journalism Fellowship Program, The Barbed Wire and so many more. There’s lots of contract gigs in this roundup, including multiple copywriting roles paying over $50 per hour! Check ‘em out while they’re hot and fresh 👇
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1️⃣ Calls to Pitch
($0.75 - $1.75+ per word) Mother Jones | Mother Jones is a nonprofit investigative news organization that focuses on national politics, democracy protection, racial and economic justice, climate, corporate wrongdoing, and human rights. They commission stories that are revelatory and dynamic and teach readers something they didn’t already know. Print features range from 2,500-6,000+ words, while web articles are typically under 2,000 words. For print, rates start at $1.75. For online, rates start at $0.75 per word. More details in their freelance writer guidelines.