Monday, January 30th 2023
The Jewish Telegraphic Agency, or JTA, offers news and analysis on issues of Jewish interest and concern. Their news director is seeking correspondents in 2 categories (global + arts and culture):
1. “Global: I’m looking for writers to cover Jewish communities and the issues affecting them outside of the U.S. And I’m open to anything from news dispatches to features and profiles.”
2. “Arts and culture: Movies! TV shows! Books! Plays! Culture news! I have some assignments available in this category if you’d like to try it out. (Note: We run reporting and interviews, not opinion or reviews.)”
There is no deadline to get in touch. Their baseline rate for features is $300. The final rate will depend on experience, reporting required, etc. To read their news director’s Twitter thread, click here. To read their pitching guide, click here.
Tuesday, February 16th 2021
The Jewish Telegraphic Agency, or JTA,
offers news and analysis on issues of Jewish interest and concern. Their
opinion editor is always looking for new writers who can deliver “timely
personal essays or analysis with a personal angle” and “perspectives not often
elevated in Jewish media.” They generally pay $200
to $300 per piece. If interested, DM their opinion editor on Twitter. To learn
more, read their editor’s Twitter
thread and their pitch
guide.
Tuesday, December 1st 2020
The Jewish Telegraphic Agency, or JTA,
offers news and analysis on issues of Jewish interest and concern. Their
opinion editor is seeking pitches on “Hanukkah / your complicated relationship
to Christmas Season.” They generally pay $200 to $300 per piece. Send pitches
to ladkins@jta.org. Read their opinion editor’s
Tweet here
and contact them here.
Tuesday, June 2nd 2020
The Jewish Telegraphic Agency is seeking essays related to the current protests, from people of color. They generally offers news and analysis on
issues of Jewish interest and concern. According to the editor, payment generally
starts at $250 for an 800 word op-ed. To submit a pitch, email Ladkins@jta.org. To learn more refer to this Tweet. To contact them, visit this page.