Journalism jobs: Work-from-home edition

Calls for pitches

Are you accepting pitches? To add your call to this post, tweet us or email info@j-source.ca

https://twitter.com/metraux_julia/status/1239669840618627075

? CALL FOR PITCHES ?

Hi everyone, if you're looking for a writing/reporting gig @XtraMagazine is open for pitches. If you have any story—politics, pop culture, personal essay—about/for the 2SLGBTQ+ community, send them my way!??‍♂️ arvin.joaquin@dailyxtra.com. Pls. Share. https://t.co/DWo68DVIgi
— Arvin Joaquin (@arvinjoaquin) March 16, 2020

Haven't done one of these in a while, but @vicecanada is looking for freelancers, especially now! Obviously, coronavirus-related pitches welcome, but we are looking for counter-programming too, especially reported features. My email is bio, hmu for specifics. (No hot takes, pls)
— Josh Visser (@joshvisser) March 19, 2020

https://twitter.com/thechriswinters/status/1240078056254926848?s=21

https://twitter.com/newcdnmedia/status/1239981858496094210?s=21

HOWEVER, @HakaiMagazine is still commissioning stories that relate to our beat–coastal science and societies–exactly as we always do.

Please keep sending those pitches. We're going to keep assigning (and paying) promptly, even if we don't run the stories right away.
— Colin Schultz | @colinschultz.bsky.social (@_ColinS_) March 19, 2020

Looking for pitches for Passage. Particularly from women and non-cis people. Should be Canada focused or of interest to Canadians. $100 for shorter pieces, $250 for longer, more detailed, analysis pieces. More info attached.

CC: @WritersofColor @jsource https://t.co/gkdgHgPDIi
— Davide Mastracci (@DavideMastracci) March 30, 2020

I'm looking for experienced freelance writers with an interest in science/technology (@BioLabMag), food (@CDNfood), architecture (@WoodDesignMag) or spas/wellness (@SpaIncMag). #cdnmedia #journojobs https://t.co/1AWGQbiaFd
— Popi Bowman (@PopiBowman) March 31, 2020

Toronto freelancers, @thelocalhealth is taking pitches for COVID-19 pieces (short features, essays, quick stories from corners of the city that have been ignored). I'm nhunebrown at gmail. We pay competitive rates.
— Nick Hune-Brown (@nickhunebrown) April 3, 2020

Resources

Are you adapting to working from home? Trying to find freelance work and supports? Want tools to help you report safely? This list will be updated regularly.

To add a guide, tip sheet or additional resources, tweet us or email info@j-source.ca

https://twitter.com/HG_Watson/status/1238510383117336577

https://twitter.com/evaholland/status/1239565670817423360

Freelancers and small newsrooms in Canada covering COVID-19 are eligible for grants of up to $5,000 made available through a partnership between Facebook, the Lenfest Institute for Journalism and the Local Media Association:

Local newsrooms in Canada covering the coronavirus are eligible for grants of up to $5,000 from the Facebook Journalism Project Community Pool Network https://t.co/EIeEKAxwXx
— J-Source (@jsource) March 17, 2020

CPJ Safety Advisory: Covering the coronavirus outbreak

Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting: Coronavirus News Collaboration Challenge

National Geographic Society: COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists