Wanted: News Writers

Award-Winning Progressive News and Opinion Site Announces Call for Socially Conscious Freelance News Writers

The New Civil Rights Movement, an award-winning hard-hitting independent news and opinion media organization focused on progressive politics and civil rights, is looking for freelance writers to join our esteemed and accomplished team. Now in our eighth year, we’re proud to be one of the fastest-growing news sites of our kind, attracting exceptionally intelligent, influential, and politically-active readers.

NCRM is looking for excellent freelance news writers who can produce high-quality and interesting content on breaking news and news-of-the-day with lightning fast speed.

If you have a background or interest in progressive politics, civil rights – especially for LGBT people and other minority groups – voting rights, women’s rights, immigration, climate change, race relations, income inequality, or gun control, we’d like to talk with you.

Requirements:

Ability to submit print-ready copy that requires minimal editing.
Ability to turn around assignments in one to two hours.
Availability to work days, nights, weekends.
Curiosity to follow a story’s key players.
Ability to identify breaking news as it happens.

Experience working in online news media organizations preferred but not required.

The New Civil Rights Movement is a three-time GLAAD Media Award nominee and the 2014 winner for Outstanding Blog. We are regularly quoted by and linked to in the mainstream media, and we’re a highly-respected voice in progressive politics and the LGBT news media. NCRM has been identified and archived by the Library of Congress as a cultural artifact on public policy issues.

The New Civil Rights Movement is proud of our long history of delivering accurate and important news stories at breaking-news speed, and our strong history of analysis and providing context for critical issues in a timely manner.

This is not a call for op-ed or opinion writers. This is a call for writers who can source and turn around breaking news and news of-the-day before it hits the mainstream news outlets. 

Please send us:

• Your résumé 
• Links to the best three news articles you’ve written
• A short (300 words or less) note or essay explaining why you would be a good fit at The New Civil Rights Movement
• A link to your main online presence — such as your personal/professional website
• Feel free to include links to your Twitter, Facebook, or other social media pages

Email us: editor at thenewcivilrightsmovement.com. Please write “Freelance” in the subject line so we don’t miss your email.

We’ll do our best to respond, but please understand we’re a small company and we cannot promise we’ll be able to get back to everyone.