Freelance Writer

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August 26

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Straight Arrow News

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Straight Arrow News is where you can find the facts and context you’ve been craving. We uncover the bias of mainstream media, and present just the facts on important information that affects your life.

11 - 50 employees

Founded 2021

📋 Description

• Straight Arrow News delivers unbiased, comprehensive national news. • Freelance writer: pitch and report original stories that "Make It Matter." • Seek stories that make local issues feel national and focus on timely, solution-oriented reporting. • Three story categories with different reporting depth and wordcounts: Standard features, Deep dives, Longform enterprise. • Submit pitches via the provided pitch form. • Committed to equal employment opportunities.

🎯 Requirements

• Open to excellent stories from freelance journalists. • Ability to pitch timely topics that resonate with a national audience. • Ability to make local issues compelling to a national audience and offer solutions. • Standard features: interview at least three sources; produce original reporting; typically 800-1,000 words. • Deep dives: interview more than three sources; conduct analysis and data work; may require public records requests; typically 1,200-1,500 words. • Longform enterprise: interview at least five sources; perform intense analysis and use multiple data points; investigative reporting skills; may exceed 2,000 words. • Submit pitches via the pitch form provided.