🎉 Our Final Substack Edition: Inside The Newsroom Moves to Ghost
One last Substack send-off, then we're Ghost-bound. Here's everything you need to know about the transition.
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Hello and welcome to the final edition of Inside The Newsroom on Substack.
From next week we will be publishing exclusively on Ghost. This is easily the hardest decision we have had to make so far in the almost eight years that Inside The Newsroom has existed, but as we continue to grow, it is a necessary one. Substack has been, and continues to be, a truly awesome platform that has literally changed media for the better. But as we progress in our mission to become the one-stop shop for all things journalism, Ghost provides us the best opportunity to realize those goals.
What’s changing:
The email domain will change (you’ll receive newsletters from a Ghost email address)
Our website will have a fresh new look and feel
You’ll have access to more journalism resources and tools
What’s staying the same:
The same great content you’ve come to expect
The same weekly schedule
All your subscription benefits remain intact
You don’t need to do anything. We will handle the transition automatically
Important: If you’re a paid subscriber, your subscription will transfer seamlessly. If you’re on the free list, you’ll continue receiving our newsletters. No action required on your part.
We’re incredibly grateful for your support as we’ve grown on Substack, and we’re excited to serve you even better on Ghost. Thank you for being part of this journey.
Now, let’s get to today’s sponsored postings and freelance pitch calls and pour one out for one final Substack edition packed with opportunities.
🚨Sponsored Posts🚨
🆕 The Guardian Foundation
The Guardian Foundation
The Emerging Voices Awards celebrate new voices and fresh perspectives in the UK which, now more than ever, is essential to the future of quality, independent journalism.
Type: Award
Prize: £1,000 for the winner, £200 for the runner-up
Location: United Kingdom
Deadline: February 1, 2026 (19-25 age category) and February 15, 2026 (16-18 age category)
🆕 Report For America
Report for America has 70 open positions available for journalists looking to make a real impact in local newsrooms across the U.S.
These aren’t just jobs, they’re opportunities to cover critical beats that are often overlooked, from housing and education to criminal justice and rural communities. Positions span the country, from small towns to major cities, and cover everything from data journalism to bilingual reporting.
Available beats include: Housing & Development, Education Environment & Climate, Criminal Justice, Rural Communities, Immigration & Human Rights, Investigative & Data Journalism
The deadline to apply is February 16, 2026.
🆕 Kurzgesagt
As a science brand, Kurzgesagt is best known for their distinctive animated videos. Through its globally successful YouTube channel with more than 24 million subscribers, Kurzgesagt aims to inspire people around the world about science and make knowledge accessible and exciting.
Type: Freelance
Location: Remote
Ideal Candidate: Accomplished storyteller experienced in crafting narratives that hold viewers’ attention over extended formats; Impressive track record as a scriptwriter with a keen intuition for compelling ideas, engaging topics and crisp facts; Skilled in developing and producing high-impact factual content and extended narratives; Meticulous in fact-checking and research, proficient with primary English-language sources, and open to exploring unconventional ideas and refining concepts collaboratively rather than settling for the first solution; Strong educational background, ideally a science-related PhD, with broad interests including Physics, History, Philosophy, and other scientific subjects.
Deadline: ASAP
Wallace House Center for Journalists
The Knight-Wallace Fellowships offer accomplished journalists two rare commodities: time and resources. Journalists eager for growth and deeply committed to the future of journalism spend an academic year at the University of Michigan to access the resources of a world-class university and dive into a journalism project. Areas of focus can include but are not limited to sharpening professional skills, addressing a challenge facing your newsroom, digging into data and research for a long-term reporting project, or developing a journalism venture.
Type: Fellowship
Stipend: $85,000
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Deadline: February 1, 2026
The Livingston Awards recognize outstanding reporting by journalists under the age of 35. Each year, prizes of $10,000 are presented in local, national and international reporting.
Type: Award
Prize: $10,000
Location: Worldwide
Deadline: February 1, 2026
🔍 Investigative & Longform Pitch Calls
🌲 Bolts Pitch Call: Investigative/Longform Writing | Rate: 800 | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
🌲 The Atlantic Pitch Call: Pitches | Rate: 500 | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
🌲 The New Republic Pitch Call: Pitches | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
🌲 The Progressive Pitch Call: Climate/Environment Writing | Rate: $0.10-$0.40/word | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
🌲 The Marshall Project Pitch Call: Investigative/Longform Writing | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
🌲 The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting Pitch Call: Investigative/Longform Writing | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
🌲 Consumer Reports Pitch Call: Investigative/Longform Writing | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
🌲 Type Investigations Pitch Call: Pitches | Rate: Varies | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
🌲 The Fuller Project Pitch Call: Parenting/Family Writing | Rate: $1/word | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
🌲 Slate Pitch Call: Pitches | Rate: 0.2 | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
🌲 Longreads Pitch Call: Investigative/Longform Writing | Rate: 500 | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
🌲 The Verge Pitch Call: Investigative/Longform Writing | Rate: $0.50/word | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
🌲 Wired Pitch Call: Tech Writing | Rate: 2500 | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
🌲 MIT Technology Review Pitch Call: Investigative/Longform Writing | Rate: $1 to $2 per word | Remote | Writer | Pitch here
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