Strategies for Approaching Gizmodo, io9, and Earther for Article Submissions

Strategies for Approaching Gizmodo, io9, and Earther for Article Submissions

Want to pitch us a piece? Here's how to get started!

Send your pitches to [email protected], with the subject line "pitch". Include a brief summary of your idea, the people you plan to interview (if applicable), potential headlines, an estimated timeline, and links to your previously published work. Even if your story might overlap with other desks or seems a bit offbeat, don't hesitate to send it over!

Technology, Culture, and Consumer Tech

We love pitches for engaging, offbeat stories that delve into the intersection of technology, life, culture, and subcultures. From profiles of pioneers and renegades, to investigations of powerful conspiracies and sly con artists, to extraordinary happenings and deep dives into the historic depths and wild fringes of the internet – we're eager to hear your unique take! Check out some of our previous work for inspiration:

• My Dad Was a Spy, Maybe
• Ong's Hat: The Early Internet Conspiracy Game That Got Too Real
• The Survivors of the Coming Apocalypse Just Wanna Have Fun
• Horror Stories From Inside Amazon's Mechanical Turk
• The Fake Sex Doctor Who Conned the Media Into Publicizing His Bizarre Research on Suicide, Butt-Fisting, and Bestiality
• Some Crypto-Capitalists Just Want to See the World Burn
• The Rise of the Skeleton King, the '80s Bone Dealer Who Changed Halloween
• When a Stranger Decides to Destroy Your Life
• How Cartographers for the U.S. Military Inadvertently Created a House of Horrors in South Africa
• She Built a Shady Guru's YouTube Army. Now She's His Fiercest Critic-But Who Will Believe Her?
• An Oral History of the Early Trans Internet
• How ITT Tech Screwed Students and Made Millions

Additionally, we're on the lookout for accessible overviews, in-depth breakdowns, and thoughtful, forward-looking pieces on topics such as automation, AI, quantum computing, and tech-done-well. Check out some of our previous work for inspiration:

• Your Travel Guide to the Rudderless Right-Wing Web After Trump
• The Gentle Side of Twitch
• How Facebook Outs Sexworkers
• The Deadly Recklessness of the Self-Driving Car Industry
• 'Robots' Are Not 'Coming for Your Job'-Management Is
• Harassment, Transphobia, and Racism: A Look Inside Blind's Anonymous Chatting Forum for Google Employees
• Reddit Is Tearing Itself Apart
• Belarus Turned Off the Internet. Its Citizens Hot-Wired It.
• QAnon, CultTok, and Leaving It All Behind
• Amazon's Last Mile

Consumer Technology

We're also open to narrative and investigative features about consumer technology, as well as oral histories of notable gadgets. We're particularly interested in product design, accessible technology, and reporting on the global chip crunch and its impacts. We accept consumer tech reviews on a case-by-case basis, and you might consider submitting an idea for one of our recurring series: nostalgic essays on defunct tech and roundups of tech history's greatest fails. Check out some of our previous work for inspiration:

• Does My Smartwatch's Sleep Tracker Actually Do Anything?
• A Pilot's Review of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
• How I Let Disney Track My Every Move
• The Anti-Rape Gadgets That Never Delivered
• How the Invention of Spreadsheet Software Unleashed Wall Street on the World
• Your AI Chatbot Therapist Isn't Sure What It's Doing
• The Future of Online Dating Is Unsexy and Brutally Effective
• In 2030, You Won't Own Any Gadgets
• What Will Quantum Computer Games Be Like?
• The Never-Ending Death of Smart Home Gadgets
• Key Crazy: Inside the Wonderful World of Keyboard Fanatics

io9

For io9, we're especially interested in oral histories, especially of cult classics, as well as features on the state of Hollywood, with a focus on diversity and inclusion issues. We also welcome thoughtful essays on genre fiction from personal perspectives, in-depth reported features on any of our coverage areas, and nuanced opinions on big franchises. Check out some of our previous work for inspiration:

• Comics, Contracts, & Covid: Inside the Scandal at Terrific Production
• How Star Wars' Fan Wiki Found Itself in a Fight Over Trans Identity
• Filmmakers Reflect on Reign of Fire, 18 Years After the Bizarre Blockbuster Bomb Became a Cult Film
• Punisher: War Zone Director Lexi Alexander on the Curious Journey to Cult Status
• To Boldly Stay: How Deep Space Nine Upended Star Trek by Exposing Utopia's Dark Side
• The Sexist Legacy in Star Trek's Progressive Universe
• Staircases in Space: Why Are Places in Science Fiction Not Wheelchair-Accessible?
• 'Bionic Actress' Angel Giuffria Is Ready for People With Disabilities to Get Their Close-Up
• Why We Need Utopian Fiction Now More Than Ever
• What Arrival Gets Right About Talking to Superintelligent Noisesquids From Space
• A Medievalist's Guide to Magic and Alchemy in A Discovery of Witches

Earther

Earther is focused on stories about communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis, in-depth reporting on Big Oil and other bad actors, and the technology that could help (or harm) the climate. We're looking for stories at the intersection of climate and culture and what it says about society and our relationship to climate change. Check out some of our previous work for inspiration:

• The Big Oil Instagram Influencers Are Here
• The Quietest Place in America Is Becoming a Warzone
• Ted Lasso Is an Unexpected Masterclass in Environmental Storytelling
• Beyond the Hype of Lab-Grown Diamonds
• Recycling Is Broken
• Space Tourism Is a Waste
• NASA Is Sinking Into the Ocean
• This Town Didn't Want to Be a Radioactive Waste Dump. The Government Is Giving Them No Choice.
• The Machines That Could Darken the Sun to Stop Climate Change
• The Planet Needs a New Internet
• How Google, Microsoft, and Big Tech Are Automating the Climate Crisis
• The Battle for Bad River

Science

We're looking for a wide range of stories that showcase the world of science and health from various angles, including profiles of researchers, explanatory pieces, patient stories, photo essays of fossil excavations, and investigations into pseudoscientific scams. Check out some of our previous work for inspiration:

• The Last of the Iron Lungs
• How the Universe Ends
• How DNA Testing Botched My Family's Heritage, and Probably Yours, Too
• The Challenges of Unraveling Long Covid
• Blood Feasts and Roach Vacuums: The Life of an Urban Pest Scientist
• The Scientists Who Won't Give Up on the Warp Drive
• Humans Will Never Colonize Mars
• Why the FDA Can't Fix the Opioid Crisis
• DARPA's Brain Chip Implants Could Be the Next Big Mental Health Breakthrough-Or a Total Disaster
• Inside the Fight to Legalize Psilocybin Therapy in Oregon
• How American Healthcare Is Failing Transgender Patients
• A So-Called Game-Changing Weight Loss Drug Is Here-So What Happens Next?
• For Men Who Will Try Anything to Get Taller, There's a World of Grifts and Gimmicks
• How to Make a Black Hole in a Science Lab

Invoicing and Payment

We'll begin the invoicing process as soon as you file your first draft. You'll need to create a profile in our internal system. Once published, you'll invoice through the system with a PDF invoice. (We'll guide you through.) Fees vary based on project scope.

Here are the sentences that contain the given words:

• Send your pitches to [email protected], with the subject line "pitch" for tech, technology, culture, consumer tech, and future-related narratives.
• Even if your story might overlap with other desks or seems a bit offbeat, don't hesitate to send it over for tech, technology, culture, consumer tech, and future-related narratives.
• For technology, culture, and consumer tech pitches, delve into the intersection of technology, life, culture, and subcultures with engaging, offbeat stories.
• You'll invoice through the system with a PDF invoice after your first draft for tech, technology, culture, consumer tech, and future-related narratives.

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