The Pitch Place.com
What Others Are Saying About Us
"The Pitch Place is there to help solve two major problems freelance journalists face: selling their story ideas and getting paid in a timely manner once the story is published. The Pitch Place is also there as a key resource for editors looking to find journalists on location when they need a story covered fast."
Charles Thouvenot, Director of the French-American Chamber of Commerce in West Florida
"What I love about your venture is that you found a very clear problem and are finding a solution."
Constance Mitchell Ford, Professor at the University of Maryland - Philip Merrill College of Journalism
"The Pitch Place is such a cool concept!"
Betsy Rate, Director of Career Development at
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
"I have been wondering forever when on Earth someone was going to invent this, a much needed tech solution to creating a marketplace for editors and writers!"
Deirdre English, former Editor of Mother Jones Magazine and faculty at UCBerkeley J-School
"The Caribbean islands are Ground Zero in the biggest story of our lives: Climate change. The Pitch Place assures the editors of the Caribbean Compass that its astute readers - sailors and landlubbers - will find intelligent reporting and writing on this crisis."
Elaine Lembo, Editor in Chief of Caribbean Compass
The Pitch Place
A one-stop shop for freelance journalists to find commissioning editors interested in your story ideas. The place where editors can find journalists on location whenever and wherever breaking news happens.
Who?
Media professionals around the world
Journalists
Need to work?
Photojournalists, radio, multimedia, TV, and print, stringers, freelancers, and correspondents looking to find new audiences for their stories or collaborators can find, follow, connect, discuss, exchange, pitch, work, showcase, and loads more!
Editors
Need stories?
Find freelance journalists on location, receive pitches tailored to your publication's needs from a vast network of professional reporters, post job alerts and find your next employee or consultant.
PR
Need to share?
Use our network to advertise your press releases
Enterprises
Make some noise!
Send editors and journalists your news
Editors
Free to register -- Free membership -- Free to find journalists on location -- Free to receive pitch ideas
FIND JOURNALISTS
WHERE YOU NEED THEMGeolocation Services
The Pitch Place offers geolocation services to find freelance journalists, fixers, and translators ready where you need them. Whether you are covering a breaking news story or a feature, check here first to find the journalists already there.
COLLABORATE
WITH DIVERSE TALENTSProfessional Details
Peruse the diverse talent pool of journalists and their pitch ideas at The Pitch Place or opt to receive pitches directly from approved journalists. Editors and producers can also take advantage of our introductory offer to freely post job advertisements.
HIRE THE BEST
Ratings Matter
Work only with the best, and most reliable in the business.
The Pitch Place allows you to assess journalists you work with and view the ratings posted by others for free.Journalists
Free to register -- Free membership -- Free to pitch to editors
PITCH TOP EDITORS
Original Ideas Wanted
Target the right editors and news media employers with the story ideas you want to cover and they want to produce. At The Pitch Place editors are looking to hire freelance journalists who can give them the story nobody else has or present breaking news and feature stories with a unique angle.
WORK WITH CONFIDENCE
Escrow System
Enjoy the benefits of working through an escrow system. After successfully providing commissioned work via The Pitch Place, you are guaranteed to receive payment within five business days.PR - Enterprises
Spread your stories to the world
PR
Simply post your pitch and monitor who is picking it up for your return on investment.
Enterprises
Reach the maximum number of journalists and editors to build your audience.
