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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 2d

Is this paid? If so, can you share rates?

Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 9d

Is the rate still $1,000 for a full-length feature?

Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 9d

Doesn't seem to be paid since it's a digital series. From their submission page: "We pay modestly for printed pieces. Online series are written by volunteers."

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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 10d

What is the rate for this piece? Also is there a hard deadline for pitches?

Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 13d

For ARTnews, I visited the Munch Museum in Oslo for "Zifzafa," Lawrence Abu Hamdan's powerful new exhibition on the devastating sonic impact that Israel's wind turbines will have on the local Jawlani people in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights.

www.artnews.com/art-news/art...

Lawrence Abu Hamdan’s Latest Exhibition Brings the Blast of Golan Heights Wind Turbines to Oslo

Lawrence Abu Hamdan's exhibition at the Munch Museum looks at the sonic blast generated by wind turbines in Israeli-occupied Golan Heights (Jawlan).

www.artnews.com

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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 15d

Is there a hard pitch deadline?

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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 19d

As others have asked, can you share even a rough estimate or ballpark figure? It helps freelancers to know what kind of rates a publication is able to offer before they put the work into pitching (because it IS work).

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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 19d

Is this paid? Can you share freelance rates?

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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 22d

Can you share info on a minimum or range for rates?

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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 23d

For @chaykak.bsky.social's One Thing newsletter, I wrote an essay about 72, Edward Enninful's unnecessary new magazine.

It's almost boldly boring and fully possessed by the Grey Backdrop Demon.

onethingnewsletter.substack.com/p/fashion-ma...

🟧 Fashion magazine covers are too boring

& the Italian newsletter landscape.

onethingnewsletter.substack.com

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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 25d

For @studyhall.bsky.social, I spent many hours over many months speaking with journalists, producers, and industry insiders about the journalism-to-adaptation pipeline.

Here's what they had to say.

studyhall.xyz/free-newslet...

Inside the Journalism-to-Adaptation Pipeline

There was a moment in the mid-2010s when it felt like you could watch an article go viral and set a timer for the inevitable Hollywood adaptation announcement. The Great Streaming Wars w

studyhall.xyz

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Reposted by Chris Erik Thomas

Study Hall @studyhall.bsky.social · 26d

Now that the Emmys are done, it's time to talk about the journalism-to-adaptation pipeline... check out this fabulous deep-dive by @chriserikthomas.bsky.social !

studyhall.xyz/free-newslet...

Inside the Journalism-to-Adaptation Pipeline

There was a moment in the mid-2010s when it felt like you could watch an article go viral and set a timer for the inevitable Hollywood adaptation announcement. The Great Streaming Wars w

studyhall.xyz

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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 29d

It's been shared multiple times on here.

bsky.app/profile/equa...

Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · Aug 29

We promised more news!

We're on the lookout for submissions for the new Style and Accessibility Guide site's section of journalism style and accessibility commentary and analysis.

Keep reading for details.

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Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · Aug 28

More news on the forthcoming Style and Accessibility Guide site.

The new Style and Accessibility Guide site will have a section where people from journalism accessibility, style, and editing will do commentary and analysis on — what else? — style and accessibility!

Stay tuned for more news!

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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · Sep 11

Is there a hard deadline for submissions?

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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thanks! And are pitches still sent to [email protected]? The pitch guide lists no info for actually sending pitches.

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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · Sep 2

Is there a hard deadline for pitches? I'll share this on @studyhall.bsky.social.

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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · Sep 1

I'll share this on @studyhall.bsky.social!

Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · Sep 1

Echoing what others have asked. Can you share how much you pay writers?

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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · Sep 1

Is this paid? Can you share freelance rates?

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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · Sep 1

Is there a hard deadline for pitches?

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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · Aug 26

Earlier this month, I wrote about my experience at a one-day-only art event in the Lithuanian countryside for Plaster Magazine.

Now, I've released an "extended edition" of my trip through my newsletter — featuring interviews, field notes, + more.

bit.ly/3HxbcmK

A ‘Ferma’ by any other name.

Notes on my Lithuanian art excursion.

bit.ly

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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · Aug 21

To clarify, are you looking for freelance pitches? If so, what are the rates?

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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · Aug 18

For my debut at Plaster Magazine, I traveled to the Lithuanian countryside alongside an international group of guests to see 'Ferma', Gabija Grušaitė’s one-day-only art event in her father's Soviet-era dairy factory turned art studio.

plastermagazine.com/reviews/ferm...

“Who the hell knows what’s coming next?” My trip to a rural Lithuanian art farm - Plaster Magazine

In a warehouse-turned-studio in Lithuania, Chris Erik Thomas finds three generations of artists grappling with intergenerational trauma

plastermagazine.com

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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · Aug 5

For Berlin Art Link, I interviewed Chinese artist Lu Yang about his immersive new show at Société. In a sprawling conversation, Yang offers insight into his attempts to deconstruct reality, the symbolism of silver, and creative alchemy. Read it below.

www.berlinartlink.com/2025/08/05/l...

An Interview with Lu Yang | Berlin Art Link

Chris Erik Thomas interviews Lu Yang about his current exhibition ‘DOKU the Creator – BHAVACHAKRA’ at Société Berlin

www.berlinartlink.com

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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · Aug 4

Can you share details about how much this pays? Something more concrete than just saying a "small stipend" would be helpful so I can share this on @studyhall.bsky.social.

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