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Thanks :) You're totally right. I forgot one of the most essential parts of the process which is tracking down the right editor. The short version is this: fi

Thanks :) You're totally right. I forgot one of the most essential parts of the process which is tracking down the right editor. The short version is this: find the most relevant publication, then search for the most relevant section (politics, business, etc). Then look on their masthead (you can google {publication} masthead) to find this for every magazine. There you'll find the editor of the section you want to write for. Then you can do a quick google search on them to find their Twitter or email. In terms of process I usually tweet them first and ask what the best way to send a pitch is. They'll usually include their email. Then I send an email with subject line "re: twitter" (that gets opened everytime). In that email I include my pitch. More in-depth story on this to come. Appreciate the idea!

chinathrow 10y ago
> (that gets opened everytime) If I were an editor, I would simply blackhole all personal mails which include tracking pixels.
- hawkice 10y ago
  I've thrown people in the spam filter for a lot less. "re: twitter" as a subject line is even more objectionable to my personal tastes -- but I dislike journalists who are intentionally trying to mislead their audience, even in an email subject.
  - nthnclrk 10y ago
    Confused as to why there is any objection to this. He stated that it'll typically get a reply that includes their email, and he is simply creating context within the subject line – this advantageous for the receiver. If it were me (and I had indeed shared my email to the person reaching out on Twitter) I'd appreciate the reminder of how/why they are reaching out on email.
andrewfromx 10y ago
do you publicly tweet them or send a direct private twitter message?