9 Active Politics Publications on Medium to Apply to Be Published In
A curated list of 9 Medium.com political publications that are still accepting writers. Includes followers, tags, owners, and methods to apply.
***UPDATE: I completely revamped this list on April 22, 2021 — I removed about half of the old ones due to inactivity and replaced them with current publications.***
For those looking to get their political pieces published on Medium.com, here’s the list for you! I’ve sifted through dozens of publications on Medium to curate the below list of politics-related publications that are still accepting writers (to the best of my knowledge).
There is a quick list and a long list for easy reading. The publications are sorted by the number of followers, from greatest to least.
If you’re interested in getting published in these publications, just read some of the featured articles and find out what writing style they prefer. Go to their ‘/archive’ of the publication and see what were their best-performing articles in years past. If you read through 10 to 20 of these articles, I’m sure you can get a good sense of what works well.
Good luck and enjoy politicking!
Quick List
- Gen — 104,000
- Extra Newsfeed — 40,000
- Thoughts and Ideas — 23,000
- The Bigger Picture — 17,700
- An Injustice! — 15,000
- Dialogue & Discourse — 12,800
- The Aperion Blog — 10,000
- Politically Speaking — 3,300
- Our Human Family — 1,800
Long List:
1. Gen
Followers: 104,000
Topics: “A Medium publication about politics, power, and culture.”
Useful Tags: Millennials, Gen Z, Politics, Marketing, Technology, Social Media, Gen X, Culture
Submission Page: N/A
How to Apply: Email your draft link, username, a nice note and mini introduction, and perhaps some links to previous related work. Send it to [email protected] and state that you’re applying to Gen.
Owner: Medium — Deputy Editor — Sarah Begley
Extra Info: Medium often pushes its own publications to the front page and through other methods, so this is a great goal to strive for if your piece is of very high quality.
2. Extra NewsFeed
Followers: 40,000
Topics: Real and satirical news all mixed in together.
Useful Tags: Politics, Donald Trump, Satire, Humor, Election 2020
Submission Page: N/A
How to Apply: I found two ways to apply. You can try emailing your draft, a note, and username to [email protected] and state that you’re applying to ExtraNewsFeed. Another method is on the AMI publication website where you can fill out a short application on the web form here. (Just scroll down to the ‘Contribute’ section).
Owner: AMI Publications and David Smooke
Extra Info: One of the 15 AMI publications on Medium, but one of the 5 active pubs that are likely accepting new writers. You might be able to get curated by being published in this magazine.
3. Thoughts and Ideas
Followers: 23,000
Topics: “ An attempt to bring all heart-touching and thought provoking writings under one roof to make an impact.”
Useful Tags: Millennials, Gen Z, Politics, Life Lessons, Life, Self Improvement, Writing, This Happened To Me, Philosophy
Submission Page: Submit link
How to Apply: Fill out the form on this page.
Owner: KP Jena and Michael Patanella
Extra Info: N/A
4. The Bigger Picture
Followers: 17,700
Topics: A collection of politics, humor, relationships, and fiction.
Useful Tags: Humor, Life Lessons, Politics, Life, Satire, Fiction, Short Story
Submission Page: Submission advice
How to Apply: Email your draft link, username, a nice note and mini introduction, and perhaps some links to previous related work. Send it to [email protected] and state that you’re applying to The Bigger Picture on Medium.
Owner: Ryan Hussey, Jen, Jared Hussey
Extra Info: N/A
5. An Injustice!
Followers: 15,000
Topics: “We speak to the intersectionality of identity and share the stories of those who bring all their selves into all their spaces.”
Useful Tags: Feminism, Equality, History, Relationships, LGBTQ, Protest, Politics, Equality, Race
Submission Page: Formatting and guidelines
How to Apply: If you have an unpublished draft, go to the link above and fill in the form on the page. If you already published a piece, they have a different link with separate instructions.
Owner: Zuva
Extra Info: N/A
6. Dialogue & Discourse
Followers: 12,800
Topics: “News and ideas worthy of discourse. Fundamentally informative and intelligently analytical.”
Useful Tags: Politics, Science, World, Economics, History, Climate Change, Donald Trump, Government, US Politics
Submission Page: Submit page
How to Apply: Fill out the form on this page. You can also email them at [email protected] for inquiries and discussion.
Owner: Eric Song and Dialogue & Discourse
Extra Info: They state to expect a response between 1–3 business days.
7. The Aperion Blog
Followers: 10,000
Topics: “An easy to read philosophical space that aims to elicit discussion and debate on matters of the universe.”
Useful Tags: asdf Life Lessons, Personal Growth, Self Improvement, Advice, Politics, Psychology, Self Improvement, Life Lessons
Submission Page: Submit page
How to Apply: First, go to the submissions page and read all of the instructions and guidelines. After that, when you have an unpublished draft, go to this form and fill it out to apply to be a writer.
Owner: Jon Hawkins
Extra Info: N/A
8. Politically Speaking
Followers: 3,300
Topics: “We all view the world through a unique lens. Politics is in literally everything from our churches to our social organizations to news events and crime to our governments. This is the place to share your view, regardless of your political leanings: all are welcome.”
Useful Tags: Perspective, History, Black Lives Matter, Government, Politics, Trump, Election 2020, Politics
Submission Page: Submit page
How to Apply: Go to the submissions page and leave a comment asking to join, while tagging Scott Tarlo to let him know. Be sure to read all of the guidelines as well before trying to add anything to the publication.
Owner: Scott Tarlo
Extra Info: N/A
9. Our Human Family
Followers: 1,800
Topics: “A safe digital space for respectful and thoughtful conversations on the beliefs and actions that both inhibit and facilitate equality for all in America.”
Useful Tags: Equality, Racism, Politics, Race, Nonfiction, History, LGBTQ, Culture
Submission Page: Submit page
How to Apply: They’re quite specific about requirements to be added as a writer. First, you’ll need to email [email protected]. Include your first and last name, Medium username, a brief statement about you and your writing, and possibly your new draft link.
Owner: Clay Rivers, alto, Our Human Family
Extra Info: They state to expect a response between 1–3 business days.
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