The exact text of a pitch sold to Slate for $600

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Hello friends! Today we have another entry in our ongoing series of #pitchesthatsold, in which we examine a successful, well-thought-out pitch that resulted in a great clip and a paycheck.

I’m thrilled to feature Foram Mehta (who wrote for me at The Times!) with a pitch she recently sold to Slate, which you’ll see below. She had spent nearly a year pitching it around to places and finally found it a perfect home with Slate.

Some data about the process:

Rate: $600
Time elapsed between pitching Slate and publication: 1 month
Rounds of editing: 2
Additional work outside of reporting and writing (if any): None
Read the story here: Moved Fast and Broke Things

Subject line: [PITCH] The golden days of tech are over. Will 1 million+ workers like me ever bounce back?