[mike2477]

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]

> (that gets opened everytime)

If I were an editor, I would simply blackhole all personal mails which include tracking pixels.

[hawkice]

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]

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]

do you publicly tweet them or send a direct private twitter message?