Call Out For Different Points Of View
Five places where you can submit your text if your background is non-Western or multicultural
“To everyone’s surprise, the ship didn’t come to a stopover Manhattan or Washington or Chicago but instead coasted to a halt directly over the city of Johannesburg.”
Even though the District 9 movie premiered twelve years ago, I still remember my reaction to the first sentence of the script. I burst out laughing as this sentence struck me as accurate and to the point.
Despite the years, I still love this movie. And I’m always on the lookout for inspiring events that happened outside the center of our world. So, if you’re interested in writing about topics that require knowledge of Asia, Africa, or Central and Eastern Europe, these few publications below may be an interesting option for you.
REST OF WORLD
The digital publication Rest of World is a great place to submit human-centered stories covering the non-Western world being changed by technology. “We explore how people in the non-Western world are being changed by technology, using technology in surprising ways, and what these phenomena tell us about life and innovation in a global digital age.” The publication is also interested in migrant groups’ use of technology.
