[Wamvan] Fwd: [dominion-writers] Pitch for pay: Send us your story proposals by March 1!

[Tami Starlight]

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From: Media Co-op <info at mediacoop.ca>
Date: Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 5:38 AM
Subject: [dominion-writers] Pitch for pay: Send us your story proposals by
March 1!
To: dominion-notify at ftm.koumbit.org, dominion-writers at ftm.koumbit.org


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  As we do every month, in March we will pay two contributors for news
features to be published in The Dominion. Just for this month, we will in
fact pay one additional contributor for a news feature. We prioritize
solutions-oriented news pieces with a Canadian angle, including photo
essays and video pitches.
Pitches are welcome from anyone; priority for payment goes to those who
have previously contributed.
*
Deadline for pitches:* Thursday, March 1 at Midnight
*Response to pitches by:* Monday, March 5.
*First drafts due:* March 15
*Final copy due:* March 31

1. Set up a Media Co-op account (if you don’t already have one):
http://mediacoop.ca/user

2. Check out our writer’s guide for hot topics and details about writing
for *The* *Dominion*: http://dominionpaper.ca/write

3. Peruse the Media Co-op discussion page for story ideas:
http://www.mediacoop.ca/group/1496/discuss/9440

4. Pitch!: http://mediacoop.ca/pitch

5. Info about making a video pitch: http://dominionpaper.ca/video/create.
To pitch a video news clip, contact us:  http://dominionpaper.ca/contact

*The deal:*
Pitches should be less than 200 words and include your planned sources and
research. An entire story submitted as a pitch will not be considered for
payment. The Media Co-op currently pays a flat rate of $100 for accepted
stories. Articles are either 750 or 1500 words. See the video guidelines
for length of videos.
Editors reserve the right to suggest changes and edit stories (with your
participation, of course!). Pitches should capture the content, tone and
style of the story you plan to submit; if the content submitted differs
significantly from the pitch, editors reserve the right to withhold
payment. We accept pitches at any time.

Here are a couple tips before you pitch:

1. The Dominion has a special budget – sponsored by Koumbit, a non-profit
web development, website creation, graphic design and IT training
organization – to pay for one article per month about technology and
society (in particular, we’re interested in coverage of copyright, privacy,
free software, and net neutrality). These articles are 5-800 words, payment
is a flat $50, and they follow the same pitch process outlined below.

2. As a member-run organization, Media Co-op has a vested interest in
publishing stories our readers want to read. Our readers have been posting
ideas for stories about co-operatives that should be told, and we want
those stories! Consider pitching a story you see
here<http://www.mediacoop.ca/group/1496/discuss/9440>,
or pitch us your own news story about an innovative co-op or the
co-operative movement. If we like your pitch, we’ll pay you $100 to write
the story!

The Media Co-op is a member-owned, democratically-run news organization. (Read
more <http://mediacoop.ca/about>)

We rely on the support of readers, like yourself, to continue growing and
providing quality alternatives to mainstream media in communities across
Canada.

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