[Wamvan] Fwd: [dominion-writers] Getting to the Roots: Submit your Investigative Story Pitches by June 1

[Tami Starlight]

FYI

Tami

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Date: Wed, May 23, 2012 at 1:46 PM
Subject: [dominion-writers] Getting to the Roots: Submit your Investigative
Story Pitches by June 1
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 Getting to the Roots
Submit your Investigative Story Pitches by June 1

The Media Co-op has broken critical stories and probed issues glossed by
the mainstream media.  We've published exposés of Israeli and Canadian
military collusion, the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement, and the federal
government’s European advocacy for the tar sands.

We’ve done this with the barest of resources.

But we want our contributors to be able dig deeper and be better
compensated for their efforts, so we’re announcing a new fund for
investigative articles.

That's why we launched the Media Co-op Investigative Fund:
Every two months, we’re offering *$400* for an investigative feature to be
published in *The Dominion*.

The articles will be 2,200 words and present fresh angles, original
research on undetected issues and bold solutions to common problems—all
with a Canadian angle. The journalist will work with Dominion editors over
the course of a month or more to produce the article.

Pitches are welcome from anyone; priority for payment goes to those who
have previously contributed.

*How to pitch an Investigative story*:

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://mediacoop.ca/group/discuss/10957<http://www.mediacoop.ca/newsrelease/group/1496/discuss/7337>

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

**The deal*:*

Pitches should be less than 400 words and include a thorough description of
planned sources (interviews or documents) and research. An entire story
submitted as a pitch will not be considered for payment. 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.

*Deadline for pitches: Friday, June 1, Midnight.*

First drafts due June 30

Final pieces due July 31

Looking forward to radical investigations,

The Editorial Collective

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more <http://mediacoop.ca/about>)

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providing quality alternatives to mainstream media in communities across
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