[Wamvan] Call for Pitches! Deadline: Midnight, December 1

[Sandra Cuffe]

Hi WAM Van folks,

If anyone's interested in pitching a story to The Dominion, the deadline's
tomorrow night (and every first of the month). The call for news pitches is
below and here: http://www.mediacoop.ca/newsrelease/14672 and the call for
pitches to the Investigative Fund is here:
http://www.mediacoop.ca/newsrelease/14522

Please feel free to pass it along to anyone you think might be interested.
And if anyone wants to be on the contributor email list to get the monthly
call for pitches, you can just let me know or send an email with
'contributor' in the subject line to info at mediacoop.ca

Thanks!
Sandra

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Dear contributors,

As we head into winter, we hope you’ll consider contributing to *The
Dominion*. We will pay *two contributors* for news features to be published
in *The Dominion* in the new year.

We prioritize solutions-oriented news pieces with a Canadian angle,
including photo essays and video pitches. We accept stories of national
interest, including those about Canada’s role in international affairs.
Priority will be given to articles of a time-sensitive nature.

While we are only able to pay for two contributions per month, we do accept
unpaid contributions as well. Pitches are welcome from anyone, with
priority for payment going to those who have previously contributed.

Please read over past content to get an idea of what we publish. It’s also
a good idea to make sure you’re not covering a topic we’ve recently
covered, unless there is a new angle or update. Consider what other media
has covered the topic you are pitching and from what perspective. Be sure
your pitch is news-focused, rather than opinion or academic. We like both
of those forms, but they’re not what we publish. Think about your sources
and interviewees—this is something we consider seriously when reviewing
pitches.

Finally, we encourage interested contributors to look at the stories
proposed by other Media Co-op members
here<http://www.mediacoop.ca/group/discuss/12887>.
Part of our mission is to include readers in our editorial process, so
we're more likely to select strong pitches that touch on topics in which
our readers have shown interest.

*Deadline for pitches:* December 1 at Midnight
*Response to pitches by:* December 5
*First drafts due:* December 15
*Final copy due:* December 31

How to pitch:

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 For a more in-depth look,
check out our Writer’s Guide here: http://mediacoop.ca/writersguide

3. Peruse the Media Co-op discussion page for story ideas:
http://www.mediacoop.ca/group/discuss/12887

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, so if these deadlines don’t work
for you, please consider contributing at a later date.

We look forward to hearing from you!
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