[Wamvan] Fwd: [dominion-writers] An Inside Look: Submit your Investigative Story Pitches by October 1

[Tami Starlight]

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From: Media Co-op <info at mediacoop.ca>
Date: Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 5:29 PM
Subject: [dominion-writers] An Inside Look: Submit your Investigative Story
Pitches by October 1
To: dominion-writers at ftm.koumbit.org


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 The Media Co-op has broken critical stories and probed issues glossed by
the mainstream media.  We've published exposés of unchecked racism in the
Canadian military, the public relations underside of Canada's mining sector
and Ottawa's role in the permanent war against the people of Mexico.

We know there's still lots of untold stories that only grassroots,
co-operative media outlets like the Media Co-op and *The Dominion* will
tackle. To help our contributors dig deeper and be better compensated for
their efforts, we launched the Media Co-op Investigative Fund.

The latest round of pitching story ideas is now open. We’re offering *$400* for
an investigative feature to be published in* *the January/February issue of
The Dominion. Please make sure your idea will still be timely by our
publication date. The investigative fund is separate from our regular calls
for news and analysis pieces, which we send out monthly. We want
thoroughly-researched stories with numerous interviews for these. Please
look at our past investigative features for reference.

The article you propose should be 2,200 words and present fresh angles,
original research on undetected issues and/or bold solutions to common
problems—all with a Canadian angle. You'll 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: Monday, October 1, Midnight.*

First drafts due October 31

Final pieces due November 30

*Want to receive our call for pitches in your inbox?* Email
us<info at mediacoop.ca?subject=CONTRIBUTOR> with
CONTRIBUTOR in the subject line and we'll add you to our mailing list.

Looking forward to your radical investigations!

The Editorial Collective

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