Dear Contributors, allies and friends
The membership has spoken and the 2015 Special Issue will be:
4 More Years of Austerity?: Beyond Stop Harper
We want your help writing articles on this topic in the Spring 2015 issue of The Dominion.
Voting levels are trending downwards and faith in public institutions continues to plummet, yet we are also seeing vibrant and diverse responses to austerity measures in communities all across Canada. This special issue will focus on what are we doing or ...
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Dear Contributors, allies and friends
The membership has spoken and the 2015 Special Issue will be:
4 More Years of Austerity?: Beyond Stop Harper
We want your help writing articles on this topic in the Spring 2015 issue of The Dominion.
Voting levels are trending downwards and faith in public institutions continues to plummet, yet we are also seeing vibrant and diverse responses to austerity measures in communities all across Canada. This special issue will focus on what are we doing or what we can do to change a system that results in corporate needs taking precedence over human ones, imperial wars for profit, the continued devastation of the environment and sinking quality of life.
From students in Quebec confronting austerity head-on to citizens across Canada mobilizing against Bill C-51 people are banding together to resist austerity.
We want you to tell our readers their stories.
If you're interested in writing for us, you can submit your pitch here. We will be paying for a number of stories, and can also offer in-kind payments like subscriptions and online advertising. Accepted articles will be published at mediacoop.ca, and most will also be featured in the upcoming issue of The Dominion.
Deadline for Pitches Friday April 28 5 p.m.
Our readers are from all across Canada and like stories of national interest, including those about Canada’s role in international affairs. If your idea is an international story, tell us what the Canadian angle will be. If the story focuses on a particular city or region of Canada, tell us why it's of interest to a national audience. Priority will be given to articles that are evergreen and will be of long-term interest and value to our readers. Bear in mind pieces go through several weeks of editing before publication.
Pitches are welcome from anyone, with priority for payment going to our contributor members (those who have previously contributed to The Dominion or the co-op. Contact us for more info about membership).
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.
We have a fairly extensive editorial process, with two editors assigned to each piece, plus fact-checking and copy editing. Please only pitch to us if you are open and available to work with us through this process.
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Deadline for pitches for Spring 2015 Special Issue: Friday April 28th 5pm
How to pitch:
▪ Set up a Media Co-op account (if you don’t already have one) here: http://tinyurl.com/pzzc6fg
▪ New to journalism? No problem. Check out our writer’s guide for more information about writing for The Dominion. http://tinyurl.com/pexnq2k
▪ Peruse the Media Co-op discussion page for story ideas. http://www.mediacoop.ca/group/discuss...
▪ And finally, pitch!
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 $100 for accepted stories. Articles are either 720 or 1500 words. We will select one longer article for 400$.
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 your story proposals!
The Media Co-op Editorial Collective
