{news} Call for Fall national Green Pages submission

[Green Party-CT]

Green Pages call for op-eds and state/caucus/committee
reports


Green Pages, the national newspaper of the Green Party
of the United States, is looking for concise opinion
pieces (op-eds) for the Fall issue, as well as timely
reports from states, caucuses, and committees. (Please
see reports guidelines below.) Opinion submissions are
evaluated by the entire editorial board on the basis
of relevance, timeliness, writing quality, research
quality and diversity.

DEADLINES AND WHERE TO SEND YOUR GREEN NEWS

-Op-eds (max 800 words) and letters to the editor (max
200 words) should be sent by August 15 to
cvar at oregonvos.net.
-Unsolicited news briefs (max 350 words) should also
be sent by August 15 to cvar at oregonvos.net.
-Cartoons, illustrations, and charts should be sent by
August 15 to
estereditor at mosquitonet.com.
-Photos for op-eds, photos of Greens in action for
unsolicited news briefs, with captions and
photographer credits should be sent by August 15 to
danielstarling at hotmail.com.
-Head shots for op-eds should be sent by August 21 to
danielstarling at hotmail.com.
-State reports (max 300 words) should be sent by
August 25 to thom at adamscountygreens.org
-Caucus and committee reports (max 300 words) should
be sent by August 25 to schlorff at sbcglobal.net.
-Photos for state/caucus/committee reports, with
captions and photographer credits, should be sent by
August 25 to danielstarling at hotmail.com,

***If you have story ideas that don't fall into the
above categories, get in
touch with us at greenpages at greens.org.

***All text should be sent as an attached Word
document. Word counts will be strictly enforced.
Submissions that are longer than the word counts
suggested above or that are received after the due
date will not be considered.***

REPORTS GUIDELINES

Whenever possible, we strongly encourage you to
identify Greens from your state/caucus/committee with
a journalism/media background to prepare the state
report and photos. In most cases, the person/s who
have knowledge about what has happened in the past
couple of months would best be used as a source for
the reporter rather than actually writing the report.

Here are some tips to keep in mind:

-Reports should be kept to a maximum of 300 words. If
you have a longer feature in mind about major events
in your state, or a profile of a Green officeholder or
activist who has accomplished something of note that
would make a good feature story for Green Pages,
please contact Joanne Cvar at cvar at oregonvos.net as
soon as possible with a brief query.

-Reports should have an emphasis on newsworthiness.
Some examples: accomplishments, recognitions, trends,
major plans (e.g., the state plans to run a full slate
of candidates next year), new projects in the works,
etc. 

-Think about your piece visually and find out early on
who can provide a photograph to run with the text. If
you need any assistance obtaining photos, or any kind
of guidance with photos, please contact Daniel
Starling at danielstarling at hotmail.com.

-Reports are news briefs and should follow basic
journalism standards. In general we suggest that
reports follow traditional inverted pyramid format
(i.e. the most important information should be at the
top—if the editors need to cut the report due to space
constraints, they should be able to cut the last
paragraph first, then the second-to-last paragraph,
etc.) 

-Use the third person ("they"), not first person
("we") in reporting about your states/caucus/committee
activities. Avoid editorializing in the reports—just
report on the facts about what's happening in the
state/caucus/committee. Stick to the basics: what,
when, where, why, who, and how.

-Consider using brief quotes to give voice to Greens,
to offer different viewpoints and perspectives, and
for reader interest.

-Be concise! Edit out any extra words or phrases.
Identify somebody ahead of time who can edit your
piece to cut out the fat.

-Avoid cliches. We get a lot of reports that include
lines like, "It isn't easy being Green in XX state,"
or "XX state is working hard and is Green and
growing," or other generalizations. While we
appreciate the sentiments, space for reports is
limited, and we ask that you focus on issues and
actions.

-Avoid long lists and other information that make for
dull reading. 

-Plan accordingly. Identify one or more writers,
photographers, and editor/coordinators early on. We
really appreciate early submissions. Late submissions
cannot be accepted.

-Submit text as a Word document. Include a byline
indicating the reporter's Green affiliation (i.e. what
state, if any, they are registered in).

-Photos should be JPGs, 200 dpi. Include who should be
credited for the photo, and the photographer's Green
affiliation (i.e. what state, if any, they are
registered in). Be sure to include a one-sentence
caption with the photo to explain the content of the
photo to readers.

For complete submission guidelines, the Green Pages
editorial policy, and a style sheet, visit:
http://www.gp.org/greenpages/submissions.php

Still have questions? Reach us at
greenpages at greens.org.






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