{news} Fwd: [usgp-nc] Call for submissions to Green Pages for Winter 2008 issue

Tue Dec 4 19:20:46 EST 2007

David McCorquodale <h4fungi at yahoo.com> wrote:  Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 05:46:26 -0800 (PST)
From: David McCorquodale <h4fungi at yahoo.com>
To: natlcomvotes at green.gpus.org, natlcomaffairs at green.gpus.org
Subject: [usgp-nc] Call for submissions to Green Pages for Winter 2008 issue

This is a reminder to submit your Op.Eds., Cartoons,
Pictures or State Reports to Green Pages for the
Winter 2008 issue. Please pass this on to your states,
caucuses and committees.

Green Pages, the national newspaper of the Green Party
of the United States,is looking for concise opinion
pieces (op-eds) for the Winter 2008 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. A
publishable opinion piece is informative, grounded in
fact, and uses logical argument to make its case.
Topics specific to Greenissues preferred.

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 December 15 to
greenpages at greens.org.

-Unsolicied news briefs (max 350 words) should be
sent by December 15 to greenpages at greens.org .

-Cartoons, illustrations, and charts should be sent by
May 15 to ninth.st at verizon.net.

-Photos for op-eds, photos of Greens in action for
unsolicited news briefs, with captions and
photographer credits, should be sent by December 15
to the section editor who is receiving the related
article. See latest issue of Green Pages for section
editor list). Please indicate for which story they are
intended.

-Head shots for op-eds should be sent by December 15
to Deyva Arthur at darthur at nycap.rr.com.

-State reports (max 300 words) or Caucus or committee
reports (max 300 words) should be sent by December 15
to mccorq at comcast.net or contact if expecting late
breaking news. Please note that any state report
concerning election results may be included in the
elections section.

-Photos or logos for state/caucus/committee reports,
with captions and photographer credits, should be sent
by December 15 to mccorq at comcast.net. Please indicate
which report they concern.

***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. Include a byline indicating your Green
affiliation (i.e. in what state, if any, you are
registered). 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 or will be edited.***

REPORTS GUIDELINES

Whenever possible, we strongly encourage you to
identify Greens from your state/caucus/committee with
a journalsm/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 Deyva Arthur at darthur at nycap.rr.com 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.

-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. in
what state, if any, they are registered).

-Photos should be JPGs, 200 dpi or larger, at a
physical size (height and width) that they should be
printed at. Minimum size is 1.875 inches wide(one
column wide--for head shots, for example. Submit
larger photos if they include many people or
complicated activity.). Include who should be
credited for the photo, and the photographer's Green
affiliation (i.e. in what state, if any, they are
registered). 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.

David McCorquodale
Delaware delegate and Co-chair, Green Pages

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