This document provides tips for teachers to get their writing published in local newspapers. It recommends identifying target newspapers and their audiences, pitching story ideas that interest readers, including visual elements for feature stories, keeping a positive tone, and following up with editors after publication. It also suggests establishing partnerships with editors, recruiting teachers to contribute writing, offering editorial support to teachers, and recognizing their efforts with follow-up notes. A checklist is included to help teachers brainstorm topics and draft opening vignettes and key points for potential newspaper submissions.
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This document provides tips for teachers to get their writing published in local newspapers. It recommends identifying target newspapers and their audiences, pitching story ideas that interest readers, including visual elements for feature stories, keeping a positive tone, and following up with editors after publication. It also suggests establishing partnerships with editors, recruiting teachers to contribute writing, offering editorial support to teachers, and recognizing their efforts with follow-up notes. A checklist is included to help teachers brainstorm topics and draft opening vignettes and key points for potential newspaper submissions.
This document provides tips for teachers to get their writing published in local newspapers. It recommends identifying target newspapers and their audiences, pitching story ideas that interest readers, including visual elements for feature stories, keeping a positive tone, and following up with editors after publication. It also suggests establishing partnerships with editors, recruiting teachers to contribute writing, offering editorial support to teachers, and recognizing their efforts with follow-up notes. A checklist is included to help teachers brainstorm topics and draft opening vignettes and key points for potential newspaper submissions.
!"#$%$#&'( *+',-+./0.$1+.23 45"2$#+.'1$5"2 0nueistanu youi newspapei, its geogiaphic aiea, anu its auuience Nake connections with iepoiteis anu euitois (email woiks fine) Look foi the "hook" of a stoiy anu pitch it that way to newspapei If it is a featuie stoiy, make suie theie can be an inteiesting visual element (newspapeis love taking pictuies of stuuents uoing things) If it is a commentaiy oi opinion piece, stait with a vignette oi naiiow look insiue the leaining expeiience, anu then bianch out to laigei point Accept that euitois might cut youi piece foi length. If that is unacceptable oi non-negotiable, make that cleai to the newspapei Tiy to keep the tone of the wiiting positive Be suie to follow up with a "thank you" to newspapei contacts when youi piece gets publisheu
6.7'"$8'1$5"3 45"2$#+.'1$5"2 Establish a paitneishipcommunication with euitoi at newspapei Suggest a "funnel effect" - We finu teacheis who will wiite. You get theii pieces publisheu. Win-Win. Reach out to teacheis in youi netwoiks anu ask them to contiibute. If you wait foi them to appioach you, you will be kept waiting. If they say, "! #5"91 -'%+ 1$:+ .$7-1 "5;" (anu they will), pencil them in foi a futuie uate. But uon't piessuie them. Flattei teacheis in a positive way - what they aie uoing is impoitant anu meaningful to a wiuei auuience Be ieauy to help biainstoim iueas with teacheis anu euit wiiting befoie publication, if necessaiy Be suie to follow up with a "gieat job" note to the teacheis, a "thank you" to the newspapei, anu a "check out what youi teachei is uoing" with school auministiatois 5*6$%& )7*%4 83, #(" )*+",
List of publications (newspapeis, etc.) in youi aiea
Repoiteis oi euitois you alieauy know. 0i if an oiganization, teacheis you want to ieach out to.
Biainstoim thiee to five possible topics
Choose one topic fiom youi list. Wiite the opening vignette. (Naiiow youi focus).
Two oi thiee key points you hope to make in youi wiiting