May 2024 Spheres of Influence Uncovered - Pitch Submission
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Author information
If you are pitching a cross-border collaboration, enter in lead author information here and see section below for other authors
Your name *
Please provide a short biography, including affiliation or employment, if any, otherwise write "freelancer." 

e.g. Jacob Mardell is a British journalist based in Berlin, he works as an editorial coordinator for media NGO n-ost and focuses on topics related to Chinese investment
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Please link to at least two articles you have published *
Author information (cross border)
Please enter the information, as above, for other participating journalists
Please provide the same information entered above for other participating journalists (if none, just write N/A), please use the following format:

Author 2
Name:
Bio:
Links:
etc.
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Your pitch
Working title *

What is the story in just one sentence? Write the story in just one sentence - do not write something like “Chinese mining investments” - this is a topic. Instead, state what has happened, and why it matters.

E.g. “Investments by Chinese companies in the mining sectors of Serbia, Georgia, and Tajikistan are not being held to rigorous enough standards because of preferential political treatment, leading to serious environmental consequences for local people”

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You can elaborate on the pitch here - What's the background? What's new? Is there a current affairs hook? Why is it important? 

Please provide links to information or articles that help establish context.


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Please bear in mind human interest - what characters or scenes do you imagine as part of this story?

Does this story have the potential to be a cross-border story, involving collaboration with a colleague from another country?

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Is your pitch data-driven - if so, do you have ideas on how you will present the data?
Is your story multi-media? Elaborate on the format here, i.e. Text and photos, pure text, podcast. *
Production and publication
Please write the main questions that will guide your research / investigation. *
Please provide a sketch of your task list and timeline. 

E.g. 
Feb 5 - Feb 12: Background research / literature review
Feb 13:  Establish list of potential interviewees
Feb 15-17: Field trip to Bor and Bogovina
Etc.

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Do you have a publication in mind? 

This might be the publication you currently work for, or somewhere you'd like to place it. Otherwise, you can also publish with our project partners - JAM News, Anhor, and Balkan Insight.

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Do you have a budget in mind? If so, please provide a breakdown of costs.

E.g. 8 days work at day rate of ___ = ____
Costs of transport to and from Bor = ____
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