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Check out what we have already covered. Use the search function on our site, or Google: [your topic] site:ncronline.org.</li> <li>Pitch first before you report your story or write your commentary. We could already have a reporter working on the story, or a columnist writing about the same topic. We don't want you to waste your time.</li> <li>We do not accept material that has appeared elsewhere or that has been submitted elsewhere for publication.</li> <li>If you work for the organization you're writing about, or are paid to promote its efforts, you'll need to pitch the story elsewhere.</li> <li>Most pitches will receive a response within two weeks.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>How to pitch: </strong></h3> <ul> <li>Send all pitches to: <a href="mailto:ncr_editor@ncronline.org" target="_blank">ncr_editor@ncronline.org</a>.</li> <li>Explain clearly what you want to write about and why, with a lead paragraph or nut paragraph of what the story would be about.</li> <li>Explain why NCR – and not another publication – should run this story or commentary.</li> <li>We're a newspaper not an academic journal, so write accordingly. Keep in mind that you are writing for a broad global audience. Don't use jargon. Use current events as a stepping point to make your larger point. Some resources: <a href="https://www.sacred-writes.org/" target="_blank">Sacred Writes</a> and <a href="https://www.theopedproject.org/" target="_blank">The OpEd Project</a>.</li> <li>If you haven't written for us before, send a resume and sample articles (PDFs or URLs).</li> <li>Any outside expenses expected to be reimbursed by NCR, such as travel or parking, should first be cleared with the assigning editor.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>How to pitch a news/feature story:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Sketch out the sources and research you will use. 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