Pitches wanted (economic issues, foreign investments, EU/RU/CH) | up to €1,000 per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: SPHERES OF INFLUENCE UNCOVERED

Deadline: 15 June 2024

DEADLINE EXTENDED! Spheres of Influence Uncovered - Our call for pitches focused on foreign investments from China, EU and Russia is extended until June 15th. Honorariums of up to €1000 per author.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Spheres of Influence Uncovered is a cross-border media project that is seeking to stimulate and broaden public discussion on economic and geopolitical issues in our project countries of Bosnia & Herzegovina, Georgia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. To do this, we are financially and editorially supporting the work of journalists who are interested in writing on related topics.

If you have a story about foreign investment or other forms of impactful economic cooperation - for example, about Russian investment and impacts on the labour market, or EU-China competition to secure critical minerals - let us know! We offer compensation of up to €1000 per author, depending on the complexity of the story, costs, and work involved.

We are especially interested in data-driven, multi-media, and cross-border stories. By multi-media, we mean that video and podcast formats, or articles that incorporate photos and video are welcome.

For cross-border stories - you can send a pitch in collaboration with a colleague from another country, pitch alone and note that you would like to be connected with a journalist in our network, OR you could get in touch with your idea before the deadline and we can try and connect you beforehand.

The stories must have relevance for the project countries cited above - for example, a cross-border story looking at an issue in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan would fit our criteria, but not a story about Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

General communication is primarily in English, and English is needed for cross-border stories, but please feel free to pitch any of the languages used in project countries for country-specific stories (Georgian, Serbian, Russian, Uzbek, etc.)

Partners for this project and possible publication platforms are Anhor, Balkan Insight and JAM News. We are also open to publication with your home media, and can help pitch your piece to other outlets.

In November 2024, Spheres of Influence Uncovered will be hosting an event in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, showcasing some of the stories published as part of this project. If your story is selected, you may be invited to attend this event, with travel and accommodation provided.

Submit a pitch using this link - Call for pitches closes 31st May 2024.

If you are interested in learning more about the Spheres of Influence Uncovered Project, or would like to discuss story ideas with the aim of finding colleagues to collaborate on pitches, we invite you to join our regular "Cross-Border Brainstorm" session. Please email mardell@n-ost.org for more details.

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CONTACT INFORMATION:

• Submissions: Via the webform

• Website: https://n-ost.org

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: N-ost is a network of correspondents that aims to strengthen the reporting on Europe's East. It is a not-for-profit organisation that consists of journalists and media actively cooperating in English and other languages across Europe. More information here.

• Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: European Public Spheres, Feminism and LGBTIQ+, Foreign Reporting, Disinformation, Investigative Journalism, Climage Journalism, Exile and Decolonisation

• Check out our collection of pitch excerpts on this page and find more sample pitches at The Open Notebook and at SuccessfulPitches.com.

• Do not forget to end your pitch with (1) a short introduction about yourself; (2) a few lines highlighting your writing experience, relevant credentials and publication credits; and (3) links to your strongest work or portfolio, and online profile.

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