Pitches wanted (Africa) | $200 per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: THE CONTINENT

Deadline: 30 June 2022

Kiri Rupiah, Communities Editor of The Continent, is looking for pitches:

Do you have a pitch about organisations and individuals facilitating access to justice; or barriers in access to justice? Or an interesting take on an underreported issue or group? Then send your pitch to The Continent. They are paying $200 per story.

COMMUNITY JUSTICE PITCHING GUIDE

The Continent is a pan-African newspaper that is designed to be read and shared on WhatsApp, allowing us to reach a vast audience across the continent and the African diaspora. In just over two years, we have built up a circulation of on average 90,000 readers per week in 105 different countries, making The Continent Africa’s most widely read newspaper.

A key tenet of our newsroom philosophy is that news happens beyond presidential palaces and capital cities. It is very important to us to report on communities that rarely receive international media attention, because we believe that in doing so we will be providing our readers with a more accurate picture of the African continent and the world.

In other words, to understand what is happening in Africa, it is vital to understand the issues faced by these communities – and, perhaps more importantly, the innovative methods that are being used to surmount these challenges. Through doing journalism about these communities, and working with journalists in them, we will also be able to put these issues directly in front of our audience – many of whom are policymakers (diplomats, government officials, activists, and businesspeople) who are in a position to do something. And there is no doubt that the experiences of marginalised communities in one country will resonate with issues faced in another.

Do you have a pitch about organisations and individuals facilitating access to justice; or barriers in access to justice? What about an interesting take on an underreported issue or group? Maybe an original angle about a story already in the news? Then send me your pitch through the online form below.

The cut-off date is June 30 at 11pm SAST.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

• Submissions: Via the webform
• Website: https://www.thecontinent.org/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: The Continent is a weekly newspaper produced by African reporters, photographers, illustrators and editors. It is designed to be read and shared on WhatsApp (and other social messaging platforms). The Continent is published by the Adamela Trust, a registered non-profit based in South Africa, and has an editorial partnership with the Mail & Guardian newspaper. More information here.
• Read through a selection of recent articles/stories on its website.
• Check out our collection of pitch excerpts on this page and find more sample pitches at The Open Notebook Database 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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