Chicago Matters 2009
series: award-winning, annual multi-media exploration of an issue of broad concern to the Chicago region. Over the next year we’ll explore what it takes to succeed into the future as a global metropolis.There is no doubt that Chicago is a global city. With sixty foreign consulates we remain a gateway for immigration from around the world. Our downtown is home to some of the major business and financial elements of the global economy, including the headquarters of thirty Fortune 500 companies and the world’s largest options exchange. We are a hub for international transportation and digital information. The city’s Climate Action Plan is a model for other local governments seeking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. World–class attractions like Millennium Park and a highly-acclaimed theater scene have made Chicago a destination for international tourists and local art enthusiasts alike. When many urban areas are in decline, Chicago remains a thriving metropolis, anchoring a wide and diverse region.
We also have many of the downsides of globalization. Our middle class is shrinking, graduation rates in some of our public schools are appalling, and we face a growing crisis to find financing for our public transit and infrastructure projects. Chicago Matters: Growing Forward 2009 will explore the state of our global metropolis. We seek enterprising features that examine the current and future demands faced by the city and the region within a global economy. We are looking for stories that explore the how people are experiencing the successes and stresses of our global existence, under such topic areas as politics, the economy, culture, the environment and infrastructure.
pitch: We are looking for fully researched and reported stories. Pitches should include potential scenes and a list of possible story contacts/voices. Every pitch should also include ideas for additional web content, including proposals for audio-visual slide shows, blog entries, video elements or links to other resources.
Please email story pitches for the series to Sally Eisele and Alison Cuddy at seisele@chicagopublicradio.org and acuddy@chicagopublicradio.org by Friday January 30. Selections will be made by Friday February 13. If you have questions or need more background on the series, call or email Cuddy at 312-948- 4702.
compensation:
Feature-length reports $ 600/750
Half-hour Documentary $5,000/6,000
This rate structure reflects the level of production assistance (especially audio mixing) contributors require. If you are able to produce and mix your piece on your own, you will receive the higher rate. If you require any assistance from WBEZ in finalizing your piece, the lower rate will apply.
Expenses for travel and production will be reimbursed by individual arrangement and must be discussed in advance of assignment.
Environment Report
Series: The Environment Report is a collaborative effort among 160 public radio stations to create a weekly news-feed of reports about the environment. Each feed contains two to three features, the occasional commentary, and four to five news spots. Every week, public stations incorporate those individual stories into their local programming. For maximum exposure, pieces are designed to be used individually during the "local news" sections of national programs like National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" or "All Things Considered". We won't take stories already broadcast on an NPR program, but stories run locally or on a state network are fine.
compensation: The ER pay scale begins at $40 for wraps and $150 for commentaries. For features, the pay flat rate- $400 for 3:30 - 4:30 minutes. (We pay LESS if we have to do the mix.) If phone tape is unavoidable, it's allowed for only one source. We expect pieces to be sound-rich. Mileage and lodging will be reimbursed if expenses are approved in advance. minutes.
Format: modular feed (6-8 stories a week)
segments: news wraps 0:45-0:50 excluding lede; commentary 2-2:30, features 3:30-4:30 including lede
pitch: Email or phone pitch to TER Editors is acceptable; phone is quicker. See Submission Guidelines.
contact: Lester Graham, Senior Editor
877-550-4572
graham@environmentreport.org
In Lester's absence, contact Mark Brush,Editor/Technical Director
734-647-3472
brush@environmentreport.org
URL: http://www.glrc.org
Free Speech Radio Network
series: Free Speech Radio News (FSRN) is the half-hour daily newscast distributed by the Pacifica Radio network. The show is heard on 60+ stations in the U.S. and worldwide via shortwave every weekday. FSRN's mission is to provide incisive news and analysis; investigate and air important international and domestic stories ignored or suppressed by the corporate press; and promote cultural diversity and pluralistic community expression. FSRN seeks to break from the routine dependence on corporate and governmental news organs, analysts and their press releases. For news sources, we prioritize direct participants and first-person narratives over government spokespeople and professional analysts. Each show contains four to six features, the occasional commentary and four to five headline news spots. Pacifica stations and their affiliates play the show in its entirety or incorporate individual stories into their local programming.
show: 29 minutes/ M-F
segments: Features stories are 3-4 mins with a minimum of 3 voices. Mini-features generally run 2 mins with 2 voices. News headlines (usually same-day turnaround) run 45-60 seconds, with or without an actuality.
pitch: (preferably by e-mail) features@fsrn.org or headlines@fsrn.org
compensation: Full features pay $160, mini-features $80, headlines with actualities pay $40 and voicer headlines pay $30. Rate will likely increase in 2008.
National Native News
series: National Native News is a weekday, five-minute radio newscast. It's one of Koahnic Broadcast Corporation's four nationally syndicated radio programs. NNN is produced in Albuquerque, NM. It is a headline radio news service dedicated to Native American issues and events that compiles spot news reports from around the country. NNN is the first Native-produced, daily Native radio newscast that is distributed nationally. NNN airs news stories about Native Americans, Alaska Natives and Indigenous People worldwide.
show: 5 minutes, Monday through Friday
segments: 0:50-1:15,
pitch: (By email or phone.) NNN either accepts story pitches from reporters and/or gives assignments to reporters. NN daily FILING DEADLINE IS NO later than 10 A.M. ET on the airdate.
contact: Antonia Gonzales, Anchor/Producer
agonzales@nativenews.net
phone: 505.277.9180 / fax 505.277.4268
address: National Native News, P.O. Box 40194, Albuquerque, NM 87196
url: http://www.nativenews.net/
compensation: The pay scale is generally from $45.00-75.00 per story. Compensation can be negotiated if a submission requires heavy editing or editorial requirements have not been followed. When submitting for the first time, be sure to submit your SSN, mailing address and phone number. NNN uses a weekly pay schedule.
News stories purchased become the property of NNN. Reporters are not paid residuals for additional use of their work. NNN will pay a "kill fee" for commissioned stories if not used/aired. NNN does not pay for travel expenses.
National Public Radio
series: National Public Radio Programming shows: vary; http://www.npr.org/about/programs
segments: vary from show to show
pitch: Before pitching, see helpful hints at NPR Submission Guidelines (49K Acrobat PDF). If you already have pitch contact(s) at NPR, pitch to the appropriate one. To pitch a longer breaking news or quick turnaround story, contact your regional bureau chief. Northeastern Bureau Chief (ME, VT, NH, MA, CT, RI, NY, NJ, DE, MD, DC, PA) Andrea De Leon adeleon@npr.org Southern Bureau Chief (WV, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, TN, MS, LA, AR, TX, OK, VA, KY) Russell Lewis rdlewis@npr.org Midwestern Bureau Chief (OH, MI, IN, IL, WI, MN, IA, MO, KS, NE, ND, SD) Ken Barcus kbarcus@npr.org Western Bureau Chiefs (CA, AZ, NM, UT, CO, NV, WA, OR, WY, ID, MT, AK, HI) Alisa Joyce or Kate Concannon westbc@npr.org To pitch a commentary or essay, see http://www.npr.org/about/ pitch/#commentary. To pitch a spot (:45) on breaking news, call Newscast Unit (800) 433-1277. To pitch an audio postcard, see http://www.npr.org/about/ pitch/postcards.html.
To pitch an idea for a new program, or to inquire about syndication of an existing program, contact Stacey Foxwell, Executive Assistant to the Senior Vice President for Programming, sfoxwell@npr.org.
For help in framing a pitch and identifying the appropriate recipient at NPR or another acquirer, contact NPR’s Liaison with Independent Producers, Paul Ingles at paul@paulingles.com or (505) 255-1219.
compensation: Varies by level of difficulty and experience of the producer: Mid-range experience level paid between $350 and $1K. Newscast rates: domestic wrap- $40; domestic voicer - $35; overseas wrap - $45; overseas voicer - $40. Actualities or Q&As that are "aired" - $20.
Address: NPR, 635 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20001-3025 http://www.npr.org/
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