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Pitch Form

Use this tool to pitch stories about your team.

1. Fill in the information below.
2. We will let you know when your pitch is assigned to a reporter.
3. We will inform you when your story is published.
4. You will receive a link to the story that can be shared with others.

To get started, simply select whether you want to pitch a story or an event.

* Required

Do you have an idea for a news story or an event announcement?

News Form

Pitch Type

Do you want to recommend specific people to be interviewed?

Fish – reporters cast a wide net for interviews.

Target – reporters contact a specific target.

No Interview Necessary – reporters will only report general facts.

Op-Ed/Opinion/Commentary – attach your document to the field at the bottom of this form.

University and Nickname

University Name: University Nickname:

Category

Men's Sport

Women's Sport

Both

Sport

Conference

Division

Title/Headline

What is a good headline for your story? (Note: editors might change it, but this is a good way to "frame" your story. )

Where Does This Story Take Place?

Where (geographically) should this story be published?

Topic

What is the general topic of your story? For example, "Team" or "Academic Performance"

Who Needs To Be Interviewed?

Describe people or organizations you want contacted for your story.
Provide contact information if available (email and phone).
If you have specific friendly contacts, please prepare them to expect a call or email from reporters.
If you would like to be contacted / quoted for the story, include your contact information here as well.
(If no interview necessary: "N/A")

Name: Title (if applicable): Phone: Email:

Interview Questions

List the specific questions you want asked of contacts. (If no interview necessary: "N/A").

Background

What's going on? Who are the players? What's at stake? Please provide context for your story.
This section can be used to help reporters understand the story you are interested in telling.
You can also provide links to data, reports, or other documentation here.

Details: Supporting Links (if applicable):

Source URL

Please provide a link to a website, primary data, report, or other online document pertaining to your story here (required).

Factoids

Think of these like bullet points that help tell the story and provide additional background. Please provide website or url citations for each factoid.

Attach Images/Documents