GROUNDWIRE COMMUNITY RADIO NEWS is a bi-weekly 29-minute news radio program featuring headlines,reports and features from the community radio sector in Canada. The program aims to be a reliable, high-quality newscast, engaging the audience with geographically and culturally diverse features of interest to a national audience.
GroundWire Community Radio News balances grassroots coverage of local stories with progressive perspectives on national and international issues. GroundWire works to encourage self-representation from diverse communities in Canada, Quebec, and in Indigenous nations, and features music from under-represented Canadian artists. GroundWire is aired on campus and community radio stations across Canada, and is also distributed online through the NCRA and other independent media sites.
GroundWire is looking for folks to write headlines and join the headline team. We are also looking for community radio news journalists to contribute and produce episodes.
For samples of previous episodes, visit: http://groundwire.ncra.ca
WHAT INFORMATION WE NEED FROM YOU!
(How to pitch)
Your story in a sentence (who, doing what and why they are doing it):
Names/titles of sources:
Actuality (an actuality is an excerpt of someone speaking):
Translation needs:
Other information:
Your phone number and e-mail:
Deadlines:
PITCHES DUE Sunday October 2nd at midnight EST
FINISHED PRODUCTIONS DUE Thursday October 6th at 5:00pm EST
Release date: Sunday, October 9th at 12 Midnight EST
Email all submissions to groundwirepitch@ncra.ca and groundwireprod@gmail.com
Upload all content to: http://ncra.ca/exchange
GroundWire Editorial: http://groundwire-communityradionews.wikispaces.com/Editorial+Policy
GroundWire Production Guide: http://groundwire-communityradionews.wikispaces.com/Production+Training+Guide
Please spread the word to volunteers at your stations.
If you have any questions, please contact The Groundwire Coordination Team (groundwireprod@gmail.com).