Program

Story pitch and publication

At 3 p.m., students pitch story ideas to a panel of journalists and professors. Selected pitches get a mentor and a path to publication.

The story pitch session closes the day, after the three workshops. Students present a story idea to a panel of journalists, IU faculty and YEPT leaders. The panel selects pitches to match with a YEPT mentor, who helps the student finish the story after the conference.

Finished stories can run on YEPT.org and in a print magazine that is part of the 89 Percent Project, a global climate journalism collaboration led by Covering Climate Now.

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Before the session

How to prepare a pitch

Step 1

Pick an issue

Choose an environmental issue in your community. It can be as local as your street or as wide as the state.

Step 2

Pick a medium

Decide whether the story works best as an article, a photo essay or a short film. Your third workshop helps you start it.

Step 3

Pitch it

Tell the panel what the story is, why it matters to people nearby and who you would interview. If your pitch is selected, you’ll work with a mentor toward publication.

Speakers