Many publications had to close up shop during the Covid-19 crisis, resulting in freelance journalists losing their income.
FiND iT has now established a fund which offers enthusiastic freelance journalists to submit contributions at a certain amount per published article.
Fill out the form hereunder. Please read the editorial guidelines carefully before submitting your article.
You will receive a link within 24 hours as to where your article is published. If you do not hear anything from us during that time, your article has not been accepted.
Please note that FiND iT cannot respond to each and every article. Only journalists with experience may participate.
Payment: R200 per published article. For more information, send an e-mail to nuus@find-it.co.za.
Editorial guidelines:
- Make sure your grammar and spelling are correct. Use information sources such as Viva.
- Your article must be relevant and interesting.
- Your article must be factually correct.
- Write a catching headline.
- Write sub-headlines between paragraphs.
- Your introductory sentence must be catching and keep your readers’ interest.
- Make sure of the spelling of people’s names and surnames. FiND iT does not use anonymous sources.
- Get comment from a proper spokesperson, when necessary.
- All articles should be between 400 and 600 words.
- Your article should ALWAYS have a source.
We especially consider the following articles: interviews with real South African citizens about issues common to all. Interviews with well-known people about common issues. Articles that you yourself would like to read.
Please complete this form to submit your article: