Write to the newsroom

The magazine is written by its readers

You don't need a press card: you need something to tell and the wish to tell it well. Here you will find how it works, what we are looking for, and the form to suggest a person, a project or a column.

No CV needed No interviews and no endless forms: you put yourself forward with the form below, and we take care of the rest.

We always reply Every proposal is read by a person in the newsroom. If we don't publish it, we tell you why.

No commitment One article or twenty, as it comes. No deadlines to meet, no quota to fill.

How it works

1 Put yourself forward Fill in the form below: tell us who you are and what you want to write about. 2 minutes

2 We invite you The newsroom reads your proposal and emails you the invitation to your writing area. within a week

3 Write the piece Wherever and whenever you like, in your area: you write it, choose the column and propose it to the newsroom. take your time

4 It comes out under your name We take care of the headline, images and layout. Your name links to your author page. in the next issue

What we are looking for

Yes, gladly

First-hand stories: what you have seen, tried or measured yourself.
Clear explanations of complicated topics, without jargon.
Practical experiences a reader can repeat at home.
Reasoned points of view, even uncomfortable ones, as long as they are documented.
Reports from your area that the national papers don't cover.

No, thank you

Texts written by artificial intelligence and not reviewed.
Press releases disguised as articles.
Advertising for your own products or services.
Alarmism without sources and verifiable figures.
Content already published elsewhere without telling us.

Propose something

What would you like to tell us about?

I volunteer to write the main road Suggest an interview a person to get talking Propose a project company or individual Partner programme write consistently

Offer to be the author Tell us who you are and what you would like to write about. You don’t need a CV: we need the subject you know and the way you would tell it.

Name Surname Email Telephone · optional

Tell us who you are Company or organisation · if you represent one What you want to write about A few lines are enough, as long as they help us understand. A useful link · optional I have read the privacy notice and consent to the processing of my data in order to receive a reply. We use them for nothing else and share them with no one.

We reply within a week. You will not receive any newsletter unless you ask for it.

We read your proposal and reply to you. If we are interested, we will email you the invitation to your writing area.

A person reads it Proposals reach the newsroom, not a switchboard. Whoever replies has read what you wrote.

Within a week If we need more time because we are still assessing it, we tell you within seven days anyway.

We also say no When a proposal does not fit the magazine's line we say so, and explain why.

Questions people ask us

Do I need to be a journalist or an expert?

No. What counts is your knowledge of the topic and the honesty of the account. A farmer explaining how they changed their irrigation is worth as much as a researcher: they are two different pieces, and we are glad to publish both.

What if I don't write well?

The newsroom revises every text before publication: typos, structure, headline. We don't rewrite your ideas, we fix the form. If deeper work is needed we suggest it and you decide.

How long should it be?

From 3,000 characters upwards. A short, precise piece works better than a long, vague one. If the topic calls for it we also publish investigations in several instalments.

How long before I get a reply?

Usually within a week. We always reply, even when we don't publish: we tell you why and whether it is worth trying again from a different angle.

Do I get paid?

Ordinary publication is unpaid: this magazine is an independent project. Those who contribute regularly can join the partner programme, which has its own terms.

Do my articles stay mine?

Yes. You keep authorship of the text, and your byline stays on the piece with an author page. You can ask for it to be removed at any time.

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