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COS Community Newsmaker Pitch Ideas
This document gives ideas/suggestions for different topics that can be pitched by the grassroots.
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![]() Putting the power of community news in the hands of local citizens COS Newsmaker: Story Pitch Ideas 1. Positive Community stories (individuals or groups) a. Community garden b. Picking up litter c. Neighborhood daycare, carpool, etc. d. “Good Samaritan”: foster care, sponsoring addiction recovery, helping someone ‘down on their luck’, etc. 2. Positive Governance a. An official who goes above and beyond: helpful county clerk, friendly mailman, etc. b. Local governments (county, city, township…) effecting beneficial change: revitalizing a local park c. A politician keeping their promises d. An office holder or government entity demonstrating transparency: a school district disclosing contracts 3. Political Issues a. Taxes, or proposed taxes, are too high b. Local government chooses to tolerate drug use i. Recreational marijuana, “safe shoot-up zone”, etc. c. Infrastructure: worn roads & sidewalks, dilapidated parks, general eyesores d. Advocating for State term limits e. Advocating for the city, county, township, etc. to run a balanced budget 4. Negative Governance a. Lack of transparency i. Budget: spending, contracts, etc. ii. Lobbying records & expenditures iii. Access to meetings/minutes iv. Little to no interaction with the public (mayor, councilman, manager, representative, etc.) b. Corruption, nepotism: taking money from outsider groups, appointing close friends, allies, donors to insider positions c. Government has lack of movement on important issue: not responding to a health crisis at local elementary school d. Office holder going back on promises, being openly rude/hostile to constituent – Internal Document: COS NewsMaker Pitch Ideas – 1 of 1 |
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