op-ed section
Hello everyone! Welcome to another op-ed pitch list. As always, these are some of my ideas for articles in the coming week, but if there is something you really want to write about that I haven’t included, please reach out to me and we can talk about it to see if it fits our publication. If you feel you have something to add to any of the past articles in this section, you are welcome to pitch those ideas as well.
To claim an article or pitch your own, you can reach me at op-ed@carillonregina.com.
Make sure that you mention in your email which topic you want to write on, what your perspective is going to be, the length your article will be (half page articles are 550-750 words, full page are 950-1,150 words), and any support we can offer you such as help finding resources, counterpoints to your argument, or arranging the flow of information in your article. If you’d like to submit your own image to be considered for the article you pitch, please mention that as well.
What do U of R students gain from engaging more with the student newspaper?
A student newspaper is a great place for representing student voices. It is important as it helps maintain accountability and transparency on campus. Discuss why students need to engage more with the student newspaper. Is it because the newspaper is a watchdog of the campus? Or is it because it helps students be informed about current U of R affairs. Maybe because it highlights the achievements of the UofR community.
Ask U of R students their opinion on the matter.
What happens when the press is silenced?
Freedom of press and democracy go hand-in-hand, one suffers if the other is compromised.
Take NDTV, a major Indian media outlet now largely owned by the Adani Group, whose founder Gautam Adani is seen as a close ally to the ruling government.
Is such a pattern seen in western media? What could be the drawbacks of having highly partisan media? How does the press protect democracy? Write an opinion piece about the importance of bias free media. Talk to U of R students, ask their opinion on press freedom.
A whole different journalism school at FNUniv! What does it offer? What is unique about it?
Indigenous Journalism and Communication Arts [INCA] program at the First Nations University of Canada has a number of different courses, taught by instructors who have spent decades working in the journalism field. What courses does INCA have? Interview INCA students; ask them about their experiences. How is it different from J-School at the University of Regina? Talk to students who have taken courses both at J-school and INCA program; where did they have a better learning experience?
If you are an INCA student, write about your own experience.
Hollywood is going crazy with movie/shows adaptations of books! What could be the reason behind it?
Over the last couple of years, many streaming platforms have produced shows and movies based on viral books. May it be Netflix with Bridgeton, based on romance novels by Julia Quinn, To all the boys written by Jenny Han, upcoming movie on the book “People we meet on vacation” by Emily Henry, or Prime Videos making the After saga, The Culpa Saga not only the Spain version but also the London one, and how can we forget the sensational The summer I turned pretty.
What could be the reason behind it? Is it the social media driven viewership or is it the fact that people have already loved these stories while reading? Do research! Go around campus asking students their opinion. Let’s see what the UofR community has to say about it!
