Pitch Your Story
Pin Africa is always looking for new perspectives and voices. We welcome anyone who is enthusiastic about positively elevating African stories.
We seek commission proposals from African-descent journalists, photographers, and content creators from Africa or the diaspora.
It doesn’t matter where you live; whether it’s a remote town in Europe or a suburb in Africa, Pin Africa is always eager to hear your stories, ideas, and views.
So, if you have stories, news, analysis, ideas, or interests that you want to generate content about, please fill out our pitching form. Your work must be unique and relevant to Africa.
Please visit our “About Us” page to learn more about Pin Africa’s editorial objectives. Also, please read and watch our previous published work to have a better sense of the type of work we are likely to commission.
We cover a wide number of formats and categories, so while filling out the form, please make sure you select your desired category and format.
If we are interested in your proposal, we will contact you within five working days. If you haven’t heard from us within this time limit, it implies your pitch was unsuccessful. Please do not be deterred by our response. It’s possible that we misunderstood it, so please contact us if you need feedback on our conclusion.
Pin Africa is always looking for new perspectives and voices. We welcome anyone who is enthusiastic about positively elevating African stories.
We seek commission proposals from African-descent journalists, photographers, and content creators from Africa or the diaspora.
It doesn’t matter where you live; whether it’s a remote town in Europe or a suburb in Africa, Pin Africa is always eager to hear your stories, ideas, and views.
So, if you have stories, news, analysis, ideas, or interests that you want to generate content about, please fill out our pitching form. Your work must be unique and relevant to Africa.
Please visit our “About Us” page to learn more about Pin Africa’s editorial objectives. Also, please read and watch our previous published work to have a better sense of the type of work we are likely to commission.
We cover a wide number of formats and categories, so while filling out the form, please make sure you select your desired category and format.
If we are interested in your proposal, we will contact you within five working days. If you haven’t heard from us within this time limit, it implies your pitch was unsuccessful. Please do not be deterred by our response. It’s possible that we misunderstood it, so please contact us if you need feedback on our conclusion.
How to Pitch to Pin Africa
The pitch should clearly sum up the focus of the story, highlighting what is new and interesting and why it is important to tell this story.
It should, where applicable, identify any potential interviewees. Suggestions for videos, photographs, illustrations and infographics, are welcome.
Articles submitted for consideration on Pin Africa should be between 1000-1500 words except specially commissioned pieces.
How to Pitch to Pin Africa
The pitch should clearly sum up the focus of the story, highlighting what is new and interesting and why it is important to tell this story.
It should, where applicable, identify any potential interviewees. Suggestions for videos, photographs, illustrations and infographics, are welcome.
Articles submitted for consideration on Pin Africa should be between 1000-1500 words except specially commissioned pieces.
Good to know
- Before submitting your pitch, please make sure it is original.
- Please do not start working on your pitch idea specifically for Pin Africa before we have commissioned it.
- A confirmation email will be sent to you if we accept your pitch. This will contain full details to help you successfully submit your commission for publication.
- There may be a delay before we can respond to your pitch, please allow time for us to consider pitches.
- If your pitch is accepted, please be sure not to offer it for publication elsewhere, or let Pin Africa know at the earliest.
- We may not be able to give you feedback if you are unsuccessful, but please don’t give up, pitch to us again.
Pin Africa’s Editorial Formats
Below are the multimedia formats that can be be commissioned
Our videos mainly consist of short-docs (documentaries. These are 2-5-minute-long original journalistic documentary films that are usually human-interest narratives.
Other videos include original video content from spotlights, reports, etc. created by Pin Africa’s in-house or commissioned storytellers and journalists. They are hosted on Pin Africa or other third-party platforms to be consumed directly on the Pin Africa platform by individuals interested in stories of and around Africa. These are typically original stories of Africa and happenings within the African continent, told by Africans with the right context and nuances.
Our written format is intended for long-form journalism. Pitch ideas for feature articles, investigative reports, in-depth reports, analysis pieces, and current affairs are all welcome. Social justice, governance, politics, health, business, and entrepreneurship are of particular interest to the format's editors. Other subject areas, however, are also welcome.
For us, visual journalism is a creative craft we relish: it is the challenge of conveying information in a visually engaging and compelling way, by combining written reporting with infographics, photography, video and audio. It is about engaging all the senses.
Multimedia journalists and creatives are specifically encouraged to pitch. We would also like to hear from data journalist.
Photographs should be of high quality, packaged, and tailored for digital storytelling when submitted. Unless the subject is about history, stories and photographs should have been shot within the last two or three years.
Mobile Journalism format is produced as a 60-90 seconds vertical video story package - Content is created entirely via mobile phone. Additionally, we have Mobile Stories, they immerse readers into fast-loading full-screen experiences. We create visual narratives, with engaging animations and tappable interactions, that look like social media stories, but instead it is hosted on our platform, and we have ownership.
Our podcasts are a wide range of subject matter/genres through the lenses of Africans and the diaspora – from investigative journalism to oral histories, experimental fiction, immigration, health and more. We tell our audio stories through interviews, interactions, chats created with members of our community or special guests to keep reshaping the narratives around Africa and ultimately promote social justice. These are typically hosted on Pin Africa’s platform as well as third-party hosting platforms.
You should pitch here if you live near a breaking news event or are currently present at an event that you believe deserves media attention. Our goal is to publish breaking news and upcoming events as they happen, so that our audience may stay abreast of everything happening on the African continent and its diaspora.
Our Climate Change, Environment, and Health Desk is dedicated to raising awareness and informing audiences about the impact of climate change on the African continent.
Our aim is to provide a platform for innovative ideas that can help address climate change and its impact on the African continent. We welcome pitches from anyone, whether you are an established journalist or a first-time writer; we encourage you to share your story ideas with us and to be as creative as possible. We believe that everyone has a story to tell, and we are committed to amplifying voices that are often overlooked in the mainstream media.
We are looking for stories that are not only informative but also engaging, in all our accepted media formats. We welcome pitches that explore the human impact of climate change, stories that highlight the efforts of local communities, and ideas that propose solutions to the challenges we face. We believe that journalism can play a critical role in raising awareness about climate change and its impact on the African continent, and we are committed to doing our part.
So, if you have a story idea related to climate change and its impact on the environment and health in Africa, we would love to hear from you. Please consider the above points when pitching to our desk, and we look forward to working with you to raise awareness about this critical issue.
