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A Tip Sheet for Writing With Tweets
We want every single tweet curated in a post on Global Voices to move the story along with purpose.
Getting Your Stories Translated
When a GV story is translated into another language, its reach, impact and audience multiples.
Tips for Crafting Headlines
Headlines are one of the elements that convince readers to click on a story and read.
Tips for Writing Leads
Leads should be no longer than 35 words. Peel your story down to the core, then write the lead.
Tips for Writing Excerpts
Excerpts are featured on the front page of our site and in sharing text across social media sites.
Verifying Social Media Content
It is important that we confirm that the user-generated content we use is authentic, original and from a trustworthy source.
Multimedia Copyright and Attribution
Advice on finding images that we are allowed to use in our stories.
Reporting Suicide Responsibly
Some suicide deaths may be newsworthy, however, it has been acknowledged that the way media covers suicide can influence behavior negatively by contributing to contagion or positively by encouraging help-seeking. Think about reporting on suicide as a health issue, not just in response to a recent death. As a global…
Welcome to New Authors
This document explains our mission and how our community works.
Contributor Rights and Responsibilities
This document was co-authored by Global Voices contributors and translated to many languages.
How to Write for GV
This guide explains best practices for writing and reporting a GV story.
What to write about
One of the most important things to keep in mind when writing a story is how it furthers Global Voices’ mission.
