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Newsletter & Blog Editorial Guidelines

 

Newsletter & Blog Guidelines

 


Editorial Guidelines

TEAParty911.com Newsletter & Blog Editorial Standards

Donald Mellon, Senior Editor


MISSION: 1) Educate and Inform – The tea party movement is dedicated to restoring first principles to governance at all levels. This newsletter will be used to further this goal through content designed to educate voters on the principles of our Founding Fathers and their application to current political actions and governmental policies.

2) Coordinate Activities – Tea Party 911 is an activist organization dedicated to restoring our government to its Constitutional limitations. This newsletter seeks to inform voters and coordinate activities designed to achieve these ends.

ORIGINAL CONTENT - will be edited for conformance to the standards of good English and to the standards of first principles.

PREPUBLISHED CONTENT and LINKS – will be published as is, in its original form without further editing on our part.

CONTENT – may or may not reflect the views of Tea Party 911, their affiliates, editorial staff, or this newsletter.

STANDARDS FOR PUBLICATION – Content submitted for publication will not be accepted if it contains the following:

  1. RANTS – Unsupported criticism.  Ex. "He wants to starve old people." Criticize the policy, detail the effects, question but do not impugn the motives. If you can quote him saying, "I want to starve old people" you are home free.
  2. NAME CALLING – Ex. He's a bore. Can you cite an example where he put someone into coma simply by speaking to them?
  3. THREATS – To threaten a person, their family or associates, their reputation or property is not acceptable. Neither is inciting others to do so. Revealing truths, facts about someone which reflects poorly on their character is OK but we will require verification of the facts and the editorial staff may supply context.
  4. FOUL LANGUAGE – We encourage politically aware young people to read Tea Party 911 and we will not participate in their corruption.

Additionally, we may receive multiple submissions on a given subject with much duplication of thought. We will publish that content which, in our judgment, will be most meaningful to our readers. If you feel a nuance in your omitted submission is significant, try addressing your issue in a letter to the editor.

OWNERSHIP – Upon receipt, all submissions become the property of Tea Party 911 and may be printed and reprinted by us at will and without notification or compensation. We do not, however, retain exclusive rights to any article and the author is free to submit and/or sell the article to other outlets at will and without notification to Tea Party 911. All work will be attributed to the original author when known to us unless a request for anonymity is received on the submission. By submitting content to Tea Party 911 the author accepts and authorizes editing of the material without notice. Further by submitting an article to Tea Party 911 it is assumed, unless otherwise stated on the submission, that the submitter is the author and all liability for plagiarism and all other legal issues is assumed by the submitter. Tea Party 911 reserves the right to comment editorially on the content of any submission.

Tea Party 911 strives to adhere to the highest ethical standards. Please direct criticisms and suggestions directly to the editor at editor5@teaparty911.com. We reserve the right to change or amend these standards at any time and without notification.

Respectfully,
The editorial staff at Tea Party 911.


How to Submit Content

  • Original Unpublished Article – Email the article as a Word doc or as text to editor5@teaparty911.com. Include your name, organization, and phone number in case we need to reach you for further information. Include supporting graphics if you have them.

 


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