Title: COS Community Newsmaker Pitch Ideas

Original CoS Document (slug): [[https://conventionofstates.com/files/cos-community-newsmaker-pitch-ideas|cos-community-newsmaker-pitch-ideas]]

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This document gives ideas/suggestions for different topics that can be pitched by the grassroots

Created: 2020-03-31 15:36:24

Updated: 2021-03-31 23:00:00

Published: 2020-03-31 01:00:00

Converted: 2025-04-14T19:59:44.141146035


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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 --

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