Fairfield County Business Journal
Address: 3 Gannett Drive
White Plains, NY 10604
USA
Contact: B.Z. Khasru, Managing Editor (focus and special sections); Dan Strempel, Editor (news).
Email Address:
Website: http://www.fairfieldcountybusinessjournal.com
Phone: (914)694-3600
Fax: (914)694-3680
Description of Publication:30% freelance. A weekly newspaper geared toward small business owners, executives and professionals covering local business issues in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Welcomes new writers in Fairfield County, CT. Circ 30K. Weekly. Pays on publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds 2 weeks. Sample articles at website. Subscription $60. Guidelines by mail with query and SASE.
Current Needs: Quick turnaround and local knowledge. Submit query and bio by mail with SASE.
welcomes new writers
Pay: Pays flat fee of $100 for 700-1000 words.
Hints: Common mistakes are to pitch stories geared toward consumer-based readers, such as you would see in a daily newspaper's business section. This is a business-to-business newspaper. Stories focus on what businesses in this area can do to improve, compete and stay ahead of the trends.
Photos/Art: Always appreciated.