{"id":26,"date":"2026-10-22T07:01:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T07:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stop-the-rot.org\/blog\/write-for-us\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T11:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T01:15:09","slug":"write-for-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stop-the-rot.org\/blog\/write-for-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Write for Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\">Stop The Rot publishes original work on media literacy, fact-checking, critical thinking, and non-partisan public life. We welcome new voices who can write clearly and back claims with checkable sources.<\/p>\n<h2>What to send<\/h2>\n<p>A short pitch (2\u20133 paragraphs) is enough to start. Finished drafts of roughly 400\u20131,000 words are also welcome. Use a clear structure, a professional but readable tone, and sources a general reader can check.<\/p>\n<h2>Topics we like<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>How people are misled \u2014 and how to notice it<\/li>\n<li>Cognitive bias and better reasoning<\/li>\n<li>Case studies of viral claims<\/li>\n<li>Guides to tools and methods<\/li>\n<li>Explainers on policy and elections that do not pick a team<\/li>\n<li>Technology: feeds, synthetic media, platform design<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Standards<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Original writing only<\/li>\n<li>Named, checkable sources<\/li>\n<li>No partisan score-settling dressed up as analysis<\/li>\n<li>We edit and fact-check before publication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What you get<\/h2>\n<p>A byline, a short author bio with a link you choose, and a place in a growing library of practical work.<\/p>\n<h2>How to submit<\/h2>\n<p>Email <strong>submissions@stop-the-rot.org<\/strong> with your pitch or draft, a 2\u20133 sentence bio, and optional links to prior work. 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