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Journalists, teachers, researchers, students, and sharp generalists are all welcome.<\/p>\n<h2>What we publish<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Media literacy: spotting fakes, reading bias, better news habits<\/li>\n<li>Critical thinking: cognitive bias, fallacies, decision-making<\/li>\n<li>Fact-checking: viral claims, methods, case studies<\/li>\n<li>Non-partisan politics: explaining policy without team jerseys<\/li>\n<li>Technology: algorithms, synthetic media, platform incentives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to submit<\/h2>\n<p>Send a 2\u20133 paragraph pitch, or a finished draft of 400\u20131,000 words, to <strong>submissions@stop-the-rot.org<\/strong>. Include a short bio. Original work only, with sources. We fact-check what we publish.<\/p>\n<p>We aim to reply within 5\u20137 business days. Accepted pieces are edited, published with your byline, and shared with readers.<\/p>\n<p>Full guidelines live on our <a href=\"\/blog\/write-for-us\/\">Write for Us<\/a> page. 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