BAJA Call for Content Producers

Call for Writers/Content Producers 2023

Broward Arts Journalism Alliance (BAJA)
The Broward Arts Journalism Alliance (BAJA) is designed to provide innovative methods in local arts coverage to achieve a greater volume of new content, with richer, more informed dialogue about the Broward arts and cultural community. The arts journalism initiative will provide for the expansion of arts coverage via feature stories, reviews, commentary, and conversation by writers who have been selected to be part of the BAJA program.

Content will be shared among media partnerships with the goal of the program to be a primary arts and culture content provider for publications, both online and in print, in Broward County.

Content producers from the South Florida region are invited to apply for a Call to Writers/Content Producers for the Broward Arts Journalism Alliance (BAJA) to be competitively selected to participate. We will select a diverse range of paid contributors, including voices and perspectives that have historically been underrepresented in the arts writing sphere.

For questions, you may contact the Cultural Division at 954-357-7457 or visit Broward.org/Arts.
Who May Apply: Content producers including journalists, freelance writers, bloggers, artists, reporters, video and photojournalists with professional experience in documenting arts and culture including theater, dance, music, film, spoken word, new media, literary work, public art, visual, interdisciplinary, and performance arts.

Content producers who have resided in Broward, Miami Dade, Palm Beach, or Monroe counties for a minimum of 12 months and have proof of residence are eligible to apply. Writers residing locally, mainly within Broward County, will be prioritized. Current employees, consultants, board members, and funders of the Broward Cultural Division are not eligible to apply.

Selection Criteria: Writers will be selected by a committee of Broward Cultural Division staff, area editors, local media professionals, and experienced professionals in the arts community. The Broward Cultural Division and the BAJA editor will manage the application process.

The program selects and hires writers at competitive market rates to provide content for local publications and has a dedicated editor assigned to the program.
Application
Full name*

First NameLast Name
Email*
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Phone number

Area CodePhone Number
Address*

Street Address

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CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Which County are you registered to work in?*
Dance/ClassicalDance/ModernTheaterFilmMusic/ContemporaryMusic/Blues and JazzClassical Music/OperaVisual Arts/Fine ArtVisual Arts/ContemporaryVisual Arts/Public ArtArt/PhotographyLiterary WorkSpoken Word/PoetryArts and Cultural events/festivalsCalendar listingsOther
In the following section, please tell us why you want to be part of the Broward Arts Journalism Alliance; what you would bring to the program as one of our contributors; and anything else you would like to tell the panel about your intent/interest:*
Years of experience in journalism:
Please upload your professional biography and/or CV. *

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Work Examples: Please provide three samples of past work. These can be weblinks to stories (ensure they can be accessed and are not behind a paywall), Word documents as PDFs or PDF clippings.*

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Sample Assignment

Sample Assignment: The sample assignment below is for the purpose of discerning how you would approach a story. (NOTE: This is merely for sample purposes, it is not a "true" assignment.)
Assignment: Broward Arts is presenting a free weekend of performing and visual arts for residents which will take over a museum in Dania Beach and be presented in downtown Fort Lauderdale at five locations, both indoor and outdoor. There will be live dance and theater presentations, a short local film festival in Esplanade Park, and five public art displays by local artists.
1. How would you decide what approach the story will take before you begin your interviews and subsequent writing? *
2. Who would you consider contacting to be interviewed for the story based on the above information?*
3. What is your preferred method for conducting your interviews? (By telephone, email questions or in person?)*
4. What will you offer a reader in your story that they might not learn from another writer or from another story about the same topic?*
The following two questions address gender expression and ethnic origin and are optional. Please note that any demographic data collected are used only for the purpose of assessing the Cultural Division’s diversity, equity and inclusion goals. Selection to serve on a citizen review panel is based on qualifications and experience. Demographic data, such as gender, race, and ethnicity will never be used to qualify an individual to serve on a citizen review panel.
MaleFemaleTrans man/maleTrans woman/femaleGender nonconformingPrefer not to answerDifferent Identity, please describe below:Other
Non-Hispanic White or Euro-AmericanBlack, Afro-Caribbean or African AmericanLatino/a or HispanicEast AsianSoutheast AsianSouth Asian or IndianMiddle Eastern or ArabNative American or Alaskan NativeMulti-Racial, Multi-Ethnic or No Single CategoryPrefer not to answerDifferent Ethnicity, please describe belowOther
How did you hear about this opportunity?*
Please list your website if applicable: website URL

If you have a social media profile, please select the platform that best represents your work and insert your profile name here (for example: @BrowardArts) profile name
OPTIONAL: Additional comments regarding your application or nomination.
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Call for Writers/Content Producers 2023

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Sample Assignment