USDA needs your stories and photographs to educate the public about our
programs, explain how U.S. development assistance works, and demonstrate the
impact USDA has on peoples' lives around the world. We want to convey
information that the everyday reader can care about and understand. Photo and
Caption uses a powerful photo and succint caption to illustrate how USDA is
making a difference. Two or three paragraphs of body text provide background to
the situation.
Please fill in as many fields as you can. Those marked with an * are required.
Use the Tab key to move from field to field. Use the Submit button
after you have completed the form to submit your story to the Telling Our Story
Initiative.
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* Organization
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* Country of Story
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| * Year of story
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* USDA Program
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| * Headline |
Good headlines or titles are simple,
jargon-free, and have impact; they summarize the story in a nutshell; and
include action verbs that bring the story to life. Your headline should include
few words.
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| Subhead |
Use the subhead to expand on the
headline, humanize the story or highlight a key fact. (100 characters maximum,
including spaces and punctuation).
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| * Photograph |
Your photograph will bring the story to life. The
photo should be colorful, depict action, capture people's attention, and
feature a main character prominently. Please attach only a .jpg, .bmp, or .gif
file and maintain at least 300 dpi (dots per inch). We request that digital
photos be shot with at least a 3-megapixel resolution. The larger the file, the
better the quality and final result.
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* Photograph File
Upload the photograph file here by clicking the "Browse..." button and locating
the file on your computer.
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Permission to Use Photograph
If you or your organization did not take the picture, then please
check if you have permission from the photographer?
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Photographer's Name
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Photographer's Organization
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| * Photograph's Caption |
| The caption should succinctly
summarize the story and capture the reader's attention. (Up to 50 words) |
* Portrait or Landscape
Is your photograph orientation landscape or portrait? Example proportions:
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| * Supporting Paragraph |
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broader background to the picture, including statistics, quotes or descriptions
of the individual, community or USDA program featured ((Up to1000 words)
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| Background Information
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City or Region of Story
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Submitter
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Please tell us who we should contact regarding this
story.
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* Name
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* Email
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* Phone
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