Publiquémoslo is a platform to share human interest stories and how policies and government impact communities. Publiquémoslo is a bilingual, English and Spanish, communal space to connect leading experts and stakeholders from across sectors and issues affecting our society, like you, with the News media industry. 

You will be able to publish news, opinions, stories, texts, photos, videos, or infographics, mainly generated by different community organizations, agencies, public-private partnerships, and others like you so that local and national media can use them, share your story and amplify your work.

You will be able to classify your content into the six pillars of focus areas: social justice, equity, access to resources, human rights, civic engagement, and breaking it down. You should present your content in creative, informative, and analytical ways to engage your audiences.

Be aware that all content you publish in Publiquémoslo, and after appropriate authorization from the editorial Publiquémoslo team, can be used, openly and free of charge, for dissemination on any other digital site: media, academic, government institutions, non-profit organizations, or individuals, among others.

Publiquémoslo will require people or institutions to give the corresponding credit to the authors (you or your organization)  and Publiquémoslo when using part or all of the published content. 

Publiquémoslo is a platform based in the Washington DC metropolitan area and governed by the laws of the United States of America. We recommend you use the highest standards and best practices for protecting personal data and copyright.

To publish content on Publiquémoslo, you must follow the general quality guidelines described below: 

Standards, observations, and general recommendations

  1. Suggested journalistic formats 
    • Informative genres: news, reports, and interviews.
    • Opinion genre: including the personal argumentation or analysis of the authors.
    • Other information: informative data, scientific publications, statistics, and research.
    • The information can also be presented in multimedia format: photographs, infographics, videos, and audio.
  1. Suggested extensions
  • The recommended length for opinion articles is no less than 300 words and no more than 1,500 words.
  • The average reader is between 200 and 300 words per minute, and an opinion article should take at most 5 minutes to read.
  • The recommended extension for a case study video is between 1 and 5 minutes in time, but in no case more than 10 MB with high-quality content.
  • For videos larger than 10 MB, please contact media@publiquemoslo.org
  • The reports can be a maximum of 15 pages but in no case more than 10 MB. If the report has more than five pages, we suggest including an initial executive summary of a maximum of 1 page.
  1. Signature and authors
  • The institution or user that sends the publication must indicate the source and author of the content.
  1. Languages
  • The users can submit their articles in Spanish or English. If the same article is submitted in both languages, it will count as one (1) for payment purposes. 
  1. Previews
    • When submitting your content, the platform will ask you for at least a picture related to the content and a summary of up to 150 words introducing the content topics.
  1. Suggestions focused on Google SEO positioning
  • All publications should have the following:
    • The title with no more than 60 characters
    • A summary of up to 150 words introducing the content topics, including at least four keywords. 
    • The keywords of the title should appear in the first paragraph
    • Divide the content into short paragraphs of no more than 150 words
    • Include internal subtitles or reading breaks
    • Signature or credit of who made it or where it was taken from
    • Well-written and active voice content, preferably
    • Use hyperlinks to notes or external and internal documents that certify and validate the publication
    • Frequently include keywords in the body of the document. 
  1. Tone and style of content:
  • Users may publish any type of journalistic or informative material except those that advocate violence, hatred, discrimination, racism, or similar. 
  • Users cannot publish advertising or commercial content or partisan or military content, or pornographic or defamatory content.
  • Users cannot publish content containing private or confidential information of third parties protected by national and international laws.
  1. Photographs or illustrations:
  • Avoid photos of minors, nudity, violence, bloody, or similar that may attack the reader’s sensitivity.
  • Users must use free license pictures and photos for publication or self-authored.
  • Users must use images in color and in high resolution.
  1. Inappropriate Language:
  • Users must avoid intentionally using inappropriate, obscene, or profane expressions.
  1. Author Responsibilities
  • The accredited authors or institutions are responsible for their writings’ content, accurate data provided, and bibliographic citations.
  • Users must respect intellectual property and provide the corresponding credits according to current national and international regulations.
  • Users must ensure the appropriate license or authorization for all content. 
  • Even if it is open information, quoting and giving the corresponding credits is always recommended.
  1. Use of hyperlinks
  • Users must credit all quotations, references to other texts, or information taken from other sites using hyperlinks or following APA regulations or the authors’ requirements.
  1. Administration, revision, and publication of contents
  • The Publiquémoslo editorial team will review all contents before being published.
  • This validation process will not alter or modify any content; it is only intended to ensure that the editorial lines and community rules are respected.
  • If your content doesn’t follow the publishing community rules, the editorial team may decide to reject your content and will inform the author about the decision if needed.  
  • Users are only responsible for uploading their content to the digital platform and submitting their publications.
  1. Cession of rights
  • Sending an article for publication implies the transfer of all rights derived from it and the acceptance of editorial guidelines and regulations.
  1. Social Media
  • Publiquémoslo will use different channels or social platforms to promote your content published in Publiquémoslo to facilitate their dissemination.
  1. Tag your articles using at least one pillar to facilitate searching. You can use up to 6 tags per article as needed. Pillars’ general description below:
  • Breaking it down: When you go beyond the taglines and headlines and break down the issue and policies, connecting dots and providing analysis and impacts creatively. E.g.,  infographics, articles including data charts, and similar.
  • Social Justice: When you touch on several critical topics or topics you consider are not included in our tag classification. It is a general tag for articles talking about several social challenges.
  • Equity: When you include an article recognizing we do not all start from the same place (systemic inequalities) and highlight adjustments needed to imbalances.
  • Access (to resources): When you include an article recognizing access to resources and opportunities is an important principle and refers to the extent to which different diverse and socioeconomic communities receive equal access to give everyone a similar start in life.
  • Rights:  When you include an article recognizing Human Rights are inherent to all individuals, regardless of status, race, and religion. 
  • Participation (or civic engagement): Learn the what, where, when, and why this is important, what I/you can do, and how to get involved. Participation is how we each find our path and voice to advocate for the issues that impact us, our communities, society, nations, and the world. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact media@publiquemoslo.org.