Things You'll Need:
- Laptop Computer
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Step 1
Before departure, apply for and receive a journalist's visa or work visa.
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Step 2
Just before leaving, call publications you hope to write for and introduce yourself to editors. Get email addresses and names, and send clips. Don't worry about brush-offs.
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Step 3
Set up a U.S. bank account with a small amount of money.
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Step 4
Go to a country.
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Step 5
Read the local press. An English-language newspaper is especially helpful. Identify local issues not well-known in the U.S.
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Step 6
At a cyber-café or with a laptop computer, email a letter pitching a local story to a small U.S. publication. Expect resistance from large publications, most of which have little interest in local news. Industry-specific newsletters and business publications are traditional places to break in.
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Step 7
When you sell the story, ask if you can call the editor collect in the future, to save yourself an expensive phone bill.
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Step 8
Write and file a story of the agreed length. Remember time differences and datelines when figuring out deadlines.
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Step 9
Arrange payment to U.S. account.
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