A few basic, nitpicky things. All articles should have: A suggested headline that is strong, and attention grabbing. Quotes can work very well. A subhead or intro in the case of longer stories, summarising what you are saying Be between 600 and 1000 words. Longer pieces should have eye-catching subheadings to break the content into pieces so that readers can skim through and read the bits that are more interesting to them. Think of them as ‘chapters’ of your story. You must tell us if you want to be credited and what name we should use for you, or if you want to be anonymous. Ditto for your sources.

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2) Use a strong password

Ensure all your devices and accounts are password protected Strong passphrases are around 20 characters or more in length, easy to remember,

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3) Backup all content on your phone

Download all your photos and videos from your phone to a hard drive or laptop. Back up all other data to the

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4) Wipe your phone

Now you need to wipe your device, depending on your preferences there are two ways you can do this - see image

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What to do if you are asked for your devices

Under Schedule 7 you may be asked to surrender your passwords. If you do not comply, you risk committing an offence. However,

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Sounds good. How do I submit it?

Submit your article idea (no more than about a paragraph) to submissions@cage.ngo Please do not submit entire articles. If it’s better to

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Anything else?

A few basic, nitpicky things. All articles should have: A suggested headline that is strong, and attention grabbing. Quotes can work very

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Any special things that I have to include bear in mind when writing?

Our editors and our readers like it when stories feature plain language, and are in tone with the CAGE voice, which is

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What if my story is none of these?

We’d still like to hear from you, if you feel you have something important to say. Please submit the idea anyway, but

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Sounds easy enough, but can you provide some guidance on actually writing the thing?

Sure. Once you have an idea, start gathering your information (this can include your own and other people’s experiences and thoughts) and

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Great, so how do I start?

You need to make sure that what you want to write about is suited to our remit. For more about the organisation’s

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