verb phrase · neutral
pitch a story
/pɪtʃ ə ˈstɔːri/PITCH a STORY
to present an idea for an article or programme to an editor or producer in order to get it commissioned
Examples
“Freelancers often pitch stories to magazine editors in the hope of getting paid commissions.”
“He pitched a story about local food producers and got it accepted.”
“Students learned how to pitch stories during their journalism workshop.”
Band 8 sentence
“She pitched a story about urban gardening to the magazine and it ran on the front page the following month.”
Collocations
- pitch a story to an editor
- pitch an idea
Word family
Common mistakes
pitch to the editor (no object)→pitch a story to the editor
pitch an idea and pitch a story used interchangeably→pitch a story
Say it for a higher band
5suggest an idea→6pitch an idea→7+pitch a story
Synonyms
propose a story
Easily confused
pitch an idea
“She pitched an idea for a new documentary series.”
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