The Pitch List
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Hello all!
Welcome back to The Concordian’s Pitch List for Volume 43! We’ll be sending out these emails every Saturday at 9AM with story ideas for you to cover. If you’re interested in covering any of these topics, send an email to the respective Section Editor no later than Tuesday morning. Your first draft is due by Wednesday unless otherwise discussed with the Section Editor.
Even if the pitches here don’t spark your interest, we’d still love to hear from you! Send us your own pitch ideas — our Editors welcome and encourage submissions from everyone.
These stories will be published in our next digital issue on March 17th.
‼️Les articles peuvent être écrites en anglais ou en français‼️
Deadline to submit your piece: March 11th.
City News
OQLF visit into stores
The Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) announced it was preparing 14,000 “secret visits” into 7800 stores across the province, with particular focus on Montreal and its more anglophone/bilingual neighbourhoods.
List of potential people and organizations to interview/get statements from:
Quebec French Language Minister Jean-François Roberge
The Office québécois de la langue française
Store owners, especially those located in Montreal’s anglophone/multicultural neighbourhoods, about their concerns.
The Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal, which represents the business community in Montreal.
City of Montreal
Soraya Martinez Ferrada’s office
Chantal Gagnon, executive committee member responsible for economic and green economic development
Leslie Roberts, associate councillor responsible for universities and higher education, the downtown core, and the anglophone community
Local elected officials in the anglophone/multicultural boroughs of the city
Local elected officials in the independent municipalities on the Island of Montreal
Please note that these are only ideas, you don’t have to reach out to all of them, or you can reach out to others! I can also help you connect with many of these, as I have contacted them for other stories before. Please reach out to me at city@theconcordian.com or @fa.beauchemin.journalisme on Instagram if you have any questions, concerns, or some of you own story ideas!
Contact city@theconcordian.com to claim a pitch!
Opinions
What do you have to say? (500 words)
Do you have a something on your mind, dying for an audience to hear? The Opinions section is the perfect place for your ideas to live.
Use one of the relevant prompts below or send your original ideas to opinions@theconcordian.com
2026 Oscars predictions? Thoughts?
International Woman’s month
The day of the Irish; St. Patrick’s Day
Contact opinions@theconcordian.com to claim a pitch!
Arts and Culture
1. Film Column (150 words each)
In celebration of the International Women’s month, the theme for this week will be “when women lead.” What films directed by women and/or about women have inspired you? Films that platform women’s voices and equality. Some ideas to stir up your brain juices are: Little Women (2019), Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), Mona Lisa Smile (2003) and Promising Young Woman (2020). You could take a title from this list or come up with your own! The first draft is due on March 11.
2. Artists vs AI (500 words)
How does the rise of AI content, especially AI art, inspire artists with creativity that’s never been seen before? Talk to Concordia artists about how they deal with this situation, and what they do to make their stuff unique. Also, talk to faculty in the Faculty of Fine Arts about how they are adapting to the widespread use of AI.
3. CASA Cares fashion show on March 14
This year’s theme is “Moonlight Mirage.”
Picture this: the desert stretches endlessly beneath a midnight sky. The air is cool and still as the moon casts its glow across the sand. Time slows, the stars guide your path, and the night invites you into something extraordinary. Now it’s time to step into your most unforgettable look and join us for an evening where fashion, movement, and mystery come together. You’re invited
We are proud to donate the funds raised from this event to the Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation, supporting the incredible work they do. Every dollar raised goes directly toward this meaningful cause
Contact artsculture@theconcordian.com to claim a pitch!
Music
QUICKSPINS (250-300 words), short album reviews of recent releases.
Whatever’s Clever by Charlie Puth
Help (2) by Arctic Monkeys
Saputjiji by Tanya Tagaq
Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally by Harry Styles
Draft Deadlines for all QUICKSPINS: Wednesday, March 11th @12pm
Contact music@theconcordian.com to claim a pitch!
Pages Francos
Retour sur les Jeux de la Com! (500 mots)
Passe en entrevue la délégation concordienne par rapport à leur performance au sein des Jeux de la Communications, qui a eu lieu à Québec, 1er au 5 mars 2026 dernier.
Échange d’énergie en Studio Yoga (500 mots)
Envie de te reposer, et bouger un peu? Explique le concept d’échange d’énergie en studio yoga, et va tester le studio Yoga Club qui offre ce service à Montréal. Passe en entrevue la responsable du programme Olivia ainsi que 2 usagers des lieux afin de comprendre mieux l’impact et l’avantage de l’échange d’énergie.
Festival Filministe (500 mots)
Dans le cadre du Festival Filministes, la brasserie Mellön organise une soirée de projection de courts métrages le dimanche 8 mars à compter de 19h. Réunie sous la thématique des Territoires fragiles, la sélection composée de six films est d’une durée de 80 minutes. L’entrée est gratuite, sans réservation et les places sont limitées.
Portrait d’artiste: Jules Al-Simaani Goulet (350-400 mots)
Rencontre l’artiste, parle de son procesus de création et de composition. Nouvelle compo “Gabrielle”.
Critique d’un restaurant (300-400 mots)
Découvre un nouveau restaurant à Montréal et teste ses plates signatures autour de Concordia
Critique de film/œuvre littéraire (350-450 mots)
Critique hebdomadaire de média en français que tu as consommé cette semaine et qui mérite d’être partagé
Contact pagesfrancos@theconcordian.com to claim a pitch!
Callout for The Update
Interested in covering any of the topics on the pitch list for our news podcast “The Update” or have your own pitch? Send an email to podcast@theconcordian.com and the respective Section Editor. Your first draft is due by Thursday 5 p.m. unless otherwise discussed with the Podcast Editor.
Got a Podcast idea? Email: podcast@theconcordian.com
Next Pitch Meeting: Friday, March 13th @3:45pm in PR-100! You can always join our Pitch Meetings via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/bpg-rcea-enu