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Pitch Slam 1-on-1: Tango

Can three freelancers sell story ideas to Tango's editor-in-chief?

PRICE
$15 ($8 for )

SYNOPSIS
Dubbed the "anti-Cosmo" by editor-in-chief Carrie Sloan, Tango caters to women craving smart talk instead of sex tips. A one-stop shop for love and relationships, Tango is going entirely digital in 2008, relaunching its Web site to focus on both expanded content and community, as well as the launch of an original video series. Our freelancers pitch their pieces and get feedback on their ideas.

DURATION/TIME
3 videos
26 minutes total running time

RECORDED
October 24, 2007

Table of Contents

Sections Length Size
PREVIEW
  Meet the EIC/writers FREE!
Sloan details what she seeks in pitches, while the writers describe their prep and battle their nerves.		 3:09 13 MB
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How to Pitch: Tango (PDF)
Download the mediabistro.com How to Pitch article that provides guidelines on what Tango wants from its contributors.		    
1. The pitches
Sloan hears the pitches, offering tips and tricks for story ideas on clashing with "cougars" as a younger woman, adjusting to differences in an interfaith relationship, and finding out why non-Jewish people want to find love on JDate. 		20:06 79 MB
2. Reactions
Sloan recaps her response to the pitches, offering advice on breaking in to Tango. 		2:54 11 MB
Shortly after taping our Pitch Slam, Tango announced it would become an online-focused outlet with occasional print issues. Since editor-in-chief Carrie Sloan provided useful insights on pitching that extend to Tango's new format, and the pitchers' queries remain viable, we elected to run the Pitch Slam with only minor modifications. For details on pitching Tangomag.com, read the updated How to Pitch article.