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Long reads, published monthly.
Features take between three and eight weeks to report. They are the pieces we would still publish if nobody clicked.
March issue
The clubs holding a town together
Six weeks with three amateur clubs in a town where the leisure centre closed, and what filled the gap.
- Reported over six weeks
- Interviews with 22 members and coaches
- Council spending data obtained by request
February issue
What happens to athletes who stop
Retirement arrives early in most sports. We followed four athletes through the first year after it.
- Four athletes across four sports
- Twelve months of follow-up interviews
- Support programme funding compared
January issue
The economics of a fifty-metre pool
Why long-course pools keep closing, told through one that did not, and the numbers behind it.
- Operating costs from eight facilities
- Freedom of information requests
- Interviews with three operators
How features are made
Slow reporting, properly resourced.
A feature is commissioned with a budget and a deadline that reflects the work. Writers are paid for the reporting time, not the word count.
- Three to eight weeks of reporting time
- Writers paid for time, not per word
- Fact-checked line by line before publication
- Subjects given right of reply before we publish
- CommissionAn outline agreed with the editors, with a budget.
- ReportInterviews, data requests and site visits.
- CheckLine-by-line fact-check and right of reply.
About features
How often do features publish?
One long read a month, occasionally two if a story is time sensitive.
Can I pitch a feature?
Yes. Send a short outline with the reporting you expect it to need.
Are features free to read?
The first two each month are free; the archive is open to subscribers.
Next step
Pitch us a long read.
Send an outline and we will tell you honestly whether it fits.