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Contract between (Writer) ______________________________
and GOOD DIRT RADIO (Producer) ______________________________:

1. The Writer agrees to prepare an Article of approximately ______ words or ______ readable minutes on the subject of _______________________________________________: for delivery on or before _______ (date). The Writer also agrees to provide one revision of the Article.

2. The Producer agrees to pay the Writer a fee of $________ within thirty (30) days of initial receipt of the Article as assigned above. (In other words, an original and coherent manuscript of approximately the above word count on the subject assigned, and for which appropriate research was completed.)

3. The Producer agrees that the above fee licenses use of writers work for GOOD DIRT RADIO Broadcast rights only. [Optional — This use is time-limited to the Report broadcast cycle. (A new broadcast cycle commences when the report content is completely renewed.) All other rights, including but not limited to hard copy, CD-ROM, data base, archive, proprietary services and other electronic rights are fully reserved by the Writer and must be negotiated separately.]

4. The Producer agrees to reimburse the Writer for all previously agreed-upon and documented expenses within fifteen (15) days of submission of receipts.

5. The Producer agrees to make every reasonable effort to make available to the Writer, the final, edited version of the Article while there is still time to make changes. In the event of a disagreement over the final form of the Article, the Writer reserves the right to withdraw his/her name from the Article without prejudicing the agreed-upon fee.

6. The Writer guarantees that the Article will not contain material that is consciously libelous or defamatory. In return, the Producer agrees to provide and pay for counsel to defend the Writer in any litigation arising as a result of the Article accepted by the Producer.

7. In the event of a dispute between the Writer and the Producer, that cannot be resolved through the National Writers Union (NWU) grievance process, the Writer will have the option of seeking to resolve the matter by arbitration, or in court. If arbitration is chosen, the Writer may be represented by the NWU in any procedures before the arbitrator. The arbitrator's fees shall be shared fifty percent (50%) by the Producer and fifty percent (50%) by the Writer. Any decision reached by the arbitrator may be appealed pursuant to applicable law.

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