⚑ The Third POV · Story Honorarium
Tell your side.
$100 honorarium.
The record only gets better when the people who lived it speak. Precedent100 offers a $100 honorarium for verified first-person stories — subject to editorial approval. Defendants, victims, family, witnesses, civil wins.
§ 01 · What's the difference
Two ways to contribute.
Submit a Case is always free. If you know about a case that belongs in the archive — even if you weren't personally involved — submit it from the homepage. We document the case. No payment, no expectation.
Share Your Story is different. This is first-person — your own account of a case you lived through, with details only you can provide. Approved stories receive a $100 honorarium. That's the bar.
The honorarium isn't a price tag for what you went through. It's an acknowledgment that telling your story takes effort, takes courage, and adds something the public record can't capture on its own.
§ 02 · Approval Criteria
What gets approved.
Stories are reviewed internally. We approve submissions that meet our editorial standards and add value the case file doesn't already have. We're upfront about the bar so you know what we're looking for.
⚑ A story is more likely to be approved if it
- Comes from someone with direct first-person knowledge of the case
- Is verifiable against public records, court documents, or news reporting
- Adds perspective, context, or detail not captured in the case file
- Is consistent with Precedent100's editorial standards — fact-based, no defamation
- Does not compromise an active legal proceeding in ways we cannot resolve
- The contributor is willing to verify identity privately, even when publishing anonymously
Submission does not guarantee approval. Honorariums are paid only on approved publications.
§ 03 · Who Qualifies
Six ways to be on the record.
The honorarium is open to anyone with first-person knowledge of a case — whether you're at the center of it, adjacent to it, or were a witness to what happened. Civil wins count. So do cases that never made the news.
01
Defendants
You were charged. You went through it. Your account of what the system did — and didn't do — is the record almost no archive captures.
02
Victims
You were harmed. You watched the case unfold. Your perspective is the one journalists summarize and the courts process. Tell it in your own words.
03
Family Members
Parents, spouses, siblings, children. The collateral record. The version of the story the courtroom never hears.
04
Witnesses
You saw it. You testified or weren't called. Your account fills in what the official record left out.
05
Civil Wins
Wrongful death, civil rights, malicious prosecution, settlements. Verdicts the criminal courts never reached. The other half of the record.
06
Attorneys
Defense, prosecution, or appellate. Stories from inside the system about how a case really played out. Anonymous if you need it.
§ 04 · How It Works
Four steps.
01
Submit
Fill out the form below. Tell us who you are, what case, and what you want to share.
02
Review
We verify your story against the public record. Internal review. 7-14 days.
03
Develop
If approved, we work with you on the final piece. You approve before publication.
04
Honorarium
$100 paid via your chosen method after publication. Tax forms issued where required.
§ 05 · Submit Your Story
Get on the record.
⚑ Disclosure · What You're Agreeing To
Submission does not guarantee approval. Stories must meet editorial criteria, be verifiable against public records, and be consistent with Precedent100's standards. The $100 honorarium is paid only on approved publications — typically within 30 days of publication. We may decline stories that pose legal risk, conflict with active proceedings in ways we cannot resolve, or cannot be verified. Contributors retain rights to their own stories; Precedent100 receives a non-exclusive license to publish on this archive and reference in 100mil.tv content. Any higher payment for specific 100mil.tv productions is negotiated separately and not promised by this submission. Tax forms (1099) issued for honorariums totaling $600+ per year per recipient.