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Getting your point
across in print Letters to the Editor are the easiest way for most citizens to access the editorial page. Here are a few tips for getting your point across: Short is sweet. Your letter should be no more than 175 words in length. Keep it local. The newspaper editor serves a local readership and so should you. Write right. Your letter should be concise, factual, perhaps clever (and thus fun to read), and grammatically correct. Focus. Letters that are timely, entertaining and focused on a single message are more likely to be published. Make it relevant. Open by tying your issue to current news. Ideal letters respond to a recent article or provide a call to action regarding a forthcoming event or decision. Stay positive. While it is perfectly acceptable to open with a criticism, question or hilarious zinger, the overall tone and intent of your letter should be constructive. If you have a solution, get to it. Be reachable. Include your contact information, and be accessible there in case the Editor has a followup question. Send it. Make sure your letter is addressed
to the appropriate editor. Local Media Outlets San Francisco Chronicle |
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