Op-Eds & Letters to the Editor Below are details on how to place an op-ed or letter to the editor in the top 100+ newspapers in the United States by circulation: 1. USA Today 3. New York Times in each day, there simply is not home and business telephone time to consider non-exclusive numbers. (Letters via regular Op-Eds: 600-800 words. Op-Eds: Suggested length submissions as well. mail should also be signed.) Fact-based approach. Include is 650 words, but articles of Because there are countless Because of space limitations, background information- any length will be considered. factors that might affect whether those published are subject to -qualifications for writing The Times will respond within an op-ed works for their page, abridgment. Although we are about subject, basic contact one week if the op-ed is to be they are not able to provide unable to acknowledge those information. E-mail the Forum published. Cannot return unused any guidance on op-ed ideas letters we cannot publish, we Page Editor at theforum@ submissions. Op-eds can be on or proposals. The newspaper appreciate the interest and value usatoday.com (No attachments). any topic, but not a response needs to see full text of the op- the views of those who take the to Times article. Please include ed before determining whether time to send us their comments. Letters: 250 words or less. name, title, phone number, they might be interested in Send e-mail letters to letters@ Include name, address, phone, and address. Op-eds can be publishing it. Authors’ requests washpost.com. Do not send and submit online at asp. e-mailed (in body of e-mail) for anonymity cannot be honored attachments; they will not be usatoday.com/marketing/ or faxed. Fax: 212/556-4100, and the use of pseudonyms read. Letters can also be sent feedback/feedback-online. E-mail [email protected] or is not permitted. If the author to: Letters to the Editor, The aspx?type=18 or e-mail editor@ The Op-Ed Page, 229 W. 43 rd has particular expertise in the Washington Post, 1150 15th usatoday.com. St., New York, NY 10036. subject of the op-ed, or if there Street Northwest, Washington, For further guidelines go to are multiple authors, please DC 20071. nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/ elaborate in the comments field. help/opedsubmit.html or call for There are no minimum author recorded instructions: 212/556- credentials required in order for 2. Wall Street Journal 1831. submissions to be considered. All op-eds should be 5. Los Angeles Times Op-Eds: 600-1200 words, Letters: 150 words or less, submitted using the web form double-spaced. Must be strong exclusive to Times, refer to as submissions by any other Op-Eds: 700 word limit. argument about issue in news, article within past 7 days, method is not guaranteed to be Exclusive use required. Please not response to Journal article. include author’s phone numbers, reviewed. Please type or paste give the newspaper 5 days Exclusive use of your article is address e-mail to letters@ your op-ed into the form as plain to consider the submission. required and the paper reserves nytimes.com or Letters to the text, not HTML. (No brackets, Manuscripts cannot be returned 10 working days to keep it under Editor/ The New York Times, please.) unless accompanied by a self- consideration. Include cover 229 W. 43 rd St., New York, NY Authors of declined addressed, stamped envelope. letter, name, address, phone, 10036. Fax: 212/556-3622. submissions are notified by Submit by e-mail at op-ed@ fax, e-mail. E-mail edit.features@ e-mail of the decision; however, latimes.com or fax: Nicholas wsj.com or fax 212/416-2255. due to the high volume of Goldberg, 213/237-7968. Call Go to opinionjournal.com/ submissions, only authors 213/237-2121 for complete guidelines/ for more information. of accepted op-eds can be submission information. 4. Washington Post guaranteed to be contacted. No Letters: 300 word limit, must calls, please. Authors should Letters: 250 words or less, must relate to story or editorial in Op-Eds: Submissions are understand that accepted include mailing address, phone WSJ--include date, headline received via their web form at pieces often are not published number, signature. Letters must and page number of article, city http://projects.washingtonpost. right away. The time between be written in plain text without where writer is located. E-mail com/opeds/submit/ only. Op-eds acceptance and publication attachments. E-mail letters@ [email protected] or fax 212/416- must be 600-800 words and varies depending on the time latimes.com. Call 800/LATIMES 2255. must be submitted exclusively to sensitivity of the piece and ext. 74511 for more information. The Washington Post. Exclusive available space on the op-ed op-ed submissions will be page. reviewed by an editor within six business days. Non-exclusive Letters: Letters must be submissions are not reviewed; exclusive to The Washington with close to a hundred Post, and must include the exclusive submissions coming writer’s home address and 6. Christian Science 8. Chicago Tribune (IL) 11. Star Tribune 13. Houston Chronicle Monitor (Boston, MA) (Minneapolis) (TX) Op-Eds: Manuscripts may be submitted to the op-ed page by Op-Eds: Prefer less than 750 fax: 312/222-2598, or e-mail: Op-Eds: 800 words or less. Op-Eds: 600 words or less. words; more than 1,200 words [email protected]. Prefer writers exclusive to the The subject matter of the article risks being disqualified purely state. Submit to Eric Ringham, should be of specific interest out of lack of staff time to edit Letters: include phone numbers, Op-Ed Editor, via e-mail: to the local area. The writer it. Exclusive use required; if address. Submit by e-mail: [email protected]; fax: should have a demonstrated chosen, you will be called to [email protected], 612/673-4359 or mail: Opinion expertise in the subject matter verify, and you will be included fax: 312/222-2598, mail to Editor, Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Attachments accepted, in the editing process. If you Voice of the People, Chicago Star Tribune, 425 Portland Ave. include full contact and byline haven’t heard back within 48 Tribune, 435 N. Michigan Ave., South, Minneapolis, MN 5548. information. E-mail: viewpoints@ hours for articles pegged to Chicago, IL, 60611 or online chron.com, fax: 713/362-3575 or news events, or within 2 weeks at chicagotribune.com/news/ Letters: 250 words or less, regular mail (address below). for articles without a news peg, opinion. include all contact information feel free to submit your piece and a signature. All letters Letters: 250 words or less, must elsewhere. Submit to Clara become the property of the Star have all contact information. Germani online at csmonitor. Tribune and if chosen, will be Submit by e-mail: viewpoints@ com/cgi-bin/encryptmail.pl? published within a month. Send chron.com, fax: 713/362-3575 or ID=B2B0B0B4B0B1B0B8B 9. Daily News to Editorial Department at same mail to: Viewpoints, c/o Houston 1B1B5B9B5B6, or via fax to (New York, NY) address above. Chronicle, PO Box 4260, 617/450-2317. Prefer completed Houston, TX 77210. submissions rather than queries. Op-Eds: 550 words or less. For further guidelines, go Include address and phone to csmonitor.com/aboutus/ numbers. Submit by fax: 212/643- guidelines.html. 7828, e-mail: nobrien@edit. 12. Rocky Mountain nydailynews.com, or mail: Daily News (Denver, CO) 14. Newsday Letters: 200 words or less, News, Attn: Robert Laird, 450 W. (Long Island, NY) include your first and last 33rd St., New York, NY 10001. Op-Eds: 650-700 words. All name, city and state, and items submitted should have a Op-Eds: 700-800 words. telephone number. All letters Letters: the shorter the letter, local connection. E-mail: letters@ Viewpoints occasionally to be published are subject to the more likely to get published. RockyMountainNews.com. Send publishes unsolicited opinion editing/condensing. Submit Include name, address, phone both plain text and attachment. essays. Include name, phone online at csmonitor.com/cgi-bin/ number. Submit by e-mail to Include name, basic contact info. numbers, address and e-mail. encryptmail.pl?ID=CFF0C5E4. [email protected]. Submit as open text to oped@ Letters: The shorter, the more newsday.com. Editor will contact likely it will be printed. Include you if essay is to be published. all contact information. Mail: Letters to the Editor, Rocky Letters: 250 words or less. 7. Philadelphia Inquirer 10. New York Post Mountain News. P.O. Box 719, Must mention relevant political, (PA) (New York, NY) Denver, CO 80201. Fax: (303) financial or other interest in 892-2568. E-mail: letters@ subject, Newsday does not Op-Eds: approx. 700 words, Op-Eds: 500 words or less. RockyMountainNews.com. return submitted letters or include phone number, mailing The Post prefers op-eds to be accept e-mails as attachments. address. Submissions by e-mail: faxed or mailed. Mr. Cunningham Include all contact information. [email protected], or by also encourages individuals to Submit to letters@newsday. mail: Commentary Page Editor, call and discuss their ideas for com or by fax 631/843-2986 or Philadelphia Inquirer, Box 41705, op-eds with him. The Post very 718/793-6422 or send to Letters Philadelphia, PA 19101 or fax: rarely uses info. from PR-type Editor, Newsday, 235 Pinelawn 215/854-5884. organizations. Be selective Rd., Melville, NY 11747. in what is sent because he Letters: approx.