OREGON COALITION of LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS 2021 Legislative Toolkit

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OREGON COALITION OF LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS 2021 Legislative Toolkit

Newspaper Submission Guidelines

Each newspaper has slightly different guidelines for submissions. Below are the guidelines for some of the most widely circulated newspapers across Oregon. This is not a comprehensive list of all Oregon newspapers. Make sure to do your research and pick the newspaper that will reach your intended audience (for example, if the legislator or elected official you are trying to reach lives in Astoria, look into submission requirements for The Daily Astorian).

The Oregonian (Statewide) Submission Guidelines

Submit a Letter to the Editor to: • Email: [email protected] • Word Limit: 250 words or fewer • Include your full address and daytime phone number, for verification only. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. Submit an Op-Ed to: • Email: [email protected] • Word Limit: 500-600 words • Submission should be in the body of the message (not attached)

Notes: They do not respond to every submission they receive, and calls to check on the status are strongly discouraged. Op-eds are most often rejected simply because of competition (they receive many submissions). They also could be rejected due to length (shorter is better), being repetitive of previously published articles, lack universal interest, or are national issues instead of local issues. If a submission is accepted, authors will be called within a week.

East Oregonian (Umatilla and Morrow Counties) Submission Guidelines

Submit a Letter to the Editor to: • East Oregonian online form • 250 words or fewer • Must provide name, address, phone, and email

There are no online instructions for submitting an Op-Ed. Contact the newspaper if you wish to submit an Op-Ed.

OREGON COALITION OF LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS 2021 Legislative Toolkit

Submit a Letter to the Editor to: • E-mail: [email protected] • Word Limit: 200 words or fewer • Include your full name, mailing address and phone number for purposes of verification. If accepted, only your name and city will be published. • Letters are edited for style, clarity and are fact checked. Please provide any relevant links to your research. • Letters should be exclusive to the R-G. • Each writer may only publish one letter per 30 days. Submit an Op-Ed (Called Guest Viewpoint) to: • Email: [email protected] • Word Limit: 525 words or 725 words, not in between. • Include any relevant links to resources and research. • Include a short biography explaining who you are, what you do and where you live. Authors also must provide an email address as part of their tagline. • Writers may publish one guest view per 90 days.

Statesman-Journal (Mid-Willamette Valley – Marion and Polk Counties) Submission Guidelines

Submit a Letter to the Editor and/or an Op-Ed to: • Email [email protected] or fill out the online submission form. • Letter to the Editor Word Limit: 200 words or fewer • Op-Ed (also called Guest Opinions) Word Limit: 500 words of fewer • Preference given to original ideas about current local issues from local authors (Marion and Polk counties). • Don’t use a form letter from an organization. • Emailed letters are preferred in body of the message (no PDFs). • Authors can make one submission every 30 days • Include your first and last name, street and mailing addresses, town, and day and evening telephone numbers. The addresses and telephone numbers are for verifying the letters; we publish your name and town. We do not run anonymous letters, ones with inaccurate or incomplete names, or ones whose authorship we have been unable to verify. • For Guest Opinions: If we publish your guest opinion, we will need a photo of you and brief information about you and your relationship to the subject being discussed. Also, include a publishable e-mail address or another way for readers to contact you. We allow up to two authors for guest opinions; we will need individual photos of each author.

OREGON COALITION OF LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS 2021 Legislative Toolkit

Bend Bulletin (Bend) Submission Guidelines

Submit a Letter to the Editor (also called “My Nickel’s Worth) and/or Op-Eds (also called Guest Columns) to: • Email at [email protected] or fill out the online submission form. • Letter to the Editor Word Limit: 250 words or fewer • Op-Ed Word Limit: 550-650 words • Submissions should be limited to one issue. • Include the writer’s phone number and address for verification. • Writers are limited to one letter or guest column every 30 days.

News-Review (Douglas County) Letter to the Editor Guidelines and Op-Ed Guidelines

Submit a Letter to the Editor to: • The News-Review online form • Word Limit: 300 words or fewer • Include your full address and daytime phone number, for verification only. • Letters may be edited for length and clarity. • Letter writers are generally restricted to one letter every 14 days Submit an Op-Ed (also called a “Guest Column”) to: • The News-Review online form • Word Limit: 800 words or fewer • Guest Columns are best when on a subject the writer has particular expertise or knowledge. • The author should send along a photo and short biography.

Albany Democrat Herald (Albany) Submission Guidelines

Submit a Letter to the Editor (also called “The Mailbag”) to: • Email to [email protected] or fill out the online submission form. • Word Limit: 250 words or fewer • Letters must include a street address and daytime telephone number for verification. Only the author's name and city are published. • All letters are subject to editing, and writers are limited to one published letter a month when letter volume is high.

There are no online instructions for submitting an Op-Ed. Contact the newspaper if you wish to submit an Op-Ed.

OREGON COALITION OF LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS 2021 Legislative Toolkit

Gazette Times (Corvallis) Submission Guidelines

There are no online instructions for submitting an Op-Ed. Contact the newspaper if you wish to submit an Op-Ed.

Mail Tribune (Southern Oregon) Submission Guidelines

Submit a Letter to the Editor and/or an Op-Ed to: • Email to [email protected] • Word Limit: 200 words or fewer (150 for election and thank-you letters) • Must include the writer’s name, address, and phone number for verification. • All letters are subject to editing. • Emailed letters receive priority.

Herald and News (Klamath and Lake County) Submission Guidelines

Submit a Letter to the Editor to: • Herald and News online form • Word Limit: 310 words

There are no online instructions for submitting an Op-Ed. Contact the newspaper if you wish to submit an Op-Ed.

Daily Courier (Josephine County) Submission Guidelines

Submit a Letter to the Editor to: • Daily Courier Online Form • Word Limit: 250 words or fewer

OREGON COALITION OF LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS 2021 Legislative Toolkit

• Please provide name, street address, and phone number. Street addresses will not be published, except on request. Phone numbers are for verification only and will not be printed. If you do not have a phone, you must hand-deliver your letter to the news room of the newspaper office. • To avoid confusion over people with common or similar names, writers must provide a full name or middle initial and indicate the name they are known by. • Letters may be edited for grammar, content and length. • To give all readers a fair opportunity, writers are limited to one letter every 30 days.

There are no online instructions for submitting an Op-Ed. Contact the newspaper if you wish to submit an Op-Ed.

The Argus Observer (Malheur County) Submission Guidelines

Submit a Letter to the Editor to: • Argus Observer Online Form • Word Limit: 300 words or fewer • Letters must include the writer’s address and telephone number included so we can check for authenticity. Only the author’s name and city of residence will be published.

There are no online instructions for submitting an Op-Ed. Contact the newspaper if you wish to submit an Op-Ed.