HOW TO SEND A LETTER TO THE EDITOR AT YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER
Albany Times Union
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Q. How do I submit a letter and is any preference given to those sent by e-mail,
fax or regular mail?
A. Letters in any format are welcome and will receive equal consideration.
Letters sent by mail should be addressed to Times Union, Letters to the Editor,
Box 15000, Albany, NY. 12212. Those sent by fax should be sent to 454-5628.
Letters can also be sent by e-mail to
tuletters@timesunion.com. We prefer letters to be in the text of an
e-mail, not as attachments.
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Buffalo
News
Letters should be a maximum of 300 words.
Letters must be written to the editors of the News. They should not be copies of
letters to someone else or “open letters” to a third party.
The letter should not reply to an earlier letter that was itself a reply to
another writer.
A writer or household may be represented in the column only once in 30 days.
Letters must be submitted with the writer's full name. The writer's name must be
published, rather than a pseudonym.
The writer must include his or her street address and telephone number, though
only the town of residence will be published.
Letters should be from writers within The News circulation area or, if from
outside, commenting on issues particular to this area.
Letters must convey an opinion. The column is not a community bulletin board to
be used for announcements of events, or other primarily informational items.
The column does not print thank you letters.
The column does not print poetry.
Letters critical of the operating policies of local broadcast-news organizations
should be sent to those organizations rather than The News.
No straight endorsements of candidates will be printed, though letters
discussing candidates' specific performance or positions on issues may be used.
Letters written as school projects cannot be printed.
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presented as fact in the letter is accurate, the letter cannot be printed.
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Send letters to Everybody’s Column, The Buffalo News, P.O. Box 100, Buffalo, NY
14240; fax to Everybody’s Column at 856-5150; or e-mail to
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Elmira Star Gazette
SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE EDITOR
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We welcome e-mailed letters no longer than 200 words. We also accept on a
limited basis guest viewpoints of up to 500 words. Please include your name,
address and a daytime telephone number. We edit for length, brevity, accuracy,
clarity and grammar. Letters should address a single idea related to a matter of
public interest. We do not publish anonymous letters, poetry, Internet pass-alongs
and form letters. Writers are limited to one published letter every 30 days.
Letters and articles may be published in print, electronic media or other forms.
E-mail your letters to
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Democrat & Chronicle
Reader submissions
What's your view?
We welcome your comments. All submissions must include your name, address and
daytime telephone number. Limit letters to 175 words. Letters to the editor,
opinion and editorial columns, and articles submitted to the Democrat and
Chronicle may be distributed in print, electronic and other forms.
Address: Letters to the Editor, Democrat and Chronicle, 55 Exchange Blvd.,
Rochester, NY 14614.
Letters to the editor: Pieces of 175 or fewer words, considered for publication
on daily pages. E-mail us your letter.
Speaking Out: Please limit Speaking Out essay submissions to 400 or fewer words.
For questions about essays, call 258-9876 or 258-2250. E-mail us your essay.
Thumbs up, down: Considered for publication in the "Thumbs up, down" column
published on Saturdays. Email us your submissions or post your submissions
directly to our website.
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Post Standard
Submit a news tip, press release or letter to the editor
Please contact The Post-Standard newsroom with any news tips, press releases and
story ideas. Letters for The Readers’ Page can be submitted by mail: The
Post-Standard, Letter to the Editor P.O. Box 4915, Syracuse, NY 13221-4915; fax:
315-470-3081 or email:
letters@syracuse.com.
Press & Sun Bulletin
SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE EDITOR
- E-mail a Letter to the Editor -
We welcome e-mailed letters no longer than 150 words. We also accept on a
limited basis guest viewpoints of up to 500 words. Please include your name,
address and a daytime telephone number. We edit for length, brevity, accuracy,
clarity and grammar. Letters should address a single idea related to a matter of
public interest. We do not publish anonymous letters, poetry, Internet pass-alongs
and form letters. Writers are limited to one published letter every 30 days.
Letters and articles may be published in print, electronic media or other forms.
E-mail your letters to
bgm-letters@gannett.com.
Visit our Viewpoints Section
Poughkeepsie Journal
Editorial Page
John Penney, Community Conversations Editor (845) 437-4805
e-mail
jpenney@poughkee.gannett.com
Watertown Daily Times
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New York Times
How to Submit a Letter to the Editor
Letters to the editor should only be sent to The Times, and not to other
publications. We do not publish open letters or third-party letters.
Letters for publication should be no longer than 150 words, must refer to an
article that has appeared within the last seven days, and must include the
writer's address and phone numbers. No attachments, please.
We regret we cannot return or acknowledge unpublished letters. Writers of those
letters selected for publication will be notified within a week. Letters may be
shortened for space requirements.
Send a letter to the editor by e-mailing
letters@nytimes.com or faxing (212) 556-3622.
You may also mail your letter to:
Letters to the Editor
The New York Times
620 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
About Letters
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Additional Information?
Please call (212) 556-1831 for recorded instructions.
See: Op-Ed Submissions.
See: Opinion Video Submissions.
To write the editorial page editor, e-mail
editorial@nytimes.com.
Other article submissions: Send your article to the editor of the department
relevant to your piece (e.g. "News Editor," "Sports Editor") via regular mail to
the address above.
NY Post
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NY Daily News
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Sample Tier 6 Letters to the editor
Although you are being provided with three sample letters, personalizing each letter is the key. Each letter should be reasonable and courteous. You can be animated and assertive without sounding like an extremist or being rude. Think about what you are saying. Write the letter, set it down, and then read it a few hours later. Try to let others read it before sending your letter.
Version 1
I can’t believe that the Governor wants to cut the pensions for public workers again. A lot of people have a very wrong idea about public pensions. The average worker who retired in the state pension plan gets a pension of $19,000 a year. That is not a big amount for a career of public service. Just two years ago the legislature adopted a less generous pension tier 5. And this year the Governor imposed higher costs on retirees for their health insurance. Now they want to cut pensions again. This has to stop, or any hope for middle class workers having a secure retirement will be lost.
Version 2
The Governor has proposed a new pension tier 6 that amounts to a massive tax on the paychecks of public workers. His plan would double the amount that workers are required to have deducted from their salaries, and it would also reduce their pensions. Local government officials complain about high pension costs, but they forget that they enjoyed many years of extremely low pension costs when the economy was good. Once the current recession ends, costs will come down. The right policy is to plan long term, not to take money out of the pockets of middle class workers.
Version 3
I am really tired of people talking about public workers pensions as if they were some huge gift. The average retiree in the state pension gets a benefit of about $19,000 a year, and they earned by many years of work for the public. There aren’t any retired public workers buying mansions in the Hamptons. It is the Wall Street fat cats and their friendly politicians who want to take money out of the pockets of retirees. It is time we got back to respecting the people who do the work, the American middle class.