Letter to the Editor

Submission guidelines are below for major Detroit area newspapers.

Tips for Writing a Great Letter to the Editor:

1. Most papers’ length limit on LTEs is 250 words. Stick to this so that an editor does not cut out the important points of your letter. Long sentences and digressions will cause people to lose interest quickly.
2. Stick to one subject. LTEs that are clear and focused have the best chance of being printed and taken seriously.
3. Do not assume that your readers are informed on the topic. Give a concise but informative background before plunging into the main issue. Refer to any newspaper article or editorial by date and title. Include any relevant credentials that prove you are informed about your topic.
4. It is okay to express outrage, but it should be clearly based in fact. Avoid personal attacks and focus instead on criticizing specific policies or ideas.
5. Readers are more interested in an issue when they see how it affects their lives and communities. Find a way to show how this issue will affect this particular readership.
(Source: Sierra Club of Michigan. Point #5 slightly edited.)
 

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Guidelines
Detroit Free Press Detroit Free Press Letter to the Editor Policy

All writers must provide full name, full home address and day and evening telephone numbers. Letters should be 150 words or less and are subject to editing for length, accuracy and clarity.

Anonymous letters, photocopies, letters to third parties and letters to other publications will not be considered. Letters, opinion pieces and articles submitted to the Free Press may be published or distributed in print, electronic or other forms.

Email:  letters@freepress.com

Please put the letter in body of the E-mail. Attachments will not be accepted.

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You can still mail or fax your letters to:
Editor
Detroit Free Press
615 W. Lafayette Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48226
Fax: 313-222-6774
Detroit News You can send letters expressing your opinion on newsworthy topics to The Detroit News. We prefer letters of 250 word s or less. Direct rebuttals to editorials may be up to 300 words. Letters are subject to editing and become the property of The Detroit News. We do not consider letters to other publications.You can send your letters in a variety of ways:
by e-mail:  letters@detnews.com
by fax: (313) 222-6417
by mail: The Detroit News, Letters, Editorial Page, 615 W. Lafayette, Detroit, MI 48226.

Please include home and work phone numbers, plus city of residence, for verification.
South Oakland Eccentric Email: sarmbruster@hometownlife.com

Include name, address and phone for verification.

400 words or less

Deadline: Letters received by 10 a.m. Thursday to be published in the Sunday edition.

(to read or comment online: www.hometownlife.com
Oakland Press Email: allan.adler@oakpress.com

250 word or less.

Include name, home address and daytime and evening phone numbers. Do not send as an attachment. Letter writers will not be published more than once in any 30 day period. Letters appear in the newspaper and www.theoaklandpress.com.
Metro Times Got something to tell us? You may submit a letter to the Editor by going to http://www2.metrotimes.com/about/editorial.asp. Scroll down to the “Letter to the Editor section and then click onEditorial Department link.You may also fax a letter to 313-961-6598 or send them to the following address:Letters
Metro Times
733 St. Antoine
Detroit, MI 48226

Your letter must be signed and must include your city of residence (which will be printed) and a phone number for verification (which we won’t print). Letters without these items cannot be published. If you e-mail us, we’d like permission to print your e-mail address, but that isn’t mandatory. All letters may be edited for length and clarity.

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