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WHY?
- It is the second most widely read section of the newspaper.
- Most newspapers are eager to receive letters from the public.
- It is a quick, inexpensive way to reach a wide audience.
- It is a good way of gaining support from others.
- It makes communicating with the general public easier.
TIPS
- Short, simple letters to the editor are the most effective (letters that are too long will be edited, and you won’t be able to control the content).
- Double-space your text.
- Above your text, write “Letter to the editor”.
- If you are responding to an article you read, specify its title and publication date.
- Adopt a writing style that is similar to the spoken word.
- Avoid getting into personal debates with journalists, opponents or politicians.
- Go over your text and rewrite passages as needed.
- Write your name and contact information at the bottom of the letter (they will not be published, but the editors may wish to contact you for clarification).
- Write the letter from your own perspective, and in your own name.
- Send it to your local paper, and call them to see if it will be published.
- It’s worth sending your letter to several newspapers, or even translating it.
- Ask other people to send letters on the same subject to emphasize your message’s importance.
CONTACT INFORMATION OF NEWSPAPERS
Moncton
Att. Norbert Cunningham
Tel: 859-7131
Saint John
Att. Eric Marks
Tel: 645-3247
Fredericton
Att. Gisele McKnight
Tel: 443-2928
Nouveau-Brunswick, la Cataracte, Chaleur, Dieppe, Kent, Péninsule Acadienne, la République, Restigouche, Shédiac
Tel: 383-2598
Editor in chief:
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Cambellton
Tel: 753-7637
Shédiac
Att. Carole Landry
Tel: 532-6680
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