Write a Letter
Say What You Think!
Tell
the world what's on your mind. The letters-to-the-editor section of the
paper is one of the most read sections, and elected officials always read letters. It's pretty easy to get a letter in most papers--a little harder to get one in the Oregonian.
So, tell people in your community what you think. Point out a problem,
highlight a good or bad vote by your legislator, or describe something
good.
Here's is a publication list of Oregon's daily
newspapers. Click on the one in your community for information on how
to send a letter-to-the-editor. (Are we missing one? Send the info to webmaster@dpo.org.)
Tips
- Make your letter local. Relate the topic to something that happened in your community. Include personal examples.
- Keep it short.
Most papers accept letters up to 250 words, but 150 is better. If you
can say it in one witty sentence, your odds of getting published are
even better. - Relate it to current news. Papers aren't interested in yesterday's news. Relate your letter to a recent event, news story, or editorial.
- Keep your focus. Limit your letter to one or two points, and put the most important point in the first paragraph.
- Include your name, address, and telephone number. Most papers will check with you before printing the letter to make sure you're who you say you are.
- Keep writing. If you don't get your first letter published, don't get discouraged. Send in another one.
Papers
The Albany Democrat-Herald
The Ashland Tidings
The Daily Astorian
The Baker City Herald
The Bend Bulletin
The Coos Bay World
The Corvallis Gazette-Times
The Eugene Weekly
The Register-Guard
The Klamath Falls Herald & News
The Medford Mail Tribune
Newport News-Times
The East Oregonian
The Oregonian
The Roseburg News-Review
The Salem Statesman-Journal
Mailbag, Democrat-Herald
P.O. Box 130
Albany, OR 97321
Fax: (541) 926-4799
Email: news@donline.com
Special Instructions:
Letters
must be signed and include a return address, but on request we'll omit
the street address in the paper. Please include a daytime telephone
number for verification. Letters should be as brief as possible and are
subject to editing and abridgement. Letters from the same person
generally are limited to one a month. We usually do not print verse,
thank-you notes for donations, or letters that have already been
printed somewhere else.
1661 Siskiyou Blvd.
Ashland, OR 97520
Email: letters@dailytidings.com
P.O. Box 210
Astoria, Oregon 97103
Email: editor@dailyastorian.com
Editor's Mailbag
P.O. Box 807
Baker City, OR 97814
Fax: (541) 523-6426
Email: bchnews@eoni.com
Special Instructions:
Letters
should be no longer than 350 words, signed and include the writer's
phone number and address for verification. Letters are edited for
brevity, grammar, taste and legal reasons. We reject those published
elsewhere.
C/O My Nickel's Worth
1777 SW Chandler Avenue P.O. Box 6020
Bend, OR 97708-6020
Fax: (541) 385-5804
Email: bulletin@bendbulletin.com
Special Instructions:
Letters
should not be more than 250 words, must be signed and include the
writer's phone number and address for verification. We edit letters for
brevity, grammar, taste and legal reasons.
P.O. Box 1840
Coos Bay, Oregon 97420
Attn: Letter-to-the-Editor
Email: theworld@usinet.com
P.O. Box 368
Corvallis OR 97339
Fax: (541) 758-9505
Email: opinion@gtconnect.com
Special Instructions:
Letters
have a 250 words maximum. Anonymous letters will not be published.
While only the name and the town of the author are published, letters
must include a street address and daytime telephone number for
verification.
C/O Letters-To-The-Editor
1251 Lincoln
Eugene OR 97401
Fax: (541) 484-4044
Email: editor@eugeneweekly.com
Special Instructions:
Letters
to the Editor should be clearly labeled as such, should not be longer
than 250 words, and must include your full name, address and phone
number. (For verification purposed only)
Mailbag
P.O. Box 10188
Eugene, OR 97440-2188
Fax: (514) 338-2828
Email: rgletters@guardnet.com
Special Instructions:
Letters
should not be longer than 250 words and must be signed with the
writer's full name. An address and daytime telephone number are needed
for verification purposes; this information will not be published or
released.
The Klamath Falls Herald & News
P.O. Box 788
Klamath Falls, OR 97601-0320
Email: heraldandnews@heraldandnews.com
Letters to the editor
Box 1108
Medford, OR 97501
Fax: (541) 776-4376
Email: letters@mailtribune.com
Editor
PO Box 965
Newport, OR 97365
Fax: 541-265-3103
Email: gail.kimberling@lee.net
Web: http://www.newportnewstimes.com
East Oregonian Open Forum
P.O. Box 1089
Pendleton OR 97801
Web: http://www.eonow.com/eo/letters.shtml
C/O Letters-To-The-Editor
1320 S.W. Broadway
Portland, OR 97201
Fax: (503) 294-4193
Email: letters@news.oregonian.com
Web: http://www.oregonlive.com/news
Special Instructions:
Letters
should not be longer than 150 words. Please include your full address
and daytime phone number, for verification only. Letters may be edited
for length and clarity.
Roseburg, Oregon
Email: citydesk@oregonnews.com
C/O Letters-To-The-Editor
PO Box 13009
Salem, OR 97309
Fax: (503) 399-6706
Email: bcurtin@statesmanjournal.com
Special Instructions:
Letters
to the editor should not be longer than 200 words, must include the
full name, address and telephone number of the writer for verification
purposes; however, phone numbers and addresses are not published.
Letters are published as soon as possible.