Make Yourself Heard! 5 Tips For Getting Your Letter to the Editor Published | HonestReporting

With some newspapers receiving dozens and even hundreds of letters to the editor each day, you face severe competition in having your letter published. Here’s how to stand out from the crowd and boost your chances of getting your letter published.
1.  Carefully read the article you’re responding to
You’ve read the article once and were outraged. Now read it again. If you miss a key point in the original article, you’ll undermine your own argument. The same goes if you accuse the writer of not mentioning something specific, which actually is mentioned somewhere – even if only deep within the article.