Write a Letter to the Editor or Op-Ed

Weigh in on an issue and help influence your fellow citizens’ opinions by submitting a Letter to The Editor (LTE) or an Op-Ed to one of our community’s publications.

  • Letter to the editor: Short, to-the-point, possibly in response to a recent article in the publication.

  • Op-ed or guest column: A little longer, expressing an opinion or viewpoint on a timely topic.

If you are interested in writing a Letter to the Editor or an Op-Ed and would like some assistance or guidance, please contact Gerry Bogatz at gbogatz@marketingworks.com.

Tips for An effective letter to the editor or op-ed

You’ll be most likely to get published if your letter is:

  • Brief: Stay within the word limit and follow all submission guidelines. Most LTEs are about 200 words, and op-eds are about 600 to 800 words.

  • Timely: Start by connecting the issue with current events and make it clear why the reader should care.

  • Personal: Share a story about how the issue affects you and those around you.

  • Focused: Choose one central idea and stick to it.

  • Clear: Use simple language and sentences, and avoid jargon, clearly explaining ideas.

  • Readable: Use short paragraphs to make the text easier to read.

  • Unifying: Think about the views of people who might disagree with you and highlight any common ground.

  • Persuasive: Acknowledge counter-arguments and refute them with evidence.

  • Actionable: End your letter with a call to action: For example, “Learn more at www.doylestowndemocrats.com or “Write your state legislator to support this bill.”

Hot Topics

Abuse by the Central Bucks School District board

  • Book banning

  • Discrimination

  • Tax payer dollars wasted on PR to cover the Board’s bad decisions

  • Tax payer dollars used to “investigate” or harass those complaining of discrimination

So-called “Stolen Elections” in Bucks County

  • We have hand-marked paper ballots, the most secure record of a voter’s intent

  • False claims about the 2020 election have prompted anti-voter laws and mistrust in the process

  • We must all act against the threat of election misinformation

  • Elec­tion denial was a highly visible issue for many GOP candidates in Pennsylvania and looks to continue

  • Our voting system is *not* compromised and that we should have complete confidence in it

Sample letters

Protecting Public Education Can Help Protect The Country From Another January 6th Insurrection - by Tabitha Dell'Angelo
Bucks County Beacon, January 6, 2023

The Right-Wing Money And Influence Behind Moms For Liberty - by Maurice Cunningham
Bucks County Beacon, October 10, 2022

Our elections are secure, not stolen
Not published, August, 2022

Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play? - by Jeff Cogshall
Bucks County Courier Times, January 6, 2022

Sample Op-Ed

Fix Harrisburg by changing the rules – by Rachel Sorokin Goff
Bucks County Courier Times, April 4, 2022

Bucks County Publications our voters read

Below is a list of newspapers and how to submit an LTE or op-ed.

Bucks County Herald

  • Send letters to 875 N. Easton Road, Doylestown 18902, or janastasi@BucksCountyHerald.com or fax to 215-794-1109.

  • Only signed letters will be used and a contact phone number must be submitted with letters.

  • Letters that contain slanderous or profane language will be rejected or the text will be cut.

  • The Herald aims to print only factual accounts.

  • Letters are readers’ opinions.

Letters may be edited for clarity and to fit space available.

The Intelligencer

Philadelphia Inquirer

  • Send letters to letters@inquirer.com.

  • Limit length to 150 words.

  • Include home address and day and evening phone number.

Letters are published in the Inquirer six days a week on the editorial pages and online at: www.inquirer.com/opinion/letters/

If you are interested in writing an LTE or an Op-Ed and would like some assistance or guidance, please contact Gerry Bogatz at gbogatz@marketingworks.com.