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News Media: Outlets for Opinion

Your opinions on energy issues can help inform decisions by others. News media offer two routes for public comment on the need for energy efficiency, on the value of renewable energy, and on the importance of addressing air quality, water quality, climate change, national security, and other issues:

Letters to the Editor offer an easy path for public expression. They should address current events or respond to recently published articles. They can range in length from a sentence or two up to several hundred words. Each paper sets its own limit on how long a letter can be; writers should adhere to word count restrictions or risk their submissions being rejected out of hand. In general, concise and focused letters are more likely to be printed, particularly for newspapers with large circulations. Letters must include the writer’s name, address, and telephone number; an organizational affiliation may be appropriate under certain circumstances. Decisions as to whether a letter will be published—and, if so, whether it will be condensed—are always up to the newspaper’s editorial staff.
Op-Ed Pieces provide an opportunity for in-depth analysis of energy-related issues at the local, national, and global levels. These articles generally run anywhere from 600 to 1000 words long. Getting them published can be a challenge. Before an Op-Ed is written, its content should be discussed with the targeted paper’s editorial staff to ascertain its prospects for publication.

Click on the email addresses below to submit letters to media published in the Cape & Islands region or to the major dailies from Boston and Providence. Hypertext links to each outlet’s website may be used to review submission guidelines for letters or to contact editorial staff regarding proposed Op-Ed pieces.

Cape & Islands

Barnstable Patriot (Barnstable - weekly)
- Submit letters to letters@barnstablepatriot.com
Cape Cod Chronicle (Chatham, Harwich, and Lower Cape – weekly)

Submit letters to editor@capecodchronicle.com

Cape Codder, Harwich Oracle, Register, and Upper Cape Codder (Lower, Mid, and Upper Cape - weekly or twice weekly)
- Submit letters to jbasile@cnc.com (Upper and Mid Cape) or poneill@cnc.com (Lower Cape)
Cape Cod Times (Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket – daily)
- Submit letters to letters@capecodonline.com
Cape Cod Today (Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket – daily)
- Submit letters to info@capecodtoday.com

Cape Cod Voice (Lower & Mid-Cape, from Barnstable to Provincetown - biweekly)
- Submit letters to srolbein@capecodvoice.com
Falmouth Enterprise, Bourne Enterprise, Mashpee Enterprise, Sandwich Enterprise (Upper Cape - weekly or twice weekly)
- Submit letters to enterprise@cape.net
Martha’s Vineyard Gazette (Martha’s Vineyard – weekly; twice weekly in summer)
- Submit letters to news@mvgazette.com
Martha’s Vineyard Times (Martha’s Vineyard – weekly)
- Submit letters to mvtimes@mvtimes.com
Nantucket Inquirer & Mirror (Nantucket – weekly)
- Submit letters to newsroom@inkym.com
Nantucket Independent (Nantucket – weekly)
- Submit letters to editor@nantucketindependent.com
Provincetown Banner and the Advocate (Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, and Eastham - weekly)
- Submit letters to editor@provincetownbanner.com

Nearby Metropolitan Areas

Boston Globe (daily)
- Submit letters to letter@globe.com
Boston Herald (daily)
- Submit letters to letterstoeditor@bostonherald.com
Providence Journal (daily)
- Submit letters to letters@projo.com

Updated 02.27.06