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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'sname, 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'seditorial 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'swebsite 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)
- Cape Cod Chronicle (Chatham, Harwich, and Lower
Cape (weekly)
- Cape Codder, Harwich Oracle, Register, and Upper
Cape Codder (Lower, Mid, and Upper Cape - weekly or twice weekly)
- Cape Cod Times (Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and
Nantucket (daily)
- Cape Cod Today (Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and
Nantucket (daily)
Nearby Metropolitan Areas
Updated 02.27.06
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