Write a guest opinion column
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This document provides information about op-eds, including that they allow more control over message and perspective compared to news stories, and are written by community members rather than staff. It distinguishes op-eds from editorials, columns, and letters to the editor. Tips are provided on pitching op-eds, including keeping the lede short, making a clear argument, including research, proposing solutions, and having a call to action. Suggestions are also made for easier and harder places to get an op-ed published.
Write a guest opinion column
- 2. News Op-ed Less work. Reporter writes story. More work. You write and pitch op-ed. Less control. Reporter controls story. More control. You shape your message. Topic benefits from neutral observer Topic benefits from your perspective
- 4. Editorial: The position of the newspaper, always written by the editorial board. No byline. There is no such thing as a “guest editorial.” Staff or syndicated column: Opinion pieces written by staff or syndicated writers. Byline will say “staff column” or “syndicated column” Op-ed or Guest Column: Opinion pieces written by members of the community. Byline may say “Special to” or “Guest columnist.” Letters to the editor: Responses to previously published news or opinion articles
- 10. “ ”“Mark Mullan has a treatable disease: addiction”
- 11. “ ”“Show respect for fast-food workers with sufficient pay
- 12. “ ”How raising the minimum wage to $15 would hurt a nonprofit
- 13. “ ”Compassion and hope for parents who abuse
- 15. Short lede, ~100 words Main argument Research supporting your argument Propose solutions Ending, kicker or call to action
- 18. Easier • Local ethnic print publications • Hyperlocal websites: Patch.com • Ethnic national websites: 8Asians.com • Business journals: Crain’s • National websites: Huffington Post Harder • Daily metropolitan newspapers • National newspapers
- 25. http://bit.ly/opedchicago Sharon Pian Chan Assoc Opinions Editor Seattle Times Dr. Cory FranklinMarcia Lythcott Op-ed Editor Chicago Tribune Ameet Sachdev Business Reporter Chicago Tribune
Editor's Notes
- #2: Thank you to AAJA. Thank you to the WK Kellogg Foundation.
- #5: Why diversity is so important
- #7: Greg’s op-ed on Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands. Walter Hatch on China, S. Korea and Japan’s new leadership.
- #8: Greg’s op-ed on Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands. Walter Hatch on China, S. Korea and Japan’s new leadership.
- #9: Greg’s op-ed on Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands. Walter Hatch on China, S. Korea and Japan’s new leadership.
- #16: Diagram an op-ed. Short lead. Main argument within first 150 words. Propose solutions.
- #22: Stats on Twitter accounts. Screenshot of ArsalanIfthikar