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* From: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/03001/322207.stm
“ The Post-Gazette welcomes your letters. Please include your address and phone number for verification. Pseudonyms or anonymous letters are not published. All letters are subject to editing. Priority is given to letters that are exclusive to the PG. We regret that we can neither print nor acknowledge all the correspondence we receive. Letters accepted for publication appear in our print edition and on our Web site.
Address letters to: Letters to the Editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 34 Blvd. of the Allies, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Letters may be faxed to (412) 263-2014 or sent via e-mail to letters@post-gazette.com or by clicking here
The Post-Gazette edits letters for length and checks factual content. Letters should be no more than 200 words and should address no more than one topic. Letters that are concise have a better chance of being used.
Also, the Post-Gazette limits letter writers to no more than one letter every three months; however, this is not a promise that every letter submitted within those guidelines can be used. These policies allow us to have more readers' viewpoints printed in a limited amount of space. Occasionally, we do make exceptions and allow longer letters to be printed, particularly if an organization or person who has been the subject of a news story wants to respond.
Those who have written letters being considered for publication will be contacted by the Post-Gazette. This is not a promise that the letter will be used, but we try to use most letters for which the writer has been contacted. “
* For guest columns and essays:
“The Post-Gazette encourages you to submit opinion articles for use on the Perspectives pages and in the Sunday Forum section. Here are submission guidelines, along with background information for first-time writers.
Send the piece by one of the following methods:
E-mail: opinion@post-gazette.com (Please send as text in the e-mail message, not as an attached file.)
Fax: 412-263-2606 (Attn: Opinion Page)
U.S. Mail: Opinion Page, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 34 Boulevard of the Allies, Pittsburgh PA 15222
The ideal op-ed article is a compelling argument about a timely topic by someone in a position of expertise. The writing must be clear and accessible to the general reader. Standard length is between 600 and 800 words. We publish longer pieces in the Sunday Forum.
Our "First Person" feature is a venue for personal essays. We prefer pieces that are topical, linked to the news of the day. But graceful writing, strong voice and humor are the key elements.
An op-ed is not a direct response to an article or commentary published in the Post-Gazette. If you want to offer your own opinion on an issue, feel free to submit an opinion column. In short, an op-ed must be free-standing, not a point-by-point reply to something published in the newspaper. We occasionally publish responses to op-eds and news articles under the heading "In Rebuttal"; they run between 400 and 600 words.
Because we publish so many nationally syndicated columns, we give priority to local writers writing on local topics. We generally don't use unsolicited freelance pieces on national and international issues from outside the region unless the writer has special knowledge or the topic is of local interest.
We welcome query letters. If the subject is appealing, we can let you know what approach works best at the moment.
If the piece is accepted for publication, you will be contacted right away. We require exclusivity in Western Pennsylvania. We pay $75 for most pieces (though, as is customary, we don't pay writers from advocacy groups or government officials). Op-eds original to the Post-Gazette are posted on our Web site.”
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