Wednesday, September 4, 2019

How to write a letter to the New York Times



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Here are some guidelines:

Letters should ideally be 150 to 200 words and may be shortened to fit allotted space. They must be exclusive to The Times (no prior publication in other news outlets, except for nytimes.com). They should generally refer to an article that has appeared within the last seven days.

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A 2004 essay by Thomas Feyer, the letters editor:

A 2017 "Inside The Times" article about Thomas Feyer and letters:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/28/insider/to-the-editor-what-happens-when-readers-write-back.html

. . . and on June 22, 2017:

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