Guidelines for Writing to Everybody's Column
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MAIL: Everybody’s Column, The Buffalo News, P.O. Box 100, Buffalo, NY 14240
FAX: Everybody’s Column at 716-856-5150
E-MAIL: LetterToEditor@buffnews.com
* Letters should be a maximum of 200 words.
* Letters must be written to the editors of the News. They should not be copies of letters to someone else or “open letters” to a third party.
* The letter should not reply to an earlier letter that was itself a reply to another writer.
* A writer or household may be represented in the column only once in 60 days.
* Letters must be submitted with the writer's full name. The writer's name must be published, rather than a pseudonym.
* The writer must include his or her street address and telephone number, though only the town of residence will be published.
* Letters should be from writers within The News circulation area or, if from outside, commenting on issues particular to this area.
* Letters must convey an opinion. The column is not a community bulletin board to be used for announcements of events, or other primarily informational items.
* The column does not print thank you letters.
* The column does not print poetry.
* Letters critical of the operating policies of local broadcast-news organizations should be sent to those organizations rather than The News.
* No straight endorsements of candidates will be printed, though letters discussing candidates' specific performance or positions on issues may be used.
* Letters written as school projects cannot be printed.
* Letters must be fact-checked. If the editors cannot verify that the material presented as fact in the letter is accurate, the letter cannot be printed.
* The News reserves the right to edit all letters.
Guidelines for Writing Letters to the Editor
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MAIL: Letters to the Editor, Democrat and Chronicle, 55 Exchange Blvd., Rochester, NY 14614
FAX: Letters to the Editor 585-258-2250
E-MAIL: dceditpage@DemocratandChronicle.com* Each week, the Democrat and Chronicle receives hundreds of letters, all of which are read. However, only a small number are published because of space constraints. Letters to the editor are selected for publication using a number of criteria. Letters that are concise, timely and appeal to our broad readership are most likely to be published.