Op-eds and letters to the editor: Contact Information
Local, regional
Contra Costa Times
Dan Hatfield, editorial page editor
(925) 977-8430, fax: (925) 943-8362
dhatfield@cctimes.com
KQED Public Radio "Perspectives "
This station runs opinion pieces from the public that "say what is wrong or right with something, offer a better idea, an insight or unusual angle on a matter of common interest or concern" to listeners in KQED's regional audience.
For information on submissions, see the KQED Web site on this.
Los Angeles Times
Nicholas Goldberg, op-ed editor
Submit letters to the editor to letters@latimes.com
Send op-eds to oped@latimes.com
For information on submissions, call (213) 237-2121
Oakland Tribune
Tom Tuttle, Alameda Newspaper Group editorial page editor
(925) 416-4852, fax: (925) 416-4850
Sacramento Bee
(916) 321-1903
David Holwerk, editor
(916) 321-1851, fax: (916) 321-1996
dholwerk@sacbee.com
John Hughes, letters editor
(916) 321-1906
jhughes@sacbee.com
For guidelines, see the Sacramento Bee Web site.
San Francisco Chronicle
John Diaz, editorial page editor
(415) 777-8486, fax: (415) 543-7708
jdiaz@sfchronicle.com
Lois Kazakoff, deputy editor/op-ed editor
(415) 777-6054, fax: (415) 543-7708
Lkazakoff@sfchronicle.com
For op-ed guidelines, see the SF Gate Web site
John Heavey, letters editor
(415) 777-7922
For letters to the editor guidelines see the SF Gate Web site
To write for the Sunday "Insight" (commentary) section, see Insight@sfchronicle.com
San Jose Mercury News
Ed Clendaniel, Commentary page editor
(408) 920-5679, fax: (408) 271-3792
eclendaniel@mercurynews.com
For submissions information, call Carol Scholl, department administrative assistant at (408) 920-5572
Send copy to opinions@mercurynews.com
National
National Public Radio (NPR)
Send commentary in written form by e-mail to mecommentary@npr.org for "Morning Edition" or atccommentary@npr.org for "All Things Considered." Each piece should take about two and a half minutes to read aloud and generally run about 300 words. Include your name, address, daytime phone number and e-mail address. Pieces can be edited by NPR for clarity or brevity and can identify authors by name and location. More details are available online.
New York Times
David Shipley, op-ed editor
editorial@nytimes.com
Submit opinion articles to oped@nytimes.com
Or fax to (212) 556-4100
Guidelines online at the New York Times Web site
Recorded instructions: (212) 556-1831
Thomas Feyer, letters editor
Submit letters to letters@nytimes.com
Fax: (212) 556-3622
Guidelines online
Wall Street Journal
Tunku Varadarajam, editorial features editor
Send op-eds to edit.features@wsj.com
Or fax (212) 416-2255
For guidelines, see the Wall Street Journal Web site
Ned Crabb, letters editor
Send letters to wsj.ltrs@wsj.com
Or fax to (212) 416-2255. All letters are subject to abridgment.
Washington Post
Letters to the editor should be e-mailed to letters@washpost.com or sent to
Letters to the Editor
The Washington Post
1150 15th St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20071
According to The Post, letters must be sent only to The Post and include the writer's home address and day and evening phone numbers. (Letters via regular mail should also be signed). Letters may be shortened by an editor if space is limited.
Op-eds should be e-mailed to oped@washpost.com or sent to
Editorial Page Editor
1150, 15th St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20071
Op-ed submissions should be 750 to 1000 words. Include a day and evening phone number and your address. All submissions must be sent only to The Post. Decisions usually are made in 2-5 days. You can check on your submission at (202) 334-7471 or (202) 334-7470, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
For its Sunday Outlook page, the Post takes pieces in the 1,000- to 1,500-word range and looks for material with more analysis, voice, experience and reporting. Send to outlook@washpost.com.
