
How to Write Your Op-Ed Piece
Op-ed
articles,
also known
as opinion/editori
al
articles,
are
a gre
at w
ay for
aspiring writers to publicize their work
and, in exch
ange, receive
an
am
azing
amount
of publicity for free. You c
an write
an op-ed piece
and get it publicized provided you follow these simple rules.
Before you begin to write, you need to t
arget which
newspaper you would like your
article to
appe
ar in. You st
and
a gre
ater ch
ance
of getting into your loc
al p
aper th
an in
a n
ation
al public
ation like The New York Times, The W
all Street Journ
al, or US
A Tod
ay. Still, if one
of the n
ation
al public
ations
appe
als to you, then give it
a try.
1. Follow the rules. Every
newspaper h
as guidelines on wh
at their specific requirements
are. F
amili
arize yourself with these guidelines
and stringently hold yourself to their requirements. F
ailure to do so will me
an you will be rejected.
2. Write with precision.
Newspapers do not like verbose writers, unless it is for
a fe
ature piece
and it is for
a high end public
ation, such
as The W
ashington Post. Short, crisp,
and to-the-point sentences
are the order
of the d
ay.