How Do You Write A Guest Editorial?
One of the great things about living in America is the right to free speech. If there’ s something on your mind and you want to get it out sit down and write a guest editorial to share your thoughts with the readers of your local newspaper. Look in the newspaper you will be submitting your editorial to and find out what the requirements for a guest editorial are. There are probably word limits and/or topic requirements that you will need to know in order to give your editorial a better chance of being published. Brainstorm about what you want to say, and make a list of the points you want to cover. Ideally you should choose a topic that has either local or national interest. Newspaper editors typically give preference to editorials that are about local issues. Write your letter beginning with a brief background of the subject you are writing about. For example if you are writing in reference to an article written in the paper, write something like: After reading the article by John Smi
