You can both raise awareness of your cause and also catch the attention of decision-makers or corporate targets with a well-crafted, well-placed letter to the editor.

The editorials page is one of the most-read pages of any paper making LTEs an effective way to reach a large audience including your Members of Congress and other elected officials who tend to frequently read the editorials pages.

Even if your letter does not get published, you are still helping to educate the editors on these issues and increasing the chances that they will publish letters on this topic in the future.

Follow our guidelines on how to write a letter to the editor that will be published.