How long should an opinion editorial be

Globe and Mail E-mail: comment globeandmail. National Post E-mail: lmagurney postmedia. Vancouver Sun E-mail: sunopinion vancouversun. Georgia Straight E-mail: contact straight. Tyee E-mail: editor thetyee. New York Times E-mail: opinion nytimes. This is especially true when much reporting and editorializing is one sided, yet many people feel nagging doubts. Your op-ed should bring those people together by solidifying their doubts in crisp, cogent arguments.

Your op ed is most likely to be published if you can "peg" it to a recent event. On op ed on congestion might be pegged to recent road construction, a rail transit proposal, or the latest congestion report from the Texas Transportation Institute. After researching the average op-ed length and finding conflicting stats, I found your post very useful.

Thanks for this analysis! Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Nelson, President, St. How long should an op-ed be?

Be satisfied with making a single point clearly and persuasively. Put your main point on top. Tell readers why they should care.

Put yourself in the place of the busy person looking at your article. Who cares? Protect them from disease? Make their children happier? Explain why. Showing is better than discussing. When writing an op-ed article, therefore, look for great examples that will bring your argument to life. Embrace your personal voice. The best of these examples will come from your own experience. If you are a physician, describe the plight of one of your patients, and then tell us how this made you feel personally.

In so doing, your words will ring truer and the reader will care more about what you are saying.