Sample Letters: Always personalize and vary the wording. Say who you are, and rephrase to reflect your particular concern.
The following is a
copy of a post at wall-of-us.org, urging newspapers to remain independent and
expose Trump whenever he deserves an expose':
Dear Editor: The Chicago Tribune [name your newspaper] must remain an independent, investigation-driven news organization no matter how much pressure a President Donald Trump puts on the news media to normalize his demagogic behavior and publish his constant stream of lies. In the press, lies must be exposed as lies. It is not enough to report what Trump says. The fact that what he says is a lie must also be reported. Every time. No lie can be left unexposed.
Never forget — Trump will be a minority president. He lost the popular vote. He has no mandate. These are facts that should inform your response to all of his communications, his initiatives, his actions. When his words or his deeds are bad for America, the press has a duty to expose those truths.
The people will be watching your coverage in the months to come. Show that you are independent. Show that you are skeptical. Show that you will not simply repeat whatever you are told. Our democracy depends on news organizations like the Tribune [repeat name your newspaper] to take these stands. — Karin Evans
Dear Editor: The Chicago Tribune [name your newspaper] must remain an independent, investigation-driven news organization no matter how much pressure a President Donald Trump puts on the news media to normalize his demagogic behavior and publish his constant stream of lies. In the press, lies must be exposed as lies. It is not enough to report what Trump says. The fact that what he says is a lie must also be reported. Every time. No lie can be left unexposed.
Never forget — Trump will be a minority president. He lost the popular vote. He has no mandate. These are facts that should inform your response to all of his communications, his initiatives, his actions. When his words or his deeds are bad for America, the press has a duty to expose those truths.
The people will be watching your coverage in the months to come. Show that you are independent. Show that you are skeptical. Show that you will not simply repeat whatever you are told. Our democracy depends on news organizations like the Tribune [repeat name your newspaper] to take these stands. — Karin Evans
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All-of-us must make sure that Karin’s message - and our own - is
heard by press all over this country.
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Here's how:
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2. Subscribe to your local paper.
Our local journalists need to be supported in order to provide independent
coverage. Consider giving a subscription as a holiday gift!
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3. Write a letter to the editor of a
local paper and ask for independent and rigorous coverage of Trump and his
administration.
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4. Thank your local paper when they
do hold him accountable.
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5. Blast Karin’s letter and this post on Facebook and
Twitter to inspire your friends to do the same.
