Yesterday Jeff Blankfort was a little despairing about influencing the New York Times. I have other rabbis who are more sanguine:
For the activists who have given up on letters to the editor of The New York Times:
Don't! Things are much better than they were several years ago. And
writers will be lucky if one in 10 letters they send actually gets in.
Those that don't get in do help to open space for others. It's a
highly competitive space.
For the activists who have given up on letters to the editor of The New York Times:
Don't! Things are much better than they were several years ago. And
writers will be lucky if one in 10 letters they send actually gets in.
Those that don't get in do help to open space for others. It's a
highly competitive space.
Keep the letters under 150 words and tie them directly to an op-ed
or editorial. Get them in the same day as the piece appears in the
paper. If there's any positive point in the op-ed or editorial,
reference it before going on to make your larger point.
or editorial. Get them in the same day as the piece appears in the
paper. If there's any positive point in the op-ed or editorial,
reference it before going on to make your larger point.
The times are changing and it's particularly important for
long-time activists to jump back in with letters to the editor. I run
into this all the time. It's better now. Not perfect by a long shot,
but better.
long-time activists to jump back in with letters to the editor. I run
into this all the time. It's better now. Not perfect by a long shot,
but better.
I hope that's the first (and last) time Jeff Blankfort gets referred to as a 'rabbi'.