Letters to the Editor | Sample Letter 1

Want to make your voice heard? Do you feel strongly about something? Are you always driven by that desire to change the world? Why not express your views through a letter? Most newspapers publish letters written by their readers. When you write a letter to the editor of a widely circulated newspaper, you are actually reaching out to a much larger audience. If your letter to the editor gets published, it will be read by millions of people.

Here is a sample letter to the editor.

A newspaper has published an article that defames somebody you know. Write a letter to the editor of that newspaper explaining what details were wrong in the article. Your letter should also suggest what the editor should do about the article.

Sample letter

B 101
Shiv Sai Complex Thane
Phone:

28 October 2012

The Editor
Times of India

Dear Sir or Madam

On 30 July 2011 your newspaper published an article about notable social activist John Fernandez. In your article Mr John is portrayed as greedy and corrupt. I want to bring it to your kind attention that that is not true.

I have known John since our school days, and I can tell you that he is an honest person who deeply cares for the poor and the needy. Even as a student he used to actively engage in social work. And that is the reason why he decided to work for an NGO after completing his management studies. If money was his priority, he could have opted for a job with a multinational company. Quite a few MNCs were interested in hiring him. But he didn't do that. Instead, he chose to live and work for the under privileged in the society.

I am sure his growing popularity as a social activist hasn't gone down well with some politicians and they are the ones spreading these false stories. A respected newspaper like yours should have checked twice before buying these rumors.

I am requesting you to republish this article with all inaccuracies corrected. I think the least you should do is to publish a public apology to Mr John for defaming him in this way.

Expecting prompt action,

Aditi Menon

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Formal letter writing

Introduction
Address and date
Salutation
Body of the letter
Subscription or leave-taking
The Tone and Language of a Letter
Personal Letter Writing Tips
Envelope
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