Writing to Newspapers in Northern Indiana

This page has links and information for writing Letters to the Editor of newspapers in the Indiana cities of Fort Wayne, the Northwest Indiana Region (Gary, Hammond, Merrillville), and South Bend.

• Please email any corrections for this page to neifpe@gmail.com
• Be aware that different newspapers have different rules regarding Letters. Make sure you understand each newspaper's requirements for letters before you send your email. Rules may apply to length and content. If you wish your letter to be published you should follow the SUBMISSION POLICY provided by the newspaper. SUBMISSION POLICY on this page may not contain complete information.
• The screen shots listed with the newspaper links below are there to illustrate the information. Click on the image to enlarge it if necessary.
• A more complete list of Newspaper Home pages can be found at the USNPL Web Site
• These directions will be available on the right side of this web page under the heading NEWS MEDIA

Fort Wayne, Northwest Indiana Region, South Bend

FW Journal Gazette:

ONLINE:
1. Scroll your mouse (mouseover) to Opinion on the menu bar under the title. Do not click. A submenu will appear. Choose Letters on the sub-menu

2. Click on Send a letter to the editor in the left column.

US MAIL:
600 W. Main St.
Box 88
Fort Wayne IN 46801

EMAIL:
letters@jg.net

FAX:
260-461-8648

SUBMISSION POLICY:
Letters should be concise. We edit letters for brevity, clarity and grammar. Names, addresses and phone numbers must be included.

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Fort Wayne News Sentinel:

ONLINE:
Scroll your mouse (mouseover) to Opinion on the menu bar under the title. Do not click. A submenu will appear. Choose Submit a Letter to the Editor on the sub-menu.

US MAIL:
The Evening Forum
PO Box 102
Fort Wayne IN 46801

EMAIL:
letters@news-sentinel.com

FAX:
260-461-8817

SUBMISSION POLICY:
Letters to the editor should be 200-300 words, guest columns about 500. Please include a name, full address, daytime phone number and email address. Letters are subject to editing and are solely the opinions of the writers. For all guest columns, please attach a photo of yourself in the area provided. Photos are not necessary for letters to the editor.

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Gary (Merrillville) Post-Tribune:

ONLINE:
Scroll your mouse (mouseover) to Opinion on the menu bar under the title. Do not click. A submenu will appear. Choose Submit a Letter on the sub-menu

SUBMISSION POLICY:
Letters are subject to editing and may only be signed by one individual. They must contain an address and phone number for verification. Letters must be entirely written for this paper and may not include previously published material, nor do we accept form letters from campaigns or special interest groups or those also sent to other media. All letters submitted are subject to our Submission Guidelines.

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Times of Northwest Indiana:

ONLINE:
Scroll your mouse (mouseover) to Opinion on the menu bar under the title. Do not click. A submenu will appear. Choose Submit a Letter on the sub-menu

SUBMISSION POLICY:
500 words.

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South Bend Tribune:

1. Scroll your mouse (mouseover) to News on the menu bar under the title. Do not click. A submenu will appear. Choose Opinion/Voices on the sub-menu.

2. Scroll down to Speak Out in the right column. This section provides all information

US MAIL:
Editorial Department
South Bend Tribune
225 W. Colfax Ave.
South Bend IN 46626

EMAIL:
vop@sbtinfo.com

FAX:
574-236-1765.

SUBMISSION POLICY:
The Tribune invites readers to express their views in the Voice of the People column and in Viewpoint.
Letters to the Voice of the People are limited to 200 words. Viewpoint columns should be no more than 700 words.

Both Viewpoint and Voice of the People submissions are subject to editing. All submissions must include the writer's full name, which will be printed.

Letters, including e-mail, which do not include the writer's street address and telephone number will not be considered for publication. This information is kept confidential but is necessary for verification purposes.

Due to volume, it is not possible to print all submissions. Except in special circumstances, we do not print poetry or thank-you letters. We do not print letters announcing events to come, extensive quotations from other material, open letters or form letters.

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