{"id":169,"date":"2023-01-11T00:07:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T00:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/?page_id=169"},"modified":"2025-09-23T08:33:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T15:33:08","slug":"op-ed-writing-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/op-ed-writing-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Op-Ed Writing Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Are you interested in writing an op-ed? Great! By publishing an op-ed, you have the opportunity to influence policy, raise the level of public discourse, and improve public understanding of complex issues. Op-eds also help to position you with reporters and producers as a trusted source in your academic field.<\/p>\n<p>This<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2023\/12\/How_to_Write_an_Op-Ed.pdf\"> guide to op-ed writing<\/a> from the USC Dornsife Office of Communication offers tips for writing and pitching op-eds that get published.<\/p>\n<p>The following are hyperlinks to the submission guidelines for several major publications:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.nytimes.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/115014809107-How-to-submit-an-Op-Ed-article?action=click&amp;contentCollection=opinion&amp;contentPlacement=5&amp;module=opinion-c-col-links&amp;pgtype=sectionfront&amp;region=supplemental\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/submit-an-op-ed\/?utm_term=.6af2fe3dc5f4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/oe-howtosubmitoped-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/submitting-op-eds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/static.usatoday.com\/submitcolumn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/how-to-pitch-huffpost-opinion-personal_us_5a5e0726e4b0fcbc3a1388f0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Huffington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019ve got a question about writing op-eds or the guide, email <a href=\"mailto:communication@dornsife.usc.edu\">communication@dornsife.usc.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-content-detail.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-169","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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