Writing to Newspapers in Maryland & Washington, DC
High-Priority Newspapers
Following is a list of links and letter submission options for the largest Maryland-area newspapers. These papers are a high priority for letters, because legislators are highly likely to see them. Always include your name, full address, email, day and evening phone numbers. Best length is under 200 words, but follow the norm for published letters in that paper.
The Baltimore Sun: Must submit full name for publication, home address and daytime phone number. The Sun reminds letter writers that "brevity is the soul of wit."
- Fax at 410 332-6977
- Email to letters@baltsun.com
- Mail to Letters to the Editor, The Sun, P.O. Box 1377, Baltimore, Md. 21278-0001
The Washington Post: Letters must be exclusive to The Post. Full policy.
- Email to letters@washpost.com (Don't send attachments, they won't be read)
- Mail to The Washington Post, Letters to the Editor,
1150 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20071
The Washington Times: Include name, address, and phone numbers. Full policy.
- Email to letters@washingtontimes.com
- Mail to The Washington Times, Letters to the Editor, 3600 New York Ave. NE, Washington, DC 20002-1996
Additional Maryland Newspapers
Following is a list of links and letter submission options for additional Maryland newspapers (papers with the largest circulation are listed first). If your local paper is not listed here, visit their website and look for the letters or opinion section for instructions.
Always include your name, full address, email, day and evening phone numbers.
Cumberland Times-News: Circ. 31,456
- Fax at 301 722-5270
- Email to timesnews@mindspring.com
- Mail to The Cumberland Times-News, Letters to the Editor, P.O. Box 1662, Cumberland, MD 21501-1662
Frederick News Post: Circ. 29,995
- Fax at 301 662-8299
- Email to letters@fredericknewspost.com
- Mail to The Frederick News Post, Letters to the Editor, P.O. Box 578, Frederick, MD 21705-0578
The Herald Mail (Hagerstown): Circ. 20,530
- Fax at 301 714-0245
- Email to opinion@herald-mail.com
- Mail to The Herald Mail, Letters to the Editor, 100 Summit Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740-5563
The Maryland Independent
- Phone Editor Angela Breck at 301 645-9480, ext. 218
- Email to abreck@somdnews.com
- Mail to Maryland Independent, 7 Industrial Park Drive, Waldorf, MD 20602
The Enterprise
- Phone Editor Rick Boyd at 301 862-2111
- Email to rboyd@somdnews.com
- Mail to The Enterprise, P.O. Box 700, Lexington Park, MD 20653
The Calvert Recorder
- Phone Editor Joel Davis at 301-855-1029 or 410-535-1214
- Email to jdavis@somdnews.com
- Mail to The Calvert Recorder, P.O. Box 485, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
The Daily Banner
The Eastern Shore's Oldest Daily Newspaper. Founded in 1897
LETTERS ETC.: banrnews@newszap.com
The Daily Times & DelmarvaNow.com
Opinion Editor: SParker@dmg.gannett.com
Email form to submit letters
115 East Carroll Street, Salisbury, MD 21801
Switchboard: (410) 749-7171
The Star Democrat
Star Democrat 410-822-1500 email stardem@chespub.com
Editorial 410-770-4010 or select the email form
The Diamondback
The University of Maryland's Independent Daily Student Newspaper.
Email: opinion.dbk@gmail.com Switchboard: 301-314-8200
All letters and guest columns must be signed. Include your full name, year, major, date - and night-time phone numbers. Please limit letters to 300 words. Please limit guest columns to between 500 and 600 words.
