Food for the Hungry - Write a Letter to the Editor . . . . . . One tool you can use to get your message across is a letter to the editor of your local newspaper. Each newspaper has its own guidelines for submitting letters. But generally, letters to the editor should be no more than 200 to 250 words, and should address one single issue.
Editors especially enjoy feedback on coverage of stories which have appeared in their papers.
You might want to write to thank them for their coverage of a particular issue or event. It is also appropriate to write a letter of criticism if editors have neglected to adequately cover an issue. A word of caution, however. DO NOT criticize unless you are absolutely sure of what you're writing about. It would be embarrassing to find that there were more than 300 articles within the last year on a particular issue which you thought deserved more coverage.