The Atlanta Journal-Constitution welcomes opinions from the community in the forms of Letters to the Editor. A perfect letter is four beautifully constructed sentences with flawless grammar, new information and a strong voice that causes other readers to reflect on a topic in the news.
Good letters inform, entertain, and sometimes discomfit or even sadden.
The goal is to add to the public discussion. We look particularly for letters that offer a new perspective and new information, because we believe that adds most to public discourse. We also want to provide a forum for readers to sound off at the newspaper when readers think we have failed in our public mission. We will never shy away from letters critical of our work. Our opinion writers and reporters are toughened by years in the news business and can take harsh criticism, but we do not expect our letter writers to be so flinty.