Article Submission Guidelines
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NEWS ARTICLE SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
1. All materials submitted are for consideration only. A submission does not guarantee publication.
2. Articles need to be submitted as Word documents. PDFs or other file formats will not be accepted.
3. Articles should ideally be approximately 650 words or less.
4. Articles should contain the 5 “Ws”, - Who, What, When, Where, and Why.
5. “How” should also be covered if applicable.
6. Articles should not include styling such as all caps, boldface, italic, underlines or tabs of any kind. Styling of documents is done by our designer during the layout process to best advantage.
7. Articles are not to include embedded artwork, such as logos, photos, etc. in the Word document.
8. Photos or artwork should be sent as a jpg file attached to your e-mail.
9. Resolution of photos or artwork should be 300 dpi. If you are sending a photo from an iPhone please be aware that an iPhone will automatically send a photograph via email in the lowest resolution. You have to manually tell it to send the original image and not the low resolution version.
10. Photos or artwork will not be accepted embedded in an e-mail.
11. Photos must include photo credit and a proposed caption.
12. Articles sent after deadline (20th of month prior to publication) without prior
arrangement, may be considered for publication only as space allows.
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OPINION/COMMENTARY SUBMISSION POLICY
Submissions should ideally be 500 to 800 words, although we can accommodate longer opinions. In keeping with the Goshen News’ obligation to provide factually accurate information to its readers at all times, please provide hyperlinks to media reports, research studies, documents or other documentable facts when citing them in a commentary. This will assure accuracy and expedite the Goshen News’ routine fact-checking when preparing commentaries for publication.
The opinions expressed by contributors to The Goshen News Commentaries are theirs alone and are not to be construed as those of Goshen News, Inc..
Contributors are not Goshen News, Inc. employees, directors, officers or agents. Goshen News, Inc. does not endorse or oppose candidates for elective office, nor does it lobby in support of, or in opposition to, any public policy or legislation.
The Goshen News offers all candidates for elective office equal opportunity for comment. Goshen News, Inc. will entertain first-person position statements of candidates for elected office that focus on qualifications, policy ideas and principles. The views expressed by candidates are intended for voter education and are not endorsements by Goshen News, Inc.
The Goshen News will not publish third-party endorsements for candidacies or direct appeals for support (IRS rules prohibit tax-exempt organizations such as Goshen News, Inc. from advocating for or criticizing candidates for elective office, and publishing endorsements would constitute advocacy).
Candidates themselves may submit issue-oriented position papers and similar items as a form of voter education. The Goshen News reserves the right to limit the number of candidate-written items so that it provides all candidates an equal, fair and balanced representation of their political values. Candidates may discuss their qualifications to hold public office, but may not use The Goshen News as a vehicle for criticizing their opponents or their opponents’ political party. No candidate commentaries will be published within three calendar days of an election. All candidate submissions, whether published or not, will be considered on-the-record comments potentially subject to news coverage and quoting in news stories at The Goshen News’ discretion.
