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IF YOU DON’T WRITE,
YOU CAN’T BE REJECTED.
IF YOU DON’T
GET REJECTED,
YOU CAN’T GET PUBLISHED
BY RLTE!
Have you written a “letter to the editor” which has
been rejected by a newspaper or other publication, but which you
believe will enhance the quality of public awareness and discussion?
We are soliciting letters to include in a new publication. We are
looking for letters that transcend the systemic amnesia of the daily
news, and have ongoing relevance for our readers and potential authors.
The letter need not be current, but it should still be pertinent
or of historical interest.
In the press, “Letters to the Editor” pages silently
assert that journalism includes a place for the voice of the public.
But inconvenient truths are too often absent. Visionary thoughts
are rarely heard. This new independent online publication, Rejected
Letters to the Editor, is designed to provide an important,
if only partial, corrective.
Our goal at Rejected Letters to the Editor (RLTE)
is to responsibly expand the visible spectrum of ideas. To publish
letters that will broaden public discussion beyond the boundaries
set by the gatekeepers of our mental environment. We hold to the
democratic conviction that public opinion must be educated by, and
conversant with, the course of human events, and we will seek to
publish letters that allow essential perspectives, presently unacknowledged
by respected newspapers, to see the light of day.
Our purpose is not to provide a dumping ground for every letter
sent to a “letters page,” but to publish letters that
editors knowledgeable in a variety of fields believe will add to
public under-standing of the pressing—and not so pressing—issues
of our time. We are uninterested in contributing to the widespread
notion of “information overload.” Through our editorial
choices, we hope to add clarity and knowledge that is too often
fugitive. Rather than adhering to the mind-numbing news cycle, we
will be publishing fortnightly and maintaining an archive of all
letters that appear in the publication.
Please address your submissions to rejectedletterstotheeditor@gmail.com
Your
submission will plant the seeds that will help to grow this publication.
Your voice will inspire others, and the long-term results will be
to enrich the terrain of democracy. Please let us know which publication
you sent the letter to, the item (with date) you were responding
to, and the best way to contact you if necessary.
As seen on this site, letters are organized under the following
department categories:
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PLANET
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NATION
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NEIGHBORHOOD
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WAR & PEACE
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IMMIGRATION
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
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EDUCATION
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HEALTH
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LABOR
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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POLITICS & PROPAGANDA
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CULTURE & IDEAS
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MEMORY & AMNESIA
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BELIEFS
Even
if you don’t have a letter, please spread the word. If you
are in contact with socially concerned people in your community,
local associations, listservs, or organizations committed to the
principle of an informed and engaged public, please spread the word
and pass on this call.
Democracy is coming!
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