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Breaking into Op-Ed Writing

Get your opinion heard

Breaking into Op-Ed Writing
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WHEN Wednesday, January 14, 6:45-9:45 pm

WHERE University Settlement, 273 Bowery (at E. Houston), NY, NY 10002

PRICE
$65 ($50 for )
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Course Details

Ever wanted to voice your opinion in a medium that is widely circulated and influential? The Op-Ed page may be the most sought-after real estate in any newspaper and offers an opportunity for outside writers, whether known or unknown, to showcase their ability to lay out a forceful argument. Done well, Op-Eds have the power to change policy, sway public opinion or, at the very least, stir debate. These pages are read by people at the highest levels of government, business, the arts, and academia.

A good Op-Ed uses forceful language and stays ahead of the news curve. It is provocative and pushes the national debate forward. Moreover, a nicely argued Op-Ed can burnish an author's credentials as an expert their field.

In this seminar, you will learn how to:

  • Organize your thoughts and ideas into a well-structured Op-Ed
  • Pitch and get your opinions noticed by editors
  • Stay ahead of the news curve and find topics/angles that get published
  • Sell yourself as an "expert"
  • Use the first-person technique to get your point across
  • Find the right market for your opinion essays
  • Write a killer lede

Related Courses

Tell me when courses like this are scheduled.
• Op-Ed Writing – ONLINE (Class starts January 12)
• Writing for NYC Publications – New York (Class starts January 29)

Instructor Bio

Lionel Beehner's Courses

Breaking into Op-Ed Writing – New York (Seminar on January 14)
Op-Ed Writing – (Class starts January 12)

Lionel Beehner
Lionel Beehner is formerly a senior writer for the Council on Foreign Relations. His writing has appeared in the op-ed pages of The New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, Newsday, Baltimore Sun, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, The New Republic, Foreign Policy, Russia Journal, Kiev Post, Seed, and Worth magazine. He writes a weekly blog on foreign affairs at the Huffington Post. His commentary has appeared on CNN International, BBC Radio, CNBC's Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo, C-SPAN's Washington Journal, CBC, Bloomberg TV, and Voice of America, as well as The New York Times Magazine, Washington Times, Newsweek International, and Weekly Standard. He was the 2006 recipient of a German Marshall Fund journalism fellowship for a research project on post-Soviet youth movements in Ukraine and Belarus. He holds a master's degree from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.

Testimonials


Lionel's experience in the field both here and abroad definitely informs his discussion and the pointers he gives. -- Heather Chin

"Lionel knows exactly what he's talking about and has an impressive roster of published pieces. I got an op-ed published> in The Los Angeles Times and syndicated as far away as Australia! Now I have the confidence to keep putting myself out there." -- Mary Kolesnikova

"Lionel is an accomplished op-ed contributor who is happy to share his talent to help his class get their op-eds published." -- Martha Katzeff

"Lionel is a very successful op-ed writer, and when I read such pieces of writing now I will have a better sense of what went into them. It was very useful to learn how to pitch an op-ed." -- Ruth Papazian
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