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Letters to Editor
- A letter should be a rational dialogue about an issue or idea.
- It should at all times conform to the code of civil discourse.
- The maximum word count is 100.
- The letters section has no political inclination. All views are published.
- Readers are free to either agree or disagree with any of the opinions, stories or news reports published in the newspaper.
- The letters should be exclusive to Gulf News and preferably in response to an article that appeared in the newspaper in the recent past.
- To ensure that the letters are honest opinions, we may get in touch with a reader once they are selected, for which we need their contact numbers and address.
- Reader privacy will be protected at all times.
- Letters are subject to editing, to give as many readers as possible a chance to express their views.
- The newspaper reserves the right to publish, edit and limit the number of reader writers. This is to allow for the space to be used by as many readers as possible.
- Writers are required to source their information accurately; it is not the responsibility of the newspaper. The publication of a letter is not an endorsement of that viewpoint by the newspaper.
- Unless stated otherwise, all letters sent to letter2editor@gulfnews.com or readers@gulfnews.com will be considered for publication. As many letters as possible are used.
- Preference is given to letters that are in response to a report/news that was published in Gulf News.
- Preference is given to submissions by members of the Gulf News Reader’s Club.
- We do not publish open letters or third-party letters. But, if the need arises, the Editor-in-Chief could allow it after clearance.
- We don’t usually accept unsolicited submissions whether faxed or emailed to letter2editor@gulfnews.com . This holds especially for freelance writers and photographers. However, if they are valid and of quality, the Reader’s Desk sends it to the appropriate section to follow up. We are not responsible for the loss or return of these unsolicited pieces.
- All letters need a full name, emirate, city and country. Name can be withheld by request.
- No defamatory comments will be entertained - a statement that is capable of damaging the reputation of a person or organisation. This opens up the newspaper to libel.
- Avoid contempt of court - any comment that risks prejudicing ongoing or forthcoming court proceedings. This includes naming a person or speculating about their whereabouts after a court has issued an injunction against doing so.
- Responses that incite people to commit any crime, including racial hatred will not be accepted.
- Plagiarised content will not be accepted.
Responses that are unlawful, harassing, defamatory, abusive, threatening harmful, obscene, profane, sexually oriented or racially offensive will not be allowed.
- A reader is not allowed to impersonate another person or use a false name or a name you are unauthorised to use to create a false identity or email address or try to mislead others as to the identity or origins of any communications.
- No personal information in the responses will be published including address, place of employment, name of institution, telephone number and email address.
- No advertising of services or websites will be accepted.
- Only submissions in English will be taken.
- Impersonating other people is unacceptable.
- Offensive or otherwise, responses with non-specific user names will not be published.
- We receive hundreds of letters every day; and on an average publish 16 letters daily. So many readers’ submissions might not get printed. We apologise for this.
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