Editing Letter to the editor (section)

{{Short description|Letter sent by readers to a publication}}
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[[File:Freeman's Journal 28 January 1863 Letter to the Editor by J. J. McCarthy and its Response.png|thumb|right|200px|Letter to the editor by J. J. McCarthy, demanding the publication of his letter to the ''Dublin Builder'' which was commented upon in the ''[[Freeman's Journal]]'', and its response by the editor, [[John Gray (Irish politician)|John Gray]]. Published on p. 3 of the ''Freeman's Journal'' of 28 January 1863]]

A '''letter to the editor'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uwp.duke.edu/wstudio/resources/documents/letter_to_editor.pdf |title=Definition from Duke University's University Writing Program |publisher=Uwp.duke.edu |access-date=2011-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609184458/http://uwp.duke.edu/wstudio/resources/documents/letter_to_editor.pdf |archive-date=2010-06-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ('''LTE''') is a [[Letter (message)|letter]] sent to a [[publication]] about an issue of concern to the reader. Usually, such letters are intended for publication. In many publications, letters to the editor may be sent either through [[Mail|conventional mail]] or [[electronic mail]].

Letters to the editor are most frequently associated with [[newspapers]] and [[news magazine]]s, however, they are sometimes published in other [[periodical]]s such as entertainment and technical magazines and [[#Academic|academic journals]]. [[Radio station|Radio]] and [[television station|television]] stations may also receive such letters, which are sometimes read on the air, particularly on news commentary broadcasts or on [[talk radio]]. In this presentation form the letter to the editor can also be described as '''viewer mail''' or '''listener mail''', depending on the medium.