- Columbia Daily Herald - January 12, 2003
Green Bay [WI] Press Gazette 1/12/2003
The News Sun, 1/10/2003
The Manhattan [KS] Mercury, Jan 8, 2003
The Lynchburg Ledger
The Jersey Journal, January 09, 2003
The Star Press, Muncie IN, 1/15/2003
Merced Sun-Star, Merced CA, January 9, 2003
Tucson Citizen Jan. 9, 2003
Santa Barbara News Press 1/10/03
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution January 9, 2003
Chicago Tribune January 15, 2003
Boston Globe
(thanks to Tom Arthur)
Editors are usually unhappy about publishing astroturf letters, but for some reason they're unable to spot even painfully obvious ones like this one. Maia Cowan has this advice:
If you see the Astroturf letter in a newspaper, write to the Letters Page editors to let them know they've been scammed. Include the list of newspapers where the identical letter has appeared. It may help them recognize and avoid other form letters.
Write your own letter to provide facts to counter the disinformation in the form letter.
When you write your own Letter to the Editor, choose a few crucial facts and focus on them. Try to keep the letter to about 150 words, the average acceptable length. Use your own wording. Be polite. And remember, spelling counts.