Policies

Letter and op-ed policy

Letters and opinion pieces represent the views of their writers and not those of the Phoenix staff or Editorial Board. The Phoenix reserves the right to edit all pieces submitted for print publication for content, length and clarity. The Phoenix also reserves the right to withhold any letters or op-eds from publication.

All letters and op-eds must be signed and should include the writer’s full name. Letters are a minimum of 250 words and may not to exceed 500 words. Op-eds are a minimum of 500 words and may not exceed 750. Letters and op-eds must be submitted by 10 p.m. on Monday, and The Phoenix reserves the right to withhold letters and op-eds received after that time from publication. Letters may be signed by a maximum of five individuals. Op-eds may be signed by a maximum of two individuals. The Phoenix will not accept pieces exclusively attributed to groups, although individual writers may request that their group affiliation be included. While The Phoenix does not accept anonymous submissions, letters and op-eds may be published without the writer’s name in exceptional circumstances and at the sole discretion of the Editorial Board.

Submit letters to letters@swarthmorephoenix.edu or The Phoenix, Swarthmore College, 500 College Ave., Swarthmore, PA 19081.

Click here to submit a letter to the editor

To report a correction, e-mail editor [at] swarthmorephoenix.com.

Comments Policy

The Phoenix encourages the discussion of stories in our publication on our website as well as in Letters to the Editor. We do ask, however, that in commenting on stories on our website you follow a few guidelines to keep the discussion courteous.

While we approve most comments, we moderate all comments posted on our website to verify that they are not:

- Hateful
- Disrespectful
- A personal attack
- Unrelated to the story
- Spam
- Otherwise inappropriate

We do not edit comments before publishing them, and will generally not do so upon request after publication either.

You have the option to provide your full name and email address, or to post an anonymous comment. We are more likely to approve your comment if you do provide your full name. Your email address will not be made public; we merely ask for it so that we may contact you to follow up on your posting if the need arises.

If you wish to correct an error, please contact us directly instead.