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The New York Times has a readership of 9.32 million. It’s a massive publication that most would be happy to be featured in. Major publications are looking for contributors that can add to their content creation, and the New York Times happens to be one of these publications.<\/p>\n
I saw an article on international horse transport<\/a>, you can read it here<\/a>, and I thought to myself: how do you even get posted in the NY Times? And then I started to look at all of the articles on the site, featuring hundreds of contributors, and wanted to figure out how the average person can be published in the New York Times or any other large publication<\/em>.<\/p>\n How are all of these people getting published?<\/p>\n A major mistake that many first-time contributors make is that they write their piece first, and the next thing they know, they’re too late. It’s common to write a piece, spend days on it and then send it out to publications for approval.<\/p>\n If time-sensitive material is being written, it’s important that it be published as fast as possible.<\/p>\n Another content creator may beat you to the finish line and write on the same topic. At this point, you’ve wasted all of your time and energy on a topic that won’t be published on the New York Times.<\/p>\n Contact the publication with your idea beforehand. You’ll want to convince the publisher that your idea is one that they want on their publication. Op-Ed articles are accepted by the NY Times, so keep this in mind. You’ll need to do the following:<\/p>\n You’ll need to convince the editor that you have a unique angle for a topic and that you’re the right expert to cover the topic \u2013 very important.<\/p>\n Longer content is being praised by editors because<\/em> the word count allows for the topic to be discussed thoroughly yet succinctly. You’ll want to make sure that the content can be posted neatly into the platform, and while some people recommend sending an HTML post to the editor, you can also send a Microsoft Word document that has all the formatting in place.<\/p>\n I recommend staying within the publications guidelines if they have a word count limit listed.<\/p>\n Editors have very limited time, and it’s not uncommon for an editor to ignore a request if the word count is vastly over the limit. Because time is so limited, it’s best to shoot at the high-end of the word limit. Try your best not to surpass <\/em>the limit.<\/p>\n Word count aside, there’s one important thing that you need to remember: the words on the page need to be anything but generic<\/em>.<\/p>\n Content needs to be meaningful. There’s a lot of content that has no real purpose. Editors seem to cling to pieces that are strongly opinionated or controversial. The New York Times, like every news outlet, needs to attract readers.<\/em><\/p>\n The reader is the only thing that matters and keeps the lights on.<\/p>\n When being controversial or making a strong stance on a topic, it’s important that you do so with headlines that are powerful<\/em>. Draw in readers with a strong first sentence. Keep in mind that editors need the article to flow, with each paragraph forcing the reader to continue through the article to learn something new.<\/p>\n End paragraphs with strong hooks to keep the reader’s attention.<\/p>\n Don’t just focus on being published in the New York Times. If you have a good portfolio of content you’ve written and publications where you’ve been published, it will be easier to start writing for larger publications.<\/p>\n Help a Reporter Out (HARO) connects you with reporters and journalists that need to know information on a specific industry.<\/p>\n You’ll often obtain a link, and if you do get quoted, you can use this to your advantage to show the world your expertise. A lot of writers will have others mention their names or use their quotes on larger publications.<\/p>\n Why?<\/p>\n They can then use these quotes and the information they provide to start writing for the same publication. When contacting an editor, you can mention that you’ve lent your expertise to one of their reporters in a previous article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The New York Times has a readership of 9.32 million. It’s a massive publication that most would be happy to be featured in. 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Shoot for the 800-Word Mark<\/h2>\n
Controversial and Strongly Opinionated Content Works<\/h2>\n
Seek Out Reporters<\/h2>\n