Articles/Web sites of interest to opinion page editors

• Editor Defends Policy on Running Op-Eds
• Form used by Los Angeles Times with freelancers
• Opinion-Pages (This site bills itself as "The best access to the most current editorials, opinions, commentaries and columnists from English newspapers and magazines on the World Wide Web! This specialized Web site is indexed each day for easy keyword search!")
• The History News Service offers op-ed pieces to the newspapers from historians in the United States and Canada. HNS was founded in 1996 and now directly serves more than 90 newspapers. Its pieces also are transmitted by Knight-Ridder Tribune news service. HNS asks its historian writers to provide commentary with historical context in order to contribute to public debate on current events or issues. HNS averages about one piece a week. HNS does not charge for its service, asking only that any honorariums be paid directly to the writer. HNS distributes by e-mail. For more information, visit its Website at  http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~hns/ . To subscribe, send the e-mail address you wish to receive pieces at to thomas.harvey@m.cc.utah.edu (or just click on the address).