Letter to the editor

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I decided to write a letter to the editor. I've never written one before. What do you guy think?

In Jane Bowron's 'teleview' (Aug 31) of the One News interactive current campaign, I was very unimpressed with her view on youth issues. Instead of inquiring on youth related issues, like the drinking age and single sex vs co-ed debates, she suggested that One News should ask about rates increases.
It struck me what a silly and hypocritical comment this was. Firstly, why bother asking about rate increases, as the answer is effectively a foregone conclusion. Secondly, seeing as Jane Bowron participated in a celebrity debate about challenging youth stereotypes, I thought she should be more supportive of youth issues. I found her comments about as sensible as her wise crack about youth suicide.

sounds like the only sensible responce to an interveiw I've never seen

Oh it wasn't an interview, it's a bit confusing. Currently here in NZ one news are doing these interactive campaigns where people can text in their views etc. She was criticising the campaign questions in the newspaper.

Don't forget that usually editors get a lot more letters than they print, so it's no shame if yours doesn't get printed.At least that's what I told myself when mine didn't make the cut.

Yea, I'll let you guys know if it makes it.

Go for it, these things can actually make some people sit up and think. I responded to a totally inane features article condeming single mothers in the letters page of my local paper and won the 'best letter' prize of a pair of designer sunglasses (which, incidentally, I never bothered to collect - if you were Irish you'd know how needless sunglasses are here!) I was just happy somebody somewhere took note and that people who'd read the stupid crap in the same paper the previous week would get a chance to consider the flipside of that womans crass comments.