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Lane Weekly Submission Form

Lane Weekly Submission Form

You can learn more about the Weekly in COPPS.

Submission Instructions:

  • Lane Weekly is emailed Tuesdays unless otherwise announced.
  • Deadline for submissions is 3 p.m. Monday.
  • Submissions are limited to 100 words to provide readers with a quick, concise read.
    • If you have changes to your submission after you have submitted it or after it has been published, correct and resubmit the information and add a message such as “please delete previous submissions and use this one” in the Requests to Editor section of the online submission form.
  • Include URLs so readers can link to more information and add a JPEG or PNG image if desired.
  • Submissions can be repeated up to three times per term upon request. Include which three Tuesdays you want in the Requests to Editor field on the online submission form.
  • Include photos when possible.

Writing Tips:

  • Write a one-line headline with the most relevant detail, including date if timely.
  • Be concise. Contributions are limited to 100 words. To provide more information, link to a website. You can shorten a URL by using a web service such as Bitly or TinyURL.
  • For timely information, include weekday, month, day, and beginning and ending time, as relevant. Current year is assumed and doesn't need to be included.
  • Specify location including which campus, building and room.
  • Answer who, what, when, where, why and how as relevant, in order of importance.
  • Be interesting—write what’s “first, best, most, only” or otherwise special.
  • Provide contact information such as name, number, email, or all of these.
  • Use Associated Press style for grammar, punctuation, usage, and style. See the Writer’s Style Guide for Lane Community College.
  • Submit your contribution. Lane Weekly editors will review your contribution and may edit further in keeping with Associated press style and with COPPS policies.
This field is limited to 100 words.
So we know who's submitting the item
So we know who to reach out to if we have any questions
This field is not shown in the weekly, but you can use it to provide comments to the editor of the Weekly.
Files must be less than 2 MB.
Allowed file types: gif jpg jpeg png.