• Sample Letters to the Editor
  
• Tips on Writing Effective Op-Ed Pieces
  
• Where Can I Find Newspapers Near Me?

RADIO

Talk radio is a powerful and free medium with millions of listeners tuned into national and local programs everyday. Producers from programs of all political bents want to hear from people in the community, with story pitches, interviews, and call-ins. Our job is to make sure that we outreach to talk radio and spread our message through this medium.

• Call-in radio tips
• Find local talk radio stations to track down their call-in lines
• Or try here to find local talk radio stations to track down their call-in lines

ONLINE

Most important of all -- in this day and age -- is online media work. This includes Facebook, Myspace Twitter, Digg, and all kinds of blogs. We need to push our message in this medium if we're going to have any success in changing public opinion.

Tools, Embeddable Media, and Widgets:

• Video Clips from Rethink Afghanistan
  
• Cost of War widget: This widget is also customizable to calculate the cost to your state or local area.
• “This site is against the escalation in Afghanistan” button
  

Need help getting started or need somewhere to post your blog?

• Visit Get Afghanistan Right and post on their blog

Online / Social Networks

Suggested Status Updates/Tweets:

• Out of Iraq and into Afghanistan? We demand another plan! http://bit.ly/out-of-afghan%20#StopAfghanWar
  
• Democracy and Peace cannot be brought by foreign occupation. End the War in Afghanistan. http://bit.ly/out-of-afghan
  
• The War in Afghanistan has already cost $187b+ and 682 troops' lives. Can we afford another open-ended war? http://bit.ly/out-of-afghan
  
• Obama: "You will be judged by your people for what you build, not what you destroy." End the Afghanistan War! http://bit.ly/out-of-afghan
  

Facebook:

• Change Your Status. Select one from above.
• Join the Cause.  Join “Creating REAL Security for Afghanistan” and invite your friends
  
• Share the Videos:  Share the Rethink Afghanistan videos by posting the link on your wall
  

MySpace:

• Change Your Status.  Select one from above.
• Post a Bulletin. Share the Rethink Afghanistan videos with your friends. You can copy and paste the embed code from any video on this page.
  

Twitter:

• Tweet:  Use one of the Status Updates above.  Be sure to include #StopAfghanWar in your tweet.
• New to Twitter? Check out this beginner’s guide.