How to Write an Effective Op-Ed?         

Presenter: Bonnie Jean Feldkamp – Syndicated Columnist 

Community-engaged work requires that we publish for both the academy and community members. Op-Ed articles in the newspaper is one way to inform the community about engagement efforts and issues of importance. Join longtime Courier Journal journalist and current syndicated columnist in this workshop on writing an effective op-ed.

Bonnie Jean Feldkamp's award-winning syndicated columns are distributed in newspapers across the United States via Creators Syndicate. Feldkamp's writing ties personal experience to current events to help readers empathize, relate and care. She’s been writing, publishing and mentoring writers for more than 20 years. Feldkamp is the former community engagement and opinion editor for the Pulitzer Prize-winning Louisville Courier Journal as well as the former media director for the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Her TEDx Talk “Contempt Versus Connection in Online Communication” aims to encourage productive discourse and foster commentary with compassion.