getting published

sixtysix

i have an article, i would love to get published. it is a true story based on an event a long time ago, but i believe it would have some resonance for todays world.
it would be more relevant to the independent newspaper group as it mentions reports published by the Evening Herald and the Irish Independent. Any advice on how to proceed? Would i simply email the story off to a newspaper or send a brief version of it?
How open are newspapers to this sort of approach?

FYI

Send it straight to whoever you want to publish it, with a small not to say what its about and who you are. If they don't respond, give them a ring. In the even that doesn't work, send it to someone else. They are more than happy to receive material, generally because they won't pay you for it.

Dublin's Finest

E-mail and then follow up with a call, possibly the next day.

It would be no harm to ring the papers and ask who is the relevant editor and get his/her e-mail addres or direct line. Perfectly acceptable.

In the e-mail get to the point and give them a news hook: why should they print this now, who cares, etc.

sixtysix

thanks for the replies, i will see how i get on.

shepthedog

did you have any success in getting this published or feedback even?

sixtysix

shepthedog

not a word-good bad or indifferent-hope springs eternal