I'm interested in submitting an opinion piece to The Lantern. Can you tell me the essential guidelines for content and authorship, including length and disclosure requirements? Also, what file formats are accepted, and where should I send my submission, including any required contact information?
Navigate to the Opinion section of The Lantern website at https://www.thelantern.com/opinion-new/. Locate and read the 'Opinion pieces' guidelines. Identify and extract all specified submission requirements: content rules, length, publication history, author identification, accepted file formats, and required contact information.
Opinion pieces must be grounded in verifiable facts and not contain hateful speech or deliberate misinformation. Submissions should be fewer than 700 words. Opinion pieces submitted to The Lantern may not have been published by any other media. Anonymous pieces will not be considered; pieces must include the author’s full name, affiliation with the university, financial interests, and any association to the piece’s subject. Submissions are accepted as a .pdf or .docx. A phone number must be attached to the submission, and submissions should be sent to lantern@osu.edu.