This Op-Ed, published in Crain’s Chicago Business, emphasizes that the pandemic has brought the precariousness of so many older people’s financial situations into harsh focus. It outlines solutions that could serve as a “booster shots” for the financial health of older adults.
Illinois Aging Services Shares Tips for Successful News Coverage
In recent months, Illinois Aging Services (IAS) placed Letters to the Editor in the Chicago Sun-Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Daily Herald, the Alton Telegraph, the Belleville News Democrat, and the Clinton Journal. In this post, Amy Brennan, Executive Director of IAS’s Illinois Family Caregiver Coalition, shares some tips for writing and placing a compelling opinion piece in news publications.