USA Today is a national, general interest newspaper covering consumer-driven and general interest topics. There are many trend stories and profiles, as well as news from around the world. Coverage also includes business, technology, entertainment, travel, movie and book reviews, television, food, fashion, health and sports. The paper is broken down into the sections News, Money, Sports, Life, Travel, Tech and Weather. Lead times vary for departments and reporters. It was founded in 1982.

The Voice of America (VOA) is a dynamic international multimedia broadcaster with service in more than 40 languages. VOA provides news, information, and cultural programming through the Internet, mobile and social media, radio, and television. VOA is funded by the U.S. Government through the Broadcasting Board of Governors. There are no specific deadlines or lead times, as the network primarily deals with breaking news. All pitches, press releases and other related materials should be directed to the news director.

The Wall Street Journal is considered the most widely-read periodical in the nation's business and investment community. Information in the paper is also distributed to many Dow Jones outlets, including news service and specialized financial and commodity reports. The lead time for feature and news coverage is one day to one week. The lead time for The Wall Street Journal Reports is three to five months, although stories are often developed during the two or three months immediately preceding the issue. The lead time for Marketplace and Enterprise is two months. Deadlines are at 5:30pm ET for in-depth business and Marketplace stories and 3pm ET for shorter stories.

Chicago Sun-Times is a daily newspaper offering news from international to local community news, sports, features, editorials, arts & entertainment, business and weather for the Chicago metro area. One of the 10 largest daily newspapers in the United States, the Chicago Sun-Times has won eight Pulitzer Prizes and has been home to such renowned journalists as political commentator Robert Novak, film critic Roger Ebert and sports writer Rick Telander. The newspaper is available throughout the city of Chicago, Illinois and its suburbs. The staff honors news embargoes on a case-by-case basis. The publication does not offer reader service cards. The outlet offers RSS (Really Simple Syndication).

Written for members of the business community throughout the six-county metropolitan Pittsburgh area, Pittsburgh Business Times highlights all segments of the business world ranging from real estate, finance and construction, to wholesale and retail trade. Regular issue features include successful business methods and news of government actions affecting business, and feature articles cover such diverse industries as technology, real estate, retail, hospitality, human resources, and healthcare. Published weekly, every Friday, space reservations and copy deadline is noon, Thursday, eight days prior to the date of publication. They are one of 40+ other local business journals, owned by parent company American City Business Journals.

The New York Times offers the latest news from around the world. It has several different editions for Eastern and national regions. In addition, the paper gets much of its content and reporting from its many bureaus. The foreign desk oversees correspondents and stringers around the world. Daily deadlines are usually between 5pm and 6pm ET. The paper does not accept artwork. The lead time for news coverage is one day to one week, the lead time for special section features is three weeks. The lead time for advertising is 30 days.

Launched in 1982, The Mail on Sunday is aimed at readers nationwide. Covers news, international affairs, health, science, money, travel, sport, showbusiness & TV. It also has a sister newspaper, the Daily Mail.

BBC News aims to provide news for a national and international audience. It is available on Freeview, Sky channel 503 and on BBC iPlayer.

Formerly called Technology and serves as a forum for presentation of information encompassing essentially the entire field of applied sciences. Articles cover advances in technology; new scientific findings of general interest; assessments of a segment of science, engineering, or technology; scientific evaluation of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other societal decisions; and any information that helps readers to understand the applied sciences.

This blog provides coverage on how educational technology and innovation can empower kids, teachers and communities. The fundamentals of working with bloggers are the same as with traditional journalists at traditional media outlets: respect their schedules; take time to read their material to learn their interests; and only contact them if/when they want to be contacted. You will also find that if a blogger is a journalist for another outlet(s), Cision tracks their contact preferences there as well. This outlet offers RSS (Really Simple Syndication).