First published in 1964, The Sun is a tabloid newspaper covering a wide range of topics, including celebrity gossip, entertainment news, sports (especially football), politics, and human-interest stories. It is particularly famous for its celebrity scoops and scandals.

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.

The Sunday Times is a weekly newspaper that provides in-depth coverage of national and international news, features, and analysis. It covers topics including politics, business, culture, sports and lifestyle.

BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station for spoken-word programming, including current affairs, documentaries, drama, science, and comedy. It broadcasts throughout the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands on FM, LW and DAB, and on BBC Sounds. Radio 4 skews towards an older audience.

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.