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.

The Washington Post focuses on news from the nation's capital, including national business, political issues, commerce, federal regulations and finance. There is also coverage of sports, entertainment, features, local and world news. Lead times vary.

The Sun was launched in 1969 with the slogan “forward with the people,” because that is what we believe in. The Sun cares about quality of life, the kind of world we live in, and about people. The Sun is more than a newspaper. It is an instigator, an entertainer, a cultural reference point, a finger on the pulse and a daily relationship. The Sun has been a campaigning newspaper since its inception and continues to be so today, with recent reporting focusing on the plight of refuge shelters for abused women and on male suicide. The Sun strives to the very highest standards of accuracy in its reporting and continues to invest in original journalism in print and online.

NPR (National Public Radio) is an international producer and distributor of non-commercial news, talk and entertainment programming. A privately supported, not-for-profit membership organization, it works in partnership with more than 250 independently operated, non-commercial public radio stations.

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.