The Financial Times was founded in 1888. The business newspaper, which is published daily, focuses on providing extensive finance and business news, commentaries and analysis. In addition, Financial Times is the only UK paper that provides a daily overview of the London Stock Exchange and world markets. The newspaper is published six days a week and printed in 20 cities worldwide.

Bloomberg News is an international wire service, including print, digital, television, and radio, that provides news, data and analysis to business and media professionals around the world. Bloomberg publishes over 6,000 stories on an average day, syndicating to over 450 newspapers worldwide with a combined circulation of 80 million people. The service is part of Bloomberg Financial Markets and covers business, financial and economic issues, as well as technology, international, national, political, entertainment and sports news. Bloomberg employs reporters and editors in bureaus around the world and has a network of photographers based globally. PR pitches and press releases sent to release@bloomberg.net go to their assignment and speed desks to be forwarded to relevant reporters for scheduled and breaking news. There are no specific deadlines as news is produced 24 hours a day. Reporters are required to verify the authenticity of a press release before using it.

CNBC offers in-depth and breaking news coverage, focusing on politics, business, and finance. Programming includes live ongoing coverage of daily stock market activity, breaking business news, and in-depth interviews with top business analysts and executives. The network also features an extensive array of talk-based entertainment programming featuring prominent celebrity guests and business leaders.PR professionals should be aware that CNBC typically covers only publicly-traded companies worth over 500 million dollars, the exception being a smaller company that is somehow directly related to a major national or international news story. Send press releases to the CNBC assignment desk or to the producer of the appropriate CNBC program. Due to the volume of information received, non-breaking news pitches are rarely taken over the phone. In May 2006, NBC News made segments of CNBC specials available for downloading on iTunes.

Bloomberg News is an international wire service, including print, digital, television, and radio, that provides news, data and analysis to business and media professionals around the world. Bloomberg publishes over 6,000 stories on an average day, syndicating to over 450 newspapers worldwide with a combined circulation of 80 million people. The service is part of Bloomberg Financial Markets and covers business, financial and economic issues, as well as technology, international, national, political, entertainment and sports news. Bloomberg employs reporters and editors in bureaus around the world and has a network of photographers based globally. PR pitches and press releases sent to release@bloomberg.net go to their assignment and speed desks to be forwarded to relevant reporters for scheduled and breaking news. There are no specific deadlines as news is produced 24 hours a day. Reporters are required to verify the authenticity of a press release before using it.

Designed as a news magazine written for upscale readers who have a high degree of intelligence and critical capacity and are interested in contemporary trends in finance, politics, the arts, literature, books, cuisine, public and foreign affairs, science and technology, culture, food and travel. Editorial content is aimed at the serious reader and is comprised of reflective pieces and non-fiction that provide different perspectives on what is occurring in contemporary society.The magazine was founded as The Atlantic Monthly in Boston, MA, in 1857. It was created as a literary and cultural commentary magazine. It quickly achieved a national reputation, which it held for more than a century. It was important for recognizing and publishing new writers and poets, and encouraging major careers. It published leading writers' commentary on abolition, education, and other major issues in contemporary political affairs.The magazine's founders were a group of prominent writers of national reputation, who included Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., John Greenleaf Whittier and James Russell Lowell. Lowell was its first editor. The editor-in-chief as of November 2009 is James Bennet. The publisher as of November 2009 is Jay Lauf, who is also a vice-president of Atlantic Media Company.The Family section looks at covers the political, cultural and economic factors that impact American family life. The section has it's own public Facebook group and newsletter and runs coverage both print and online as well as in The Atlantic's podcasts and video content.The switchboard will transfer the caller directly to the journalist.Direct contributed content to submissions@theatlantic.com. When sending in content be sure to submit it as a PDF. Also include a short paragraph about the author and a description of the piece being submitted.