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How to get featured in CBS News
How to get featured in CBS News: how its programs and digital desk choose stories, how to pitch producers and correspondents, and how to reach the newsroom.
- Website
- cbsnews.com
- Owner
- Paramount
- Lead time
- Breaking news: same day. Morning and evening news segments: typically one to several weeks. 60 Minutes and long-form features: months.
- Last verified
At a glance
Audience. A national broadcast and streaming audience for programs such as CBS Mornings, CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes, and CBS News Sunday Morning, plus CBSNews.com readers.
- National and world news
- Politics and Washington
- Investigations
- Health and consumer
- Business and money
- Human interest and features
- Staff reporting
- Correspondents, producers, and digital reporters cover news for CBS programs, the CBS News 24/7 stream, and CBSNews.com; each program decides its own segments.
- Contributed articles
- CBS News does not run a contributed article program for brands or executives.
- Opinion and op-eds
- CBS News does not publish a public op-ed submission process.
- Press releases
- Releases are background for producers and reporters. Coverage comes from a pitch that fits a specific program or beat.
Pitching CBS News, step by step
Choose the program first: CBS Mornings, CBS Evening News, Sunday Morning, 60 Minutes, CBS News 24/7, or CBSNews.com.
Study recent segments to find the producers and correspondents who cover your topic; the CBS News team page lists correspondents and their programs.
Pitch one program at a time with a short note on the peg, the people, and what viewers will see.
Offer on-camera access: a trained spokesperson, customers, or experts, and locations to film.
For regional stories, pitch the local CBS station in that market, which often feeds national coverage.
How CBS News decides what to cover
CBS News is organized around its programs, each with its own executive producer, producers, and bookers: CBS Mornings, CBS Evening News, CBS News Sunday Morning, Face the Nation, 60 Minutes, and the CBS News 24/7 streaming service, alongside the CBSNews.com digital desk. Correspondents report across these programs. The network is owned by Paramount, and its site now also features The Free Press, which Paramount acquired in 2025. Stories that work for CBS usually have a strong human element, clear stakes for viewers, and something to film.
How to pitch CBS News
Start with the program, not the network. A useful consumer story fits a morning show; a hard news development fits the evening newscast or the digital desk; a long, character-driven story might fit Sunday Morning or 60 Minutes. Watch recent episodes, note the producers and correspondents covering your area, and pitch one program at a time.
Keep the pitch short: the news peg, the people involved, and what viewers will see. Television bookers need access, so make clear who can appear on camera and when.
When we checked in October 2026, CBS News did not have a working national tips page; its former tips URL returned an error. For sensitive, evidence-backed public interest tips, reach a correspondent or producer who covers the subject directly, or use the contact routes listed on the program’s own page. Local CBS stations publish their own tip and newsroom contacts.
Contributed articles and op-eds
CBS News does not publish contributed articles or run a public op-ed submission process. Executives earn CBS visibility as interview subjects and expert sources, not as bylined writers. Being a reliable, available expert on a topic the network covers often is the realistic long-term route.
Frequently asked questions
Can you pay to be featured on CBS News?
No. Editorial segments are not for sale. Advertising and sponsored content are handled by Paramount’s advertising business and labeled.
Does CBS News accept guest posts?
No. There is no contributed article or op-ed submission program.
Who should I pitch at CBS News?
The producers of the specific program where your story fits, or the CBSNews.com reporter on your beat. For regional stories, the local CBS station.
A PR-led approach to CBS News builds the on-camera story first, then matches it to the one program where it truly fits. That is how we approach media relations for network television.
Mistakes that get pitches ignored
- Pitching 60 Minutes or Sunday Morning with a short-shelf-life announcement.
- Sending the same pitch to several CBS programs at once.
- Offering a story with no on-camera people or visuals.
- Relying on an old tips page URL; confirm current contact routes before sending sensitive material.
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