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How to get featured in InfoWorld

Getting featured in InfoWorld: how its editors cover software development and cloud, how to reach writers, and how the Foundry Expert Contributor Network works.

Website
infoworld.com
Owner
Foundry
Lead time
News: same day to a few days. Contributor articles: depends on pitch approval and editing with a Foundry editor.
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At a glance

Audience. IT professionals, from CTOs and cloud architects to software engineers, developers, and data scientists.

  • Software development
  • Cloud computing
  • Generative AI and machine learning
  • Data management and analytics
  • DevOps
  • Programming languages
  • Open source
  • Security
Staff reporting
Editors and writers produce news, analysis, hands-on reviews, and technical guides. InfoWorld says its reviews are written by independent experts it hires.
Contributed articles
Yes, through the Foundry Expert Contributor Network, a free program for IT leaders and practitioners that publishes across CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World.
Opinion and op-eds
Practitioner perspective runs through the Expert Contributor Network. There is no separate op-ed desk.
Press releases
No press release inbox. InfoWorld's contact page says to find who writes what in its stories and contact them through their bylines. Sponsored BrandPost content is a separate, paid program.

Pitching InfoWorld, step by step

  1. Read recent InfoWorld stories in your area to see who writes what, as the contact page suggests.

  2. Contact that writer through the link in their byline with a short, technical pitch.

  3. For reviews, contact the executive editor listed on the About page to discuss possible coverage.

  4. To write as a practitioner, register through the Expert Contributor Network page and pitch a working title and short synopsis.

  5. Write from first-hand experience as an IT or business decision maker, not as a vendor.

How InfoWorld decides what to cover

InfoWorld covers software development, cloud computing, data analytics, and machine learning tools for an audience of IT professionals, from CTOs and cloud architects to developers and data scientists. Its About page frames the beat around two forces, open source and cloud, that have reshaped how businesses build and run software. It is published by Foundry, which also publishes CIO, Computerworld, CSO, and Network World.

Coverage mixes news, analysis, expert commentary, hands-on reviews, and technical guides. What gets in is useful to people who build and operate systems: new languages and frameworks, cloud platform changes, AI tooling for developers, database and data infrastructure shifts, and practical how-tos.

How to pitch InfoWorld

InfoWorld’s contact page says to read its stories, see who writes what, and contact them through the link in their byline. That is the route for news pitches. Make it technical. Explain what developers or architects can do now that they could not before, and offer an engineer who can go into detail.

Reviews work differently. The About page says reviews are written by independent experts hired by InfoWorld and directs review discussions to the executive editor named there.

InfoWorld also runs the annual Technology of the Year Awards. Its About page says nominations go through a paid submissions process, so treat awards as a separate program, not earned coverage.

Contributed articles and op-eds

The Foundry Expert Contributor Network is a free platform for IT leaders and practitioners to publish first-person articles across CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World. Foundry asks for articles of 1,200 to 1,500 words on topics such as AI, cloud, data management, software development, and IT leadership, written from lived experience as a decision maker. Contributors register interest, pitch a working title with a short synopsis, work with a Foundry editor, and sign a writer agreement.

Sponsor content runs separately as BrandPost, a paid program sold through sales.

Frequently asked questions

Does InfoWorld accept guest posts?

Yes, from IT leaders and practitioners through the free Foundry Expert Contributor Network. Paid sponsor content runs separately as BrandPost.

Who should I pitch at InfoWorld?

The writer whose recent stories match your topic, contacted through the link in their byline, as InfoWorld’s contact page advises.

Editorial coverage is not for sale. BrandPost sponsor content and Technology of the Year nominations are paid programs, separate from editorial.

Developer-focused trade outlets reward technical depth and practitioners who can share it. A PR-led approach to media relations helps engineering leaders turn that expertise into staff coverage or a contributor byline.

Mistakes that get pitches ignored

  • Vendor pitches dressed up as contributor articles. The network asks for practitioners' lived experience.
  • Confusing paid BrandPost content with editorial coverage.
  • Treating Technology of the Year awards as earned coverage. InfoWorld says nominations go through a paid submissions process.
  • Sending generic releases with no technical depth.

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