New York Magazine covers, analyzes, comments on, and defines the culture, lifestyle, fashion and personalities that drive New York City. It was founded in April 1968 by the editor Clay Felker and the graphic designer Milton Glaser, and was among the first "lifestyle magazines" meant to appeal to both male and female audiences. Geared for an audience that is generally college-educated working professionals, its readership includes both area residents and visitors interested in keeping in touch with local lifestyles. Created to report on and interpret recent events in the New York metropolitan area, it contains news about the city as well as reporting and criticism about restaurants, the arts and entertainment, shopping and services in New York. The publication is comprised of reader letters, opinions, news, features and interviews. Editorial content is broken down as follows: The Intelligencer section features New York people, places and happenings. It includes three subsections; a quick survey of the city’s most important events is included in It Happened This Week; Party Lines is a photo page; and the Competition, which challenges readers to solve New York-specific problems such as designing a new bridge or remaking an urban health club. The Features section showcases the big stories about people, politics, business, the media, food, fashion, crime, culture, real estate, medical issues, parenting, and quality of life issues. The Strategist section is dedicated to inspiring New Yorkers to live well by providing advice in the following subsections: The Best Bet, Mating, The Look Book, Storefront, Market Research, Food, The Everything Guide, Economy of One, Map, Body, Real Estate and Travel. The Culture Pages section gives the low-down on entertainment with subsections on Movies, Theater, Music, Art, Books and TV. The Agenda section at the back of each issue provides succinct listings for things to do. Subsections include Movies, Broadway & Off-Broadway, Art Museums, Galleries, Photography, Special Events, Music & Dance, Nightlife, Readings, Lectures & Panels, Restaurants, Kids and The Word. The final page is reserved for the Artifact section, highlighting current ideas, trends or interesting information reflecting city life. The magazine's website, nymag.com features several off-shoot digital publications including The Cut, Vulture, and Science of Us.

KABC-TV is the ABC affiliate for the Los Angeles market. KABC-TV broadcasts locally on channel 7. ABC7 Los Angeles began operation in 1949 under the call letters KECA-TV. The station obtained the KABC-TV call letters in 1954.

WNBC-TV is the local NBC affiliate in New York. News coverage includes hard news, human interest, consumer interest, technology and medical interest stories. The station debuted as WNBT-TV on July 1, 1941, and in 1954 the call letters changed to WRCA-TV. In 1948 the station combined its operations with WNBC Radio, becoming the NBC flagship station. In 1960 the call letters changed to WNBC-TV. PR professionals should send submissions by fax to the assignment desk. The assignment desk can be contacted via phone, fax or mail. In fall 2006, WNBC-TV began airing programming from NYC TV, New York City's official television station. WNBC-TV broadcasts five NYC TV series, while its digital broadcast channel, WNBC 4.4, airs two NYC TV programs. The city receives approximately four minutes of commercial time per hour to air advertisements, different portions of which are used to run public service announcements, promote NYC TV programming and are sold to sponsors.

KCBS-TV is the CBS affiliate for the Los Angeles market. KCBS-TV broadcasts locally on channel 2. The station was originally licensed and constructed by Don Lee Inc. in 1931, as an experimental station with the call letters W6XAO. In 1948, W6XAO was officially declared a full commercial station and adopted the call letters KTSL-TV. In 1951, Columbia Broadcasting System bought the station and changed the call letters again to KNXT-TV. Although the station had ties to CBS and CBS programming since the 1950s, it did not officially become the CBS affiliate until 1984. KCBS-TV merged news operations with KCAL-TV in July 2002 and promotes KCAL-TV as it's main local news station, with KCBS airing KCAL-branded newscasts. Together, KCBS and KCAL are known as KCAL News.

Founded in 1888, National Geographic magazine is a monthly publication covering important stories about the environment, science, and natural history. The magazine focuses on educating its readers about the world, uncovering its past, illuminating its distant corners, and chronicling its sweeping changes. The publication, pushes the boundaries of human knowledge, exploration, and discovery, with regular sections including "Proof," "Embark," and "Explore." Since June 2023, the magazine has operated an entirely freelance-based writing model, and no longer offers newsstand purchases.