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.

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.

This 24-hour sports programming network provides an extensive package of live and taped sporting events, including NFL football, NBA basketball, NASCAR, Major League Baseball, and NCAA college football and basketball. It also presents an extensive schedule of sports news programming throughout the day, in addition to special interviews with sports personalities and guest commentary about the sporting world. The network reaches more than 98 million homes in the U.S. and 147 countries worldwide.

Established in 1974 and designed as a forum for personality journalism through the use of short articles on contemporary news events and people. Content focuses on celebrities in the arts, sciences, business, politics, television, entertainment and sports worlds. Editorial features appeal to the consumers interested in staying on top of the news events affecting daily life.