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How to get featured in ABC News
Getting featured in ABC News: how Good Morning America, World News Tonight, and ABCNews.com choose stories, how to pitch producers, and how its tip line works.
- Website
- abcnews.go.com
- Owner
- The Walt Disney Company
- Lead time
- Breaking news: same day. Morning show segments: typically one to several weeks. Investigative and long-form pieces: months.
- Last verified
At a glance
Audience. A national broadcast and streaming audience for Good Morning America, World News Tonight, 20/20, Nightline, and ABC News Live, plus ABCNews.com readers.
- National and world news
- Politics
- Consumer and money
- Health and wellness
- Investigations
- Lifestyle and human interest
- Staff reporting
- Correspondents, producers, and digital reporters cover news for ABC programs and ABCNews.com; each program, including Good Morning America, books its own segments.
- Contributed articles
- ABC News does not run a contributed article program for brands or executives.
- Opinion and op-eds
- ABC News does not publish a public op-ed submission process.
- Press releases
- Releases are background for producers. ABC's published tip line is for potential investigative stories in the public interest, not product news.
Pitching ABC News, step by step
Pick the program: Good Morning America for consumer and lifestyle, World News Tonight for national news, 20/20 or Nightline for long-form.
Find the producers and correspondents who covered similar stories in recent weeks.
Pitch one program with the peg, the people, and the visual story in a few lines.
Offer a media-trained spokesperson and real people affected, available on camera.
Use the ABC News tip line only for potential investigative stories with documentation.
How ABC News decides what to cover
ABC News, part of The Walt Disney Company, is organized around programs: Good Morning America, World News Tonight, This Week, 20/20, Nightline, and the ABC News Live streaming service, plus the ABCNews.com digital desk. Each program has its own producers and booking team, and correspondents report across shows. Good Morning America in particular is a major outlet for consumer, health, money, and lifestyle stories, while World News Tonight and the investigative unit focus on harder news.
A story earns ABC coverage when it has clear stakes for a broad audience and a human or visual element. Company announcements rarely qualify on their own; a trend, a consumer warning, a useful how-to, or a compelling personal story does.
How to pitch ABC News
Choose the program before writing. Watch recent episodes, note which producers and correspondents cover your area, and send a short pitch built for that show: the peg, the people involved, and what viewers will see. For morning television, practical value and a relatable spokesperson matter most. For evening news, timeliness and national significance carry the pitch.
Have access ready. Producers move quickly once interested and will ask who can appear, when, and where they can film.
ABC’s tips page lists an email address, a phone line, and a mailing address for its investigative unit. It describes the channels as being for potential investigative stories that may be in the public interest, and notes that information shared may be used in broadcasts or other stories.
Contributed articles and op-eds
ABC News does not publish contributed articles and has no public op-ed submission process. Executives gain visibility on ABC as interview subjects and expert sources. Becoming a reliable expert on a topic the network covers often is the realistic long-term path.
Frequently asked questions
Can you pay to be featured on ABC News?
No. Editorial segments are not for sale. Advertising and sponsored content are sold separately and labeled.
Does ABC News accept guest posts?
No. ABC News has no contributed article or op-ed submission program.
Who should I pitch at ABC News?
The producers of the program where your story fits, such as Good Morning America for consumer stories, or the ABCNews.com reporter on your beat.
A PR-led approach to ABC News starts with the viewer: what they learn, who they meet, and what they see. We build that story and the spokesperson before pitching, as part of our media relations work.
Mistakes that get pitches ignored
- Sending product announcements to the investigative tip line.
- Pitching GMA and World News Tonight the same angle at the same time.
- Offering a story without on-camera people or visuals.
- Pitching national TV with a niche B2B story that lacks viewer stakes.
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