Get featured in OC Register

To get featured in the OC Register, you either give one of its reporters an Orange County story worth covering, submit a letter or opinion piece for its editors to consider, or have a feature developed and placed with professional help. Whichever route you take, the story needs a real Orange County angle, because that is what the paper exists to cover.

Pitching the newsroom yourself is free, but it is slow and the editors decide what runs. DNA offers another way in: we develop the story with you, write it to the Register standard, manage the placement, and you approve every word before it goes live.

What the OC Register is

The Orange County Register is the daily newspaper of Orange County, California, and is widely known as the OC Register. It is part of the Southern California News Group, which publishes several daily titles across the region, and it is owned by MediaNews Group. Its opinion pages have a long-standing reputation for a libertarian-leaning outlook on government and the economy.

What the OC Register covers

The site is built around local news for Orange County's cities, from Anaheim and Irvine to the beach towns along the coast, along with California politics, business and real estate. It covers Disneyland and the region's theme parks closely, and sport is a major draw, with the Angels, the Ducks, college teams and high school sports. It also covers food and dining, things to do, health, opinion and obituaries.

How to get featured in the OC Register

For news coverage, the practical route is to identify the reporter who covers your city or subject, read what they have written recently, and send a short, specific note with the facts and the local reason to care. Bylines make it clear who covers which beat. A pitch that names Orange County people, places and consequences will travel further than a general press release.

Be realistic about the bar: the newsroom covers what it judges newsworthy, and no form turns a company announcement into a story.

How to submit a story to the OC Register

People often search for how to submit a story to the OC Register. The paper lists ways to contact its newsroom and send news tips on its site, and its opinion pages set out how to submit letters and guest commentary. Check those pages for the current requirements before you send anything. In general terms:

• Send a news tip to the reporter or desk that covers that city or subject, not to everyone at once.
• Lead with what happened, who is involved and why it matters in Orange County.
• For opinion, send a finished piece that makes one clear argument and comes from real expertise.
• Keep event listings separate from news pitches and use whatever listings route the site provides.

What makes a strong piece for the Register

Local relevance is the first test. A founder on what a change in housing or zoning means for Orange County families, a physician on a public health issue in the county, a hospitality owner on tourism around the theme parks, or a restaurant opening something genuinely new in a coastal town all fit. Strong pieces carry named people, local detail and good timing. If you are weighing a regional daily against national titles, the guide to tier 1 vs tier 2 publications explains the trade-offs.

How the process works

With DNA, the work runs in four steps. We check whether your story has a real Orange County angle and tell you plainly if it does not. You share the substance: what you do, what has changed and why it matters locally. We draft the feature to the Register standard and revise it with you. Once you approve every word, we manage the placement and send you the live link.

How long it takes

Expect weeks rather than days. The angle, the drafting, your review and the placement all take time.