Get featured in Richmond Times-Dispatch
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How do I get featured in Richmond Times-Dispatch?
We develop your story, write the feature to editorial standard, and manage the placement. You approve every word before anything goes live.
About Richmond Times-Dispatch
The Richmond Times-Dispatch is a Lee Enterprises newspaper that has covered Richmond and Virginia since 1850, publishing at richmond.com, in print and as an E-edition.
Why a feature here matters
It is where Central Virginia readers follow local business, politics, sport and food, so a feature here puts you in front of the region you serve.
Best for: Richmond and Central Virginia businesses, employers, founders, restaurants, health practitioners and community organisations.
How coverage happens at Richmond Times-Dispatch
There are two ways in. The first is to approach the paper yourself. Its Contact page lists newsroom submission options for a news tip, a letter to the editor, an event and an obituary, and the Opinion section runs letters and guest columns. This is free, but it is slow, there is no promise of a reply, and the editors decide what runs. The second is to work with DNA. We develop the angle with you, write the feature to the Times-Dispatch standard, manage the placement and send you the draft first. Nothing goes live until you have approved every word, and we will tell you if your story suits a different outlet better.
The kind of story that lands
The Times-Dispatch is built around Richmond and Virginia. Its menus cover local news, crime and courts, politics, education and markets; business with On the Move and Top Workplaces; high school, college and professional sport; and Lifestyles pages on arts and theatre, food and cooking, home and garden, health, travel and faith. The stories that suit it have a clear regional angle: a Richmond employer growing, a local founder solving a Virginia problem, a restaurant with a story behind it, or a practitioner with advice for local readers. A story with no Virginia connection belongs in a national title instead.
How to Get Featured in the Richmond Times-Dispatch
What the Richmond Times-Dispatch is
The Richmond Times-Dispatch is Richmond's news title, published at richmond.com, in print and as an E-edition. It is a Lee Enterprises newspaper and says it has been telling Virginia's story since 1850, marking its 175th anniversary with a series on its own history. Its About page says it specialises in business, sports and entertainment coverage alongside news reporting and commentary, and highlights Michael Paul Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning columns.
If you want to get featured in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the realistic routes are a news tip to the newsroom, a letter or guest column for the Opinion section, or a feature developed and placed with an agency such as DNA. Which one fits depends on whether you have news, an argument or a story about your work in Central Virginia.
What the Richmond Times-Dispatch covers
The menus are organised around Richmond and Virginia. News covers local news, crime and courts, politics, state and regional stories, education, nation and world, and markets. Business includes local business, On the Move and Top Workplaces. Sports runs from high school to college and professional teams. Lifestyles covers arts and theatre, food and cooking, home and garden, health, parenting, travel and faith, with an Event Calendar. Community pages carry Mechanicsville-Ashland Local, Powhatan Today and The Goochland Gazette, which Lee also publishes.
How to get featured in the Richmond Times-Dispatch
The Contact page lists four newsroom submission options: News Tip, Obituary, Letter to the Editor and Event. It also gives newsroom and Editorial Opinion phone lines and the paper's address in Mechanicsville. A news tip should be specific to Richmond or Virginia, short and factual, with a named person who can speak to it. The newsroom decides whether to follow it up.
A feature about your business or expertise is different. DNA develops the angle with you, writes it to the paper's standard and manages the placement, and you approve every word before it goes live.
How to submit an op-ed to the Richmond Times-Dispatch
The Opinion menu includes Submit a letter, Letters, Editorial and Columnists, and the Opinion page runs pieces labelled Guest column. We did not find a separately published op-ed submission page or word limit on the site, so we are not going to guess at one. The options are to use the letter form for a short response, to contact the opinion desk through the Editorial Opinion line on the Contact page, or to work with an agency that can advise on the right route.
A guest column needs an argument, not a promotion. Tie it to a live Richmond or Virginia issue, write in plain language and be clear about any personal interest in the subject.
How to submit an obituary to the Richmond Times-Dispatch
Obituary is one of the newsroom submission options on the Contact page, which also lists a dedicated obituaries phone line and email address. In the Obituaries menu, a link titled Share a story leads to a separate obituary placement site for the Times-Dispatch, and the same menu lets readers browse recent obituaries or search for one. Families with questions about wording or deadlines should contact the obituaries desk directly. DNA does not handle obituaries.
What makes a strong piece for the Richmond Times-Dispatch
Local relevance comes first. A Richmond employer expanding, a Henrico or Chesterfield founder solving a regional problem, a restaurant group with a story behind its menu, or a health practitioner with advice for Virginians fits the sections above. Specific numbers, named places and a reason the story matters now carry more weight than adjectives. If your audience is national rather than Virginian, a title such as USA Today is the more natural target.
How the process works with DNA
We start by understanding your business and finding the Richmond angle that suits the paper's sections. We write the feature to the Times-Dispatch standard and send you the draft. You approve every word before anything goes live, and we manage the placement from there.
How long it takes
Expect weeks rather than days. Shaping the angle and agreeing the draft takes time, and news events can move a story. We do not promise a date or an outcome.
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Questions about Richmond Times-Dispatch
Is the Richmond Times-Dispatch coverage a real, published feature?
Yes. It is a genuine article published on the outlet, written about you and your work — not an ad you design yourself.
How long does it take?
Most placements take weeks rather than days. We give you a realistic timeline for Richmond Times-Dispatch before we start, and never promise a date we cannot control.
What if I am not happy with the draft?
You review and revise until it is right. Nothing publishes without your approval.
How do I submit an op-ed to the Richmond Times-Dispatch?
The site offers a Submit a letter form in its Opinion menu and runs guest columns, but we found no separate published op-ed submission page. The Contact page lists an Editorial Opinion phone line for questions about the opinion section.
How do I submit an obituary to the Richmond Times-Dispatch?
The Contact page lists Obituary as a newsroom submission option and gives an obituaries phone line and email address. The Share a story link in the Obituaries menu leads to the paper's obituary placement site.
Can I submit a news story to the Richmond Times-Dispatch?
Yes, as a news tip through the option on the Contact page. The newsroom decides whether to pursue it. For a feature about your business, DNA can develop the story and manage the placement once you approve the draft.