Commentary submission

These are Federal News Network’s basic requirements for columns:

• 750-1,250 words. There is some flexibility in length, but this should be the target.
• The column/commentary cannot be product-focused or a marketing piece, but should show thought leadership on a specific topic.
  • Proprietary research, such as industry surveys, may be discussed.
  • This means we do not allow any discussion of vendor-specific products, services, work performed, or other promotions of a specific vendor in commentaries.
• The column should be at least 75% exclusive content to Federal News Network.
• We do edit the column/commentary but mainly for style and grammar.
  • Please do not double space after periods.
  • Only capitalize the first word of the headline.
• Hyperlink sources and references. Do not use footnotes.
• Depending on the column/commentary, there may be opportunity for the SME to come on the air to discuss their column. This will occur at our discretion.
• Many times there is no real deadline on our end. If there is a timeliness issue from your perspective, please let us know.
• Please send a high resolution photo of the author. The image should be an authentic photograph, not one generated by or altered with AI tools.
• Commentaries are considered final upon acceptance, after which changes will only be accepted if new information or events would render the commentary untrue.
• Federal News Network will not accept outside commentaries that we know or have reason to believe were generated by AI. If, after a commentary has been published, we determine that it was generated in whole or in part by AI, we reserve the right to remove that content from our site and disclose to our audience our belief that it was not properly attributed to a large language model.
  

  To submit a commentary, column or op-ed for consideration by Federal News Network, please fill out this form. We will respond to pitches of interest to our audience.

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