How to Submit

To get something posted on South King Media’s network of local websites, please follow these instructions:

Have a Story Idea or News Tip?

• If you have a news tip or story idea, please email it to scott@southkingmedia.com or call our office at ‪(206) 659-1282‬. You can also text us or leave a voicemail 24/7 at (206) 659-8768.
• If you’re a business owner interested in Advertising, or would like a “Blogvertorial” (aka Native/Sponsored Advertising) story posted, please contact Sales Manager Theresa Schaefer at vtheresa@comcast.net, or call our office at (206) 659-1282.

To Advertise:

To get your company’s marketing in front of our engaged, local monthly Readers – and our growing, highly-engaged social media network – please email Sales Manager Theresa Schaefer directly at vtheresa@comcast.net or call our office at ‪(206) 659-1282‬.

Crimes

If you’ve been the victim of a crime in the area, please email an incident/case number, date, location, photos/videos if available and description of what happened to scott@southkingmedia.com, and we’ll consider doing a story about it.

We believe that sharing crime news is an important way to promote community safety, awareness, and accountability. It also helps to inform and educate our readers about criminal activity in the area, including the types of crimes being committed and where they are occurring. This knowledge can help individuals take precautions to avoid becoming victims themselves, and also assist law enforcement in their investigations.

Obituaries:

Obits cost just $125 each – a much better deal than paying upwards of $1,500 or more for an obit in a Seattle newspaper (plus, we rank very high in Google searches)! Please send text and a photo to scott@southkingmedia.com.

Letters to The Editor:

We welcome comments from our engaged readers in the form of Letters to the Editor.

• Letters may be submitted by email to scott@southkingmedia.com.
• Letters must include the author’s full name and city of residence/neighborhood, which will be published. A physical address, email, and phone number must also be provided for verification purposes only.
• Anonymous letters or those using pseudonyms will not be published.
• Letters submitted on behalf of multiple parties must designate one spokesperson. Example: “– Jane Doe on behalf of the following 22 residents.”
• Writers are limited to one letter per month.
• Letters should not exceed 600 words. Longer letters may be edited or cut at the editor’s discretion.
• All submissions are subject to editing for style, grammar, and factual accuracy. We may request citations if claims are made.
• Letters containing profanity, false claims, or potentially libelous statements will not be published.
• Please do not make any personal attacks or spread mis/dis-information.
• Letters responding to previously published letters should reference the headline and publication date rather than the author’s name.
• During election years, letters about ballot measures or candidates will not be published within two weeks of Election Day. Because we often receive a high volume of letters during elections, we may also note contributor information available on the PDC website.
• We do not post every Letter to the Editor we receive. However, we advise Letter writers to write with calm clarity, facts and not emotion. 

IMPORTANT NOTE: Given the current, highly-charged political climate, we are taking additional care and time in reviewing all Letters to the Editor before publication. This ensures that the letters we share foster constructive, local community conversation without unnecessarily inflaming tensions. We ask all contributors to keep this in mind when writing.

Pets:

If you’ve found or lost a pet, please email text about the animal (where lost or found, detailed description, etc.) – along with a .jpeg photo if possible – to scott@southkingmedia.com.

Photos:

We occasionally run a feature called “Photo Friday,” and we’re always looking for interesting pics. If you have any photos for us, please email minimum 1200-pixel wide, higher-resolution .JPEG(s) to scott@southkingmedia.com.

Event Listings:

FOR NON-PROFITS

We typically do not charge for basic event listings in our events calendar (email info to scott@southkingmedia.com). Should you wish to have greater exposure (including on social media), at our standard non-profit rate of 15% off rate card pricing or learn about making us an in-kind media sponsor, please email vtheresa@comcast.net. We can work with most any budget.

FOR BUSINESSES

For for-profits/businesses, we charge $250 for a featured ‘Blogvertorial’ story, which appears in our regular, main content section as a “Sponsored Post,” and if it’s an event, also in our Event Calendar. Email your text (and attach photos/posters/etc.) if you’d like it posted, and we will then email you an Invoice.

How to Repay Us for Helping You:

• DONATE TO US! Please support us – your generous donation can help us continue and expand our award-winning local journalism by:
  • THANK US PUBLICLY AT YOUR EVENT! A simple “Thanks to The B-Town Blog” shout-out will make us all fuzzy and warm!
  • MAKE US AN IN-KIND SPONSOR! Email scott@southkingmedia.com and we’ll send you a high-res version of our logo, which you can place on your poster/website.
  • Donate to our Freelance Fund! These funds are earmarked to pay local Writers/Creators to do work for us. Email scott@southkingmedia.com for details.
  • Recommend/Share us to others who might enjoy our services.
  • BE NICE! Mean people suck. We’re humans with feelings too…a small Mom & Pop/totally indie local family biz in fact!

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call us at (206) 659-1282 or email scott@southkingmedia.com. Please note that we receive a LOT of emails everyday; if we don’t respond right away it’s not that we’re ignoring you – it’s more likely that we’ve overlooked it (so just ping us again!).

THANKS for your consideration!