How to Get Featured on Fox News — The Real Roadmap

Fox News is a large organization with multiple divisions that handle completely different requests. The table below maps each goal to the correct contact point. Going to the wrong door is the most common and most avoidable reason pitches disappear.

Behind every search about getting featured on Fox News is one of a handful of very specific situations: a person with a story they think deserves coverage, someone who has a complaint about a report, a professional wanting to build visibility as a media expert, or a business owner curious about advertising. Here is what each of those actually involves.

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  How do I contact Fox News with a story? Primary route: foxnews.com/tips — the official story tip form · For digital reporters: find their byline at foxnews.com and email directly · For local stories: contact your local Fox affiliate, not the national network

  Fox News maintains a dedicated story tip submission form at foxnews.com/tips where you can describe your story, attach documents or photos up to 25 MB, and include your contact information. The team states they review every submission but cannot guarantee a response to all tips — that is standard at any major newsroom. The more specific and documented your tip, the better its chances of moving past an initial review. A paragraph that says “I believe something is happening” gets ignored. A submission that says “here is what happened, here is the documentation, here is the name and contact of someone who can verify it on camera, and here is why this matters to a national audience” has a real chance of getting a call back. If you know which specific Fox News reporter covers your topic area — health, business, crime, politics, military — emailing them directly through their foxnews.com byline page is often more effective than the general tip form.
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  How do I contact Fox News by phone? Fox News does not publish a public news tip phone number for viewer contact · The main Fox News switchboard: (212) 301-3000 — useful for routing calls to specific departments · Local Fox affiliates have individual phone numbers listed at fox.com/affiliates

  The national Fox News Channel does not operate a publicly listed tip hotline where a viewer can call and reach a news producer directly. The main network number, (212) 301-3000, connects to the general switchboard at their Manhattan headquarters at 1211 Avenue of the Americas. From there, the operator can route calls to specific departments — but cold-calling for story coverage is generally less effective than a written, documented tip. Local Fox stations are a different matter: each affiliate publishes its own phone number and news department contact information on its website. If your story is local, calling or emailing the local Fox station news desk is far more likely to result in coverage than calling the national network. For Fox11 in Los Angeles, the lobby is (310) 584-2000. For your specific affiliate, go to fox.com/affiliates, find your market, and use the contact page on that station’s site.
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  How do I submit a Fox News opinion piece? Email [email protected] · Include the full draft, a short author bio establishing your credentials, and a one-paragraph pitch explaining why this topic matters to Fox’s audience right now · Op-eds should run 600–900 words · First-person perspective, strong opening line, clear argument

  Fox News Digital publishes opinion content from outside contributors regularly — not just from its staff anchors. The opinion section covers policy, culture, military and veterans’ issues, business and economics, health, faith, and current events. The strongest submissions have three things in common: a clear argument rather than a general complaint, a timely hook that connects to something the network is already covering, and an author whose background lends credibility to the argument they’re making. A retired military officer writing about veterans’ policy, a doctor writing about healthcare regulation, a small business owner writing about a specific economic issue — these carry more weight than a general opinion with no author expertise. Practical tips: write at the 8th grade reading level (this is a widely used benchmark for broadcast-style writing), use the first person throughout, open with a specific moment or anecdote rather than a statistic, and end with a clear call to action or conclusion. Keep it under 900 words. Attach the draft as a Word document or paste it in the email body.
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  Are guests paid to appear on Fox News? One-time guests: typically not paid · Paid contributors are under formal contract · Starting contributors often receive a per-appearance fee plus a small retainer · Named contributors with formal contracts average $55,000–$95,000/year nationally depending on expertise and exclusivity

  This is one of the most commonly misunderstood aspects of cable news. If a reporter calls you as an expert and asks you to appear on a segment about something in your field, you are a “guest” and you are almost certainly not paid. Network policy across all cable news is to not pay one-time subject matter experts — the appearance itself is the benefit, particularly for authors promoting books, advocates advancing causes, or professionals building credibility. Paid contributors are a different category entirely: these are individuals under formal contracts to appear regularly on the network and provide commentary. They are paid through retainer arrangements, often starting on a per-appearance basis and graduating to annual flat-fee contracts if they resonate with Fox’s audience. Financial disclosures from former Fox contributors who entered government service have revealed that contract contributors have historically been paid anywhere from $31,000 to over $500,000 annually depending on their profile and exclusivity. The average for a standard contributor role nationally is reported in the $55,000–$95,000 range. Getting to that level requires building a media presence first — no one cold-pitches their way to a contributor contract at a major network.
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  How do I contact Fox News investigative reporters? Use foxnews.com/tips for sensitive tips — indicate in the form if you need anonymity · Fox News investigative reporters also have byline pages at foxnews.com with direct contact information · For sensitive sources: tips can be submitted with a request for confidentiality, but Fox cautions no process is foolproof

  Fox News maintains an investigative unit that has broken major stories on government spending, healthcare fraud, veterans’ issues, border security, and other national topics. If you have a genuinely newsworthy tip — documentation of wrongdoing, access to records that reveal something important, or firsthand knowledge of a story with public significance — the tip form at foxnews.com/tips is the right starting point. You can mark your submission as confidential and request that your identity not be disclosed. Fox acknowledges in writing on that page that no submission process is completely secure, which is an honest caveat. For the highest sensitivity tips involving potential retaliation risk, consider consulting a media attorney about secure submission channels before contacting any news organization. Investigative reporters do respond directly to well-documented tips from credible sources — the key words being “well-documented” and “credible.” A tip with supporting documents, a clear chain of events, and a verifiable way to follow up is in a completely different category from a general allegation with no documentation.
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  How do I contact The Five on Fox News? The Five does not maintain a separate public inbox · Contact via help.foxnews.com → Submit a Request, and specify “The Five” in the subject line · The show airs weekdays at 5 PM ET — production decisions are made weeks in advance for guests, days in advance for topics

  The Five is Fox News’s highest-rated program — it averaged nearly 4 million viewers in spring 2026, making it the top non-primetime cable show in the country for 18 consecutive quarters. The current permanent hosts are Greg Gutfeld, Dana Perino, Jesse Watters, with rotating panelists Jessica Tarlov and Harold Ford Jr. As a roundtable opinion format, The Five primarily features its regular hosts debating current events rather than bringing in outside experts as guests — which makes it different from interview-based shows like Special Report or The Story. Occasional guests who appear on The Five tend to be authors launching major books, public figures in the news, or established media personalities. If you are pitching yourself as a guest for The Five specifically, that pitch would go to the show’s booking team, reachable through the general Fox News contact process at help.foxnews.com. Be specific about what you bring that the regular panelists don’t already provide.
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  How do I advertise on Fox News? National television advertising: foxadvertising.com (Fox Corporation advertising sales) · Local advertising: contact your local Fox affiliate’s sales department directly · Fox News digital advertising (website and apps): also through foxadvertising.com · Minimum spends for national TV advertising are typically in the $5,000–$25,000+ range per campaign

  Advertising on Fox News Channel is handled through Fox Corporation’s advertising sales division. National television spots — commercials that air during shows like The Five, Hannity, or Fox News Sunday — are purchased through the Fox advertising team at foxadvertising.com. The cost varies significantly based on time slot, program, season, and current audience demand. Prime time spots (8–11 PM ET) command higher rates than daytime or morning slots. For small and mid-size businesses, local advertising through a Fox affiliate station is often more accessible and affordable than national time — local Fox stations have their own sales teams and rate structures geared toward regional advertisers. Fox News Digital advertising — banner ads, sponsored content, and pre-roll video on foxnews.com and the Fox News app — is also sold through the Fox advertising team and typically has lower entry points than national broadcast. Fox regularly ranks among the top three cable properties for advertiser reach in news content, making it a meaningful channel for brands targeting an adult, largely 45+ audience.
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  How do I contact Fox News with a complaint? For corrections: Porter Berry, Editor-in-Chief Fox News Digital at [email protected] · For general complaints: help.foxnews.com → Submit a request · For factual corrections to a news article: include the story URL, the specific error, and your documentation

  Fox News separates complaint types into different channels. If you believe a specific news article or story contains a factual error, the correction request should go to Porter Berry, the Editor-in-Chief of Fox News Digital, at [email protected]. Include the specific URL of the story, the exact statement you believe is incorrect, and any documentation you have to support the correction. Factual correction requests with clear documentation are taken seriously by professional news organizations — the key word being documentation. For general feedback, opinions about coverage tone or approach, or suggestions for stories: use help.foxnews.com and submit a request ticket, or reach the network through @foxnews on X (formerly Twitter) or through the Fox News Facebook page. For media/press complaints from other news organizations or journalists: contact Irena Briganti, Senior Executive Vice President of Corporate Communications, at [email protected] — that address is for formal media inquiries, not individual viewer complaints.

Fox News covers specific topic areas heavily and others very rarely. Understanding the editorial lane before you pitch saves time and dramatically improves the response rate.

A media consultant, PR professional, or local TV station near you can help shape your story pitch, polish an op-ed, or connect you with reporters in your area. Sometimes local coverage is the fastest path to national attention.