Town and Country Newspaper

Submitting Press Releases

The Town and Country newspaper will accept news, sports, and other information from groups and organizations throughout our circulation area. We encourage community, business, and public officials to designate and authorize a person or persons to submit information on their behalf. To avoid multiple submissions of like information, the newspaper may not accept the responsibility of publishing press releases without this authorization. A letter should be sent to the newspaper’s office, on your letterhead, identifying the authorized designate for the group. All press releases are subject to editing by newspaper staff.

When submitting a release, the following rules must be followed:

Press releases must always contain a contact name and phone number.
Releases must always report actual events. Opinions should not be expressed within the release.
Because we can’t guarantee a press release will publish on a specific week, those with date-sensitive information should be submitted as an advertisement to ensure your message gets to your intended audience on time.
News releases that, in the editor’s opinion, specifically promote a commercial enterprise or product will be considered for the Business Page section of the publication only and must conform to #5 of this policy.
Advertorials are press releases that promote a commercial enterprise, business or product and will be limited to the Business Section. They must be less than 250 words. If a photo is to be published with the promotional information, the release must be less than 200 words. These items will be published as space is available, and priority may be given to regular advertisers and businesses new to the area. Published advertorials will be limited to one per business in each calendar year.
Press releases must be less than 400 words. If a photo is to be published with the information, the release must be less than 250 words.
All releases and advertorials are subject to editing for size and content.
Press releases can be e-mailed to:
townandcountry@upvnews.com
Email is preferred but releases can be faxed to
(215) 679-5077, or dropped off at our office.
If you are e-mailing your press release, the information must be contained in an attachment and should be in Rich Text Format (RTF).
If you are e-mailing your photos, they must be sent as an attachment in TIF or JPG format, at least 200 DPI – no HTML photos will be published. Photos can also be brought into the office for scanning.

Following these guidelines will help your release through the editing process. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that every press release sent to the Town and Country newspaper will be published.