Contribute to Las Vegas News
Submit a guest article, opinion, community explainer, professional analysis, or local perspective for editorial review by Las Vegas News. We welcome original, useful, well-sourced contributions that serve readers in Las Vegas, Clark County, Southern Nevada, and the communities connected to our region.
Guest Article Submission Policy
Las Vegas News accepts guest contributions only when they provide genuine public value to Las Vegas and Southern Nevada readers. Guest articles may be edited, fact-checked, declined, delayed, updated, labeled, or removed at editorial discretion.
Important: Submitting an article does not create a right to publication. Publication on Las Vegas News does not guarantee visibility in Google News, Google Discover, Google Search, social platforms, newsletters, or any other distribution channel.
Editorial Independence
Las Vegas News maintains editorial control over all published material. Payment, sponsorship, business affiliation, nonprofit affiliation, public relations interest, legal interest, political interest, or backlink interest never guarantees publication, placement, headline wording, link inclusion, article category, homepage promotion, or search visibility.
Our editors may revise headlines, excerpts, formatting, links, labels, images, structure, and article presentation to improve accuracy, clarity, reader value, transparency, and compliance with editorial standards.
What We Accept
Strong submissions should be original, clear, locally relevant, and useful to readers. We are especially interested in informed perspectives connected to Las Vegas, Clark County, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Downtown Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Strip, Southern Nevada, or Nevada policy.
Opinion & Guest Commentary
Thoughtful perspectives from professionals, community leaders, residents, advocates, and subject-matter experts.
Community Explainers
Helpful explanations of local issues, civic topics, public safety matters, business trends, housing, education, tourism, and neighborhood concerns.
Professional Analysis
Expert analysis from credible contributors with relevant experience, sources, documentation, and clear disclosures.
What We Do Not Accept
Las Vegas News does not accept submissions created primarily for promotion, link building, search manipulation, reputation management, or undisclosed advertising.
Declined Content Types
- Copied, plagiarized, spun, or substantially duplicated articles.
- Press releases submitted as guest articles.
- Articles created mainly to promote a company, client, product, law firm, campaign, service, or affiliate offer.
- Undisclosed sponsored, paid, partner-supported, or materially supported content.
- Generic articles with no meaningful Las Vegas or Southern Nevada connection.
- Keyword-stuffed content written primarily for search engines instead of readers.
Link & SEO Abuse
- Paid backlink requests.
- Keyword-anchor backlink placement.
- Affiliate links that are not clearly disclosed.
- Third-party content created to exploit Las Vegas News’ search visibility or domain reputation.
- Articles whose primary purpose is lead generation, reputation repair, or off-topic brand placement.
- Requests for guaranteed Google News, Discover, or Search performance.
Local Relevance Standards
Every guest article should have a clear connection to readers in Las Vegas or Southern Nevada. Strong submissions explain why the topic matters locally and how it affects residents, workers, visitors, families, businesses, neighborhoods, public agencies, nonprofits, or community institutions.
- Las Vegas, Clark County, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Downtown Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Strip, or Southern Nevada relevance.
- Nevada policy, courts, public safety, housing, business, tourism, education, community development, nonprofit work, or civic life.
- Clear reader benefit, such as explanation, context, professional insight, public awareness, or community problem-solving.
- Specific examples, facts, sources, documentation, or firsthand knowledge where appropriate.
Contributor Requirements
Contributors must provide accurate identity, authorship, and disclosure information. Las Vegas News may decline submissions from authors who do not provide enough information to support transparency, credibility, and accountability.
Fact-Checking, Sources & Documentation
Contributors should include links to primary sources, public records, court filings, government pages, research reports, official statements, direct documentation, interviews, data, or other supporting materials when making factual claims.
Las Vegas News may request additional verification before publication, especially for topics involving crime, courts, public safety, politics, health, housing, nonprofits, legal claims, accusations, financial claims, or public-interest reporting.
Accuracy responsibility: Contributors are responsible for the accuracy, originality, sourcing, and fairness of their submissions. Las Vegas News may edit, fact-check, annotate, correct, update, or decline content as needed.
AI-Assisted Content Policy
AI-assisted drafting tools must be disclosed. Las Vegas News does not accept AI-generated submissions that are not substantially written, verified, and personally reviewed by the contributor.
Contributors remain fully responsible for accuracy, originality, sourcing, quotations, claims, image rights, disclosures, and factual integrity. AI tools may not be used to fabricate quotes, sources, events, credentials, public records, legal claims, interviews, or personal experience.
Disclosures, Conflicts of Interest & Sponsored Content
Contributors must disclose any financial, legal, political, advocacy, business, employment, client, nonprofit, campaign, sponsorship, or reputational interest connected to the article topic.
Sponsored, paid, partner-supported, affiliate-supported, or materially supported content must be clearly disclosed before review. If accepted, such content may be labeled for readers and may include appropriate link attributes such as rel=”sponsored” or rel=”nofollow” at editorial discretion.
Search, sponsorship & link integrity: Las Vegas News does not sell dofollow links, keyword-anchor backlinks, undisclosed editorial placement, or guaranteed search visibility. Any links included in a published article must serve readers and may be edited, removed, marked nofollow, or marked sponsored.
How Guest Articles Are Labeled
Published guest articles may be labeled as Opinion, Guest Commentary, Community Voice, Analysis, Contributor Article, Sponsored, or another appropriate label depending on the content type.
Opinion and guest commentary articles reflect the contributor’s views and do not necessarily represent the views of Las Vegas News, its editors, publisher, partners, advertisers, or affiliated organizations.
Editorial Review Process
Submission does not guarantee publication. Las Vegas News reviews contributor articles for originality, relevance, sourcing, disclosures, reader value, and editorial fit.
Ready to submit a guest article?
Send your original article for editorial review. Include your author bio, local connection, supporting sources, and any required disclosures.
Submit Your Guest ArticleSubmission Checklist
Before submitting, make sure your article is complete, original, transparent, and useful to readers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does submitting a guest article guarantee publication?
No. All submissions are reviewed at editorial discretion. Las Vegas News may accept, decline, edit, delay, update, label, or remove submissions based on editorial standards and reader value.
Can I submit an opinion article?
Yes. Las Vegas News may consider opinion, guest commentary, professional analysis, and community perspectives when they are original, locally relevant, transparent, and useful to readers.
Will my guest article appear in Google News or Google Discover?
Publication on Las Vegas News does not guarantee visibility in Google News, Google Discover, Google Search, social platforms, newsletters, or other distribution channels.
Can I include links in my article?
Links may be included only when they serve readers. Las Vegas News may edit, remove, mark nofollow, or mark sponsored links at editorial discretion. We do not sell dofollow links or keyword-anchor backlink placement.
Do you accept sponsored guest articles?
Sponsored, paid, partner-supported, affiliate-supported, or materially supported content must be disclosed before review. If accepted, it may be clearly labeled for readers.
Do you accept AI-generated articles?
AI-assisted drafting must be disclosed. Las Vegas News does not accept AI-generated submissions that are not substantially written, verified, and personally reviewed by the contributor.
Can businesses, nonprofits, attorneys, or public officials submit articles?
Yes, but contributors must disclose relevant affiliations, interests, clients, sponsors, or conflicts. Articles must serve readers and may not function primarily as promotion, reputation management, or lead generation.
What happens after I submit?
Editors may review the article for relevance, originality, accuracy, sourcing, disclosures, and editorial fit. If the article is accepted, it may be edited and published with appropriate attribution and labeling.
Related Las Vegas News Policies
Contributor submissions are reviewed alongside Las Vegas News’ broader editorial, transparency, and reader-trust standards.