Atlanta News First
Online Media
Atlanta News First
atlantanewsfirst.com
Online Media

Atlanta News First (WANF) is a CBS affiliate serving Atlanta, Georgia, delivering over 32 hours weekly of local news, weather, sports, and traffic coverage to the #7 U.S. TV market. Targeting Atlanta-area viewers, the station combines traditional broadcasting with digital platforms to provide timely storytelling and breaking news. Owned by Gray TV, it also operates PeachtreeTV and features popular CBS programming, making it a comprehensive multimedia outlet for regional news and entertainment.

PR target profile

Reach Atlanta News First with the right story.

Atlanta News First is a online media with 10 journalists in the Presscloud database. The newsroom mainly covers HR and Career, Fit & healthy, Tech and ICT, Food & Beverage. Your best shot is a personal pitch that builds on what a journalist recently published.

Atlanta News First is worth pitching when your news has clear relevance for people, businesses, or organizations in the Atlanta area. It can be a useful outlet for stories that need strong local context and for announcements that fit a regional news environment with consumer, business, medical, or technology angles.

Presscloud tracks 10 journalists at Atlanta News First, spread across its various editorial teams. This page summarizes what the medium covers, which stories have potential, and how to effectively approach the editorial team.

Search traffic origin
Where the search traffic comes from
88%
United States
United States 88%
South Africa 7%
Other 5%

Estimated share of organic search traffic by country.

Outlet at a glance
10
journalists tracked
76.5K
estimated website visitors per month
Company details
Founded 1971
Headquarters Atlanta, Georgia
Employees 51-200 employees
Editorial structure

10 journalists, spread across the various editorial teams

The biggest desks highlighted. Journalists can belong to multiple desks, so the tiles do not add up to the total.

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HR and Career
1
journalists
Fit & healthy
1
journalists
Tech and ICT
1
journalists
Food & Beverage
1
journalists

What Atlanta News First covers

Atlanta News First has a tracked newsroom presence across the desks HR and Career, Fit & healthy, Tech and ICT, and Food & Beverage. That means your pitch should match this outlet’s online news format and clearly fit one of those known editorial areas.

Beats the editorial team relies on

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Consumers
IT/ICT
Medical
Business

How to pitch successfully to Atlanta News First

Pitch Atlanta News First with a clear local angle for the Atlanta area and a straightforward reason the story matters now. Keep your email specific to the desk you want to reach, especially if your news fits HR and Career, Fit & healthy, Tech and ICT, or Food & Beverage. Give the editor or reporter a concise summary, credible sources, and any regional context that makes the story relevant for its audience.

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Pitch checklist
Lead with the Atlanta angle
Match your story to the right desk
Keep the subject line specific
Explain why the news matters now
Include a concise summary and sources
Tailor your pitch to online media
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Frequently asked questions about Atlanta News First

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You improve your chances by sending a timely pitch with a clear Atlanta angle and a strong fit with the outlet’s known desks and online news format.
Known desk areas include HR and Career, Fit & healthy, Tech and ICT, and Food & Beverage. Pitches should clearly connect to one of those areas or to the outlet’s broader regional news role.
Pitch the most relevant contact for your topic and desk area. Presscloud helps you build a targeted press list for Atlanta News First and other outlets that match your story.
Atlanta News First has a broad regional role in the Atlanta market and a newsroom structure that spans several editorial areas. That makes it relevant for locally targeted stories with clear public interest.
It can be, especially when your story has direct relevance for the Atlanta area and fits business, consumer, technology, health, career, or food related coverage.
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