Press Contacts

If you are looking to publicize an event, it’s a great idea to let the press know about it. Here is a list of local contacts that was accurate as of 8/31/22. We ask users to let us know if they find information that has changed so that we can update this list and keep it relevant for everyone. Thanks!

Newspapers

Providence Journal

  • Features:  features@providencejournal.com
  • Calendar listing: https://www.providencejournal.com/thingstodo
  • Phone:  227-7253

Southern Rhode Island Newspapers (SRI)

Chariho Times
Coventry Courier
East Greenwich Pendulum
Narragansett Times
NK Standard-Times

The Independent (covering North Kingstown, South Kingstown, Narragansett)

Westerly Sun

Beacon Communications

Cranston Herald

Johnston Sun Rise

Warwick Beacon

Breeze Publications

The North Providence Breeze
The Valley Breeze of Cumberland & Lincoln
The Valley Breeze
 of North Smithfield and Woonsocket, Providence County; Blackstone, Massachusetts
The Valley Breeze of Pawtucket, Providence County
The Valley Breeze & Observer
 (Smithfield, Scituate, Foster & Glocester, Providence County)

East Bay Newspapers

Barrington Times
Bristol Phoenix
East Providence Post
Sakonnet Times
(Tiverton and Little Compton)
Times-Gazette
  (Warren)
Portsmouth Times 

The Block Island Times

Jamestown Press

Providence Business News

  • Phone: 273-2201

Event/Calendar Listing Sites

  • HeyRhody.com

https://heyrhody.com/calendar/

  • Visit Rhode Island

https://www.visitrhodeisland.com/events/submit/

  • Go Providence   (Providence Warwick Convention Visitors Bureau)

https://www.goprovidence.com/events/

Digital News

GoLocalProv

North Kingstown Patch

Warwick Post

Television

WPRI Channel 12

WJAR Channel 10

WLNE Channel 6

WSBE

Magazines

Motif Magazine (weekly)

  • Events:  getout@motifri.com
  • Event listings:  https://www.eastbayri.com/local/login/
  • Phone:  312-3305

RI Monthly

The Rhode Island Wave