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Atlanta’s most qualified and engaged audience
Connect with metro Atlanta’s most influential audiences through Rough Draft, the region’s leading hyperlocal media organization. For more than three decades, we have delivered non-sensational, high-quality journalism to almost one million monthly readers in print, online, and via email newsletters.
Our qualified and engaged audience in Atlanta’s most dynamic neighborhoods offers advertisers cross-platform access to key decision makers.
Contact us to learn how a marketing partnership with Rough Draft can elevate your brand and drive results.
Print Advertising
Our premium print products are delivered via direct mail to homes, ensuring they are read and shared. Papers are also available at leading businesses like Whole Foods, VinoTeca, Goldberg’s, Manuel’s Tavern, and 3 Parks Wine.
Reporter Newspapers
Reporter Newspapers (circ: 63,000) are published monthly in Brookhaven, Buckhead, Dunwoody, Sandy Springs, and Tucker.
Atlanta Intown
Atlanta Intown (circ: 27,000) is published monthly and distributed to homes and businesses across the city’s intown neighborhoods, including Ansley Park, Candler Park, Decatur, Druid Hills, Emory, Inman Park, Midtown, Morningside, Virginia-Highland, and more.
Georgia Voice
Georgia Voice, the leading LGBTQ+ news organization (circ: 4,000), is published monthly and distributed at key businesses across the city’s intown neighborhoods, including Ansley Park, Candler Park, Decatur, Druid Hills, Inman Park, Midtown, Morningside, Virginia-Highland, and more.
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Digital Advertising
Website display
Our website, RoughDraftAtlanta.com, features daily updates from metro Atlanta, including news and information about local government, public safety, education, dining, arts, business, and much more.
The site is uncluttered and does not have programmatic advertising. It features high-impact branding opportunities for local and regional businesses, as well as sponsored content opportunities.
We sell digital display ads on a share-of-voice model in 10% increments, and no page on our site has more than ten ads, ensuring an uncluttered presentation that maximizes both user experience and advertiser value.
Our ad units are designed to be readable across mobile and desktop.
Email Newsletters
Newsletters provide daily engagement with readers, and we deliver more than 1.7 million monthly emails.
Rough Draft is our daily, morning newsletter that goes to 45k subscribers across the region.
We also have Silver Streak (Seniors), Sketchbook (Art), Side Dish & Family Meal (Food), Scene (Film), Stacks (Books), and Y’alla (Jewish Community).
There are display, text, and sponsored content options available for email. Read about Rough Draft newsletter sponsorships here.
“Even my friends who don’t follow the news read Rough Draft.”
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Sponsored Content
Sponsored Content (also called Branded Content, Promoted Content, Thought Leadership, or Advertorial) is an effective branding and engagement vehicle for businesses and organizations that want to share their unique story.
Based on a needs assessment, a Rough Draft Atlanta content strategist will work with you to craft a content plan that highlights the areas of your business you want to showcase. You’ll work with our professional writers to ensure that content is high quality, and you’ll approve everything before it’s published on our site.
Sponsored content appears on our homepage for a month and can also be promoted through our email newsletters and on social media. The stories will live in our archives forever, providing continued SEO benefits.
Contact us today to learn more about one of our Sponsored Content packages.
Print Circulation & Distribution
| PUBLICATION | MONTHLY CIRCULATION |
| Reporter Newspapers – Sandy Springs – Buckhead – Dunwoody – Brookhaven – Tucker | 63,000 22,000 (30327, 30328, 30342, 30350) 16,000 (30305) 10,000 (30338, 30350) 10,000 (30319, 30324) 5,000 (30084) |
| Atlanta Intown | 27,000 (30306, 30307, 30308, 30309, 30312) |
Georgia Voice TOTAL | 4,000 94,000 |
Editorial Calendar – 2026
| MONTH | ATLANTA INTOWN | REPORTER NEWSPAPERS | GEORGIA VOICE |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 20 Under 20 | Education | 20 Under 20 | Education | Legislative Preview |
| February 2026 | Camps | Central Atlanta Progress | Camps | Valentine’s Black History Month |
| March 2026 | Camps | Camps | Spring Arts Preview |
| April 2026 | Camps | Druid Hills Tour of Homes | Camps | Focus on Brookhaven Business | Home & Real Estate Spring Dining Sports & Hobbies |
| May 2026 | Camps | Virginia-Highlands Porchfest | Camps | Summer Events Health & Wellness |
| June 2026 | Mid-Year Real Estate Update | Mid-Year Real Estate Update | National Pride Month |
| July 2026 | Pets & Their People | Pets & Their People | Dunwoody 4th of July Parade | Pets & Their People The Drag Issue |
| August 2026 | High School Football Preview | High School Football Preview | Fall Arts Preview |
| September 2026 | Education Decatur Book Festival | Education | Corporate Volunteer Council IMPACT Awards | Education Out on Film Decatur Book Festival |
| October 2026 | Atlanta Pride Travel | Travel MJCCA Book Festival | Atlanta Pride Books |
| November 2026 | Dining Out | Dining Out | Holiday Gifts Dining Out |
| December 2026 | Sandy Springs 20th Anniversary | Eat Drink & Be Merry Year in Review | |
| January 2027 | 20 Under 20 | Education | 20 Under 20 | Education |
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