Get Featured
Get Featured in The Tribune
The Tribune is an English daily first published in 1881 and now published from Chandigarh, with a strong North India footprint and editions including Chandigarh, Gurugram, Jalandhar and Bathinda. Indian PR Distribution (IPRD)® builds your story, finds its regional relevance and pursues coverage in print or online.
Editorial coverage is decided independently by The Tribune and its editorial team.
English daily, published from Chandigarh
- Type
- English daily, print newspaper and online portal
- Published from
- Chandigarh; first published in Lahore in 1881
- Key sections
- India, regional news, business, education, health, sports, culture
- Read by
- Readers across North India: Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Chandigarh and beyond
Four routes
What "getting featured" can actually mean.
These are different things and should never be confused.
| Route | What it is | Guaranteed? | How IPRD helps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Editorial coverage | A Tribune journalist chooses to write about you, quote you or interview you | No. The publication decides | Built over months: the story, the angles and the right journalists |
| Media pitching | A tailored story or expert view presented to a specific Tribune journalist or editor | No | Tailored pitches to the right beat (media pitching) |
| Press release distribution | Your announcement distributed through newswires and partner networks | Distribution yes; Tribune pickup no | Available on its own: we write and distribute it (press release distribution) |
| Sponsored or brand content | Advertising or a paid format offered by the publication, labelled as such | Yes, as a commercial format | Available on its own; always identified as paid |
Story matcher
Where your news fits in The Tribune.
At The Tribune the geography often decides the story. These are typical matches, not guaranteed routes.
- Business expansion or new facility in the regionBusiness, or the relevant edition such as Jalandhar or Bathinda
- Startup funding or milestoneBusiness, with a clear regional or employment angle
- New campus or education initiativeEducation, or the edition serving that city
- Hospital or healthcare developmentHealth, framed on evidence and patient access
- Infrastructure or real estate projectRegional and civic news
- Founder or leadership viewInterviews or an opinion contribution, through thought leadership PR
- Timely company or technology newsThe online portal, tribuneindia.com
- Story for Punjabi or Hindi readersSister titles Punjabi Tribune or Dainik Tribune, alongside Punjabi PR distribution; see also our guide to the 10 most popular Punjabi newspapers
Strong or weak story
Not every announcement belongs in The Tribune.
Strong candidates
- Businesses with a meaningful development in North India
- Educational institutions and healthcare organisations
- Startups with substantive milestones and local impact
- Infrastructure, hospitality and tourism developments
- Founders and experts with strong regional or national relevance
Weak candidates
- Routine promotional offers
- Stories with no regional or public relevance
- Superlatives that cannot be verified
- Requests based only on the newspaper's prestige
How we work
How we build toward Tribune coverage.
- 01
Baseline
We study the business, your current coverage and the Tribune editions and beats that matter, and agree what a realistic first year looks like.
- 02
Story
We build the narrative and a pipeline of angles: regional, business, institutional or expert, matched to print or the online portal.
- 03
Relationships and pitching
Month by month we prepare spokespeople and pitch the right journalists, through our media relations work.
- 04
Report and refine
Monthly reports of outreach and verified coverage, print and online, with editorial, distribution and paid results kept separate.
Before you pitch
A media-ready story answers eight questions.
- What happened?
- Why now?
- Why does it matter?
- Who is affected?
- What evidence supports it?
- What is new or different?
- Who can speak to it credibly?
- Which city or state in North India cares?
- Organisation background and spokesperson profile
- Dates, figures and supporting data, verified
- Authorised quotes and high-quality images
- The location and the local or public impact
What we do not promise
Transparent about editorial independence.
- Guaranteed editorial publication in The Tribune, print or online
- A guaranteed journalist response
- Guaranteed positive coverage
- Guaranteed backlinks or search rankings
- Guaranteed AI Overview or LLM citations
- Paid content presented as editorial
FAQ
The Tribune PR questions
How can I get featured in The Tribune?
The most credible route is a genuinely relevant story, usually with clear North India relevance, presented to the right Tribune journalist. Indian PR Distribution (IPRD)® builds the story and relationships over several months.
Can IPRD guarantee a feature in The Tribune?
No. Independent editorial coverage is controlled by The Tribune and its editorial team. What we control is the strength of the story and where it is pitched.
Is it The Tribune or The Tribune India?
The publication's name is The Tribune. The Tribune India is a common search phrase, and tribuneindia.com is its online portal.
What is the difference between print and the online portal?
The print newspaper runs in editions such as Chandigarh, Gurugram, Jalandhar and Bathinda. The online portal carries continuously updated news. The e-paper is the digital version of the print editions, not a separate format.
Can a regional story be relevant to The Tribune?
Yes. With a strong North India footprint and multiple editions, local impact in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh or Jammu and Kashmir is often what makes a story work.
Can educational institutions and hospitals get featured?
Potentially, when there is a meaningful development: a new campus, research, a partnership, patient access or a public-interest initiative, backed by verified facts.
Can I use a press release to get into The Tribune?
A press release communicates an announcement, but distribution does not mean The Tribune will publish it independently. For a fixed-date announcement, press release distribution or a sponsored format is the dependable route.
Does IPRD offer sponsored placements in The Tribune?
Commercial options depend on the publication's current products and terms. Any paid, advertising or sponsored format is identified clearly as commercial and never presented as independent editorial coverage.
How do I start a Tribune PR campaign?
Share the business background, your region and what you want to achieve. For editorial coverage we propose a plan built around your story; for an announcement that must run on a fixed date, we recommend press release distribution or a sponsored format instead.
Start a campaign
Have a story worth telling?
Share the announcement, the audience and the outlets you want. We reply with the right route, the expected coverage and a quote, usually within one working day.
Contact
You have a story.
We can help it travel.
Tell us what you are announcing and who should hear it. We will come back with the right route and a scope.
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