Quick answer: You can advertise on Cubed News through display placements and clearly labelled sponsored formats that reach an informed, news-literate audience. All advertising is brand-safe, disclosed and fully independent of our reporting. Contact us to request current rates and a media kit tailored to the goals of your specific campaign.
Key takeaways
- What you can buy: display advertising and labelled sponsored formats on an independent news site.
- Audience: engaged readers of general news and explainers who weigh what they read.
- Rates: priced by campaign, placement and duration — request current rates.
- Brand safety: placements sit beside carefully edited news, never harmful content.
- Independence: advertising never influences our reporting — our coverage is never for sale.
Why advertise on a news site
Advertising on a news site puts your message in a context readers trust. People arrive at Cubed News to understand what is happening and why, which means they are attentive rather than distracted. That attention is exactly what makes news advertising effective: your placement is seen by people who are already reading closely. Because our journalism is independent and carefully edited, the environment around your advertising is credible and brand-safe.
Context is a form of endorsement, even when nothing is said outright. An advertisement seen beside careful, trusted reporting borrows some of that trust, in a way the same advertisement never would beside low-quality or cluttered content. This is the quiet advantage of advertising on a genuine news site rather than a generic network: you are not just buying impressions, you are buying the setting those impressions appear in. For brands that care how and where they are seen, that setting is often worth more than raw volume.
Advertising formats
We keep formats simple and effective, and we will recommend the mix that fits your goal:
- Display placements across our news and explainer pages, sold by campaign.
- Sponsored articles for a longer message told in your own voice, clearly labelled.
- Section or campaign sponsorship aligning your brand with relevant coverage.
- Bundled campaigns that combine display with sponsored content for reach and depth.
Who advertises with us
Our advertisers are brands, organisations, agencies and institutions that want to reach a news-literate audience. Some run a single awareness burst; others maintain a steady presence over a season. What they share is a message that benefits from a trusted, considered setting rather than a noisy one. If that describes your campaign, a news site is a strong place to run it.
We are happy to work directly with in-house marketing teams and with agencies buying on behalf of clients. In either case we aim to be a straightforward partner: clear on what inventory is available, honest about what a given format can realistically deliver, and quick to flag when a different approach would serve the brief better. We would rather build a repeat relationship on that basis than win a single campaign by overpromising.
How to advertise: the process
- Send your brief — goals, audience, budget range and timing — via our contact page.
- We recommend formats and share current rates and availability.
- You approve creative, placement and schedule.
- We publish and label the campaign, then report on delivery.
Advertising rates and how we price
We price news advertising by campaign, placement and duration rather than a fixed public rate card, so quotes match what you actually run. This avoids paying for reach or formats you do not need. Tell us the campaign and we will send current rates, options and turnaround. Request a quote and media kit to start.
Brand safety and standards
Brand safety runs in both directions here. You want your advertising to appear beside content that reflects well on you, and we want the advertising on our pages to reflect well on us. That shared interest is why we review creative before it runs and hold every placement to clear standards:
- Advertising sits beside edited, fact-checked news — never harmful or misleading content.
- All paid placements are clearly labelled so readers know what is commercial.
- We decline advertising that is deceptive, unsafe or unsuitable for a general audience.
- Creative is reviewed for basic accuracy and compliance before it runs.
- We do not run intrusive formats that would degrade the reading experience our audience comes for.
Advertising versus editorial coverage
These are separate, and it matters that they stay that way. Advertising is a placement you buy and we label. Editorial coverage is decided by our team on the merits of the story and cannot be purchased. If your aim is genuine coverage rather than a placement, the honest route is our get featured page. Many campaigns pair paid advertising for reach with a strong pitch for editorial consideration.
Keeping the two apart is not bureaucratic caution — it is what protects the value you are buying. If advertising could quietly purchase coverage, readers would soon learn to distrust everything on the page, and your placement would inherit that distrust. Because our reporting stays independent, the surrounding environment keeps its credibility, and your clearly labelled advertising benefits from appearing in a place readers still believe. In other words, the wall between advertising and editorial is part of what your advertising spend is actually paying for.
Cubed News is an independent news site run by a named editorial team working to a published editorial policy; you can read more about us and see who we are on our team page. Every advertising placement is disclosed in line with the FTC endorsement guidelines, and any affiliate arrangements are covered in our affiliate disclosure. We do not sell undisclosed or disguised paid links, and advertising never shapes what we report.
Start your campaign
Ready to advertise? Send your brief through our contact page or email partners@cubednews.com, and we will reply with recommended formats, current rates and a media kit. If you want a broader arrangement, our partnerships and work with us pages explain the wider options. The more you can tell us about your objective, audience and timing at the outset, the sharper and more useful our first response will be — so a few extra lines of context in your enquiry are always worth including, and there is no obligation attached to asking for a quote or a copy of the current media kit.
Frequently asked questions
How do I advertise on Cubed News?
Send your campaign brief via our contact page or email partners@cubednews.com. We recommend formats and share current rates and availability.
What advertising formats do you offer?
Display placements, clearly labelled sponsored articles, section or campaign sponsorship, and bundled campaigns that combine reach with depth.
How much does news advertising cost?
Rates depend on campaign, placement and duration. Request current rates and a media kit with details of what you plan to run.
Is your inventory brand-safe?
Yes. Advertising runs beside edited, fact-checked news, and we decline deceptive or unsafe creative unsuitable for a general audience.
Can advertising get me editorial coverage?
No. Editorial coverage is decided on merit and cannot be bought. For the honest route to coverage, see our get featured page.
Do you provide a media kit?
Yes. We share a current media kit on request so you can review formats, audience context and options.
Are adverts labelled?
Yes. Every paid placement is clearly labelled in line with the FTC guidelines so readers can tell advertising from journalism.
Do you have a media kit and news advertising rates?
Yes — request our media kit and current rates via the contact page; we share reach, formats and pricing on enquiry.
What news advertising formats do you offer?
Directly sold display placements, clearly disclosed sponsored content, and ongoing partnership campaigns.
Do you work with news advertising agencies?
Yes — we work directly with agencies and brands. Tell us your goals via the contact page.