Politics & Government

Political, Government and Public Safety Bloggers Wanted: Share Your Voice on Patch!

From state troopers to volunteer firefighters, town managers to park district directors and local politicians, Patch is home to bloggers from a huge variety of backgrounds. Join us and connect with your community today!

Do you work or volunteer with a local government organization or department? Have news you’d like to share (press releases, calendar items, photos) with your community? You’re in luck. 

At Patch, we offer a free blogging platform for you to post locally-relevant information, news and events -- all while connecting with our established audience of readers close to home. 

Already blogging or writing a newsletter on your own website? Grow your audience by sharing your content on a Patch blog, too! Every post is highlighted on the homepage, in our daily newsletter and promoted on social media.

Find out what's happening in Restonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Click here to start blogging on Reston Patch today!

Maybe you work with the area library and want to promote news of an upcoming author reading, are a politician who wants to connect with local constituents or have photos from a recent park district event you’d like to share.

Find out what's happening in Restonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Blogging is an easy, fun way to communicate, engage and inform. Best of all, your blog is a place to share everything and anything you'd like (so long as it plays by our Terms of Use).

Ready to get started? Click here to start blogging on Reston Patch today!

Questions? Email Community Editor greg.hambrick@patch.com for answers. Ask me, I'm here to help!


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