Metropolitan daily newspaper

Does a SF Examiner article count as O-1 evidence?

Short answer

Yes — and it is one of the stronger exhibits available at this price.

Our rating: Strong exhibit. That is our editorial judgement, not a legal opinion — your attorney decides what goes in the file.

Why it counts

A San Francisco daily founded in 1863 with one of the most recognisable mastheads in American newspaper history. The best US metro name in its price band, and the obvious fit for a technology applicant.

The angle that works here

Technology, startups, housing or civic innovation in the Bay Area.

The facts an attorney will ask for

Publication type

Metropolitan daily newspaper

Domain Authority

82 (Domain Rating 80)

Monthly site traffic

212K. This is the publication's traffic, not the readership of your article.

Region

How long it stays up

Permanently. The publisher does not remove it.

Indexed by Google

Yes

Typical time to publication

1-3 d

What this will not do. One article rarely carries a criterion on its own, and published media is only one of several. We do not provide immigration legal advice and we cannot guarantee USCIS accepts anything. If your attorney says press is not your weakest point, believe them and spend the money elsewhere.

Other dailies that qualify

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel$1,170 Indianapolis Star$1,170 STL Today$1,170 Wisconsin State Journal$1,170 JPost$1,080 Times of Malta$900

What happens after you buy

Same day

A named person emails you to confirm the outlets and the start date.

Days 1–4

We write the article. You get the draft and two rounds of changes — you do not write it. A third rewrite is charged as a new article at $300.

Days 4–14

It goes to the publisher and runs. Turnaround per outlet is on its card before you buy.

On publication

You get the live URL and a PDF capture. Not published inside 30 days and you are refunded.