Welcome to the CNET forums, thank you for joining us!
To answer your question, CNET doesn't have a guest contributor column for CNET News. We do have paid freelance writers that produce content for us, but mostly our articles and content are written by our staff.
Here are a few of our freelance writers CNET profiles:
https://www.cnet.com/profiles/akooser/
https://www.cnet.com/profiles/ericcmack/
https://www.cnet.com/profiles/alinabradford/
If you want to write about a topic you are welcome to post it here in the forums. I just thought of this that maybe of interest to you. If you wanted to host a question on our site, we have the CNET members ask and depending on the question topic you submit, we may feature it. Have a look: https://www.cnet.com/news/cnet-member-asks-submit-your-questions-for-a-chance-to-be-featured-on-our-site/
Here are some past submissions:
https://www.cnet.com/news/cnet-member-asks-what-is-the-best-internet-solution-for-those-in-rural-areas/
https://www.cnet.com/news/cnet-member-asks-would-you-consider-a-blackberry-phone-today/
https://www.cnet.com/news/cnet-member-asks-would-you-purchase-a-social-robot-for-your-home/
I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions.
Cheers,
-Lee
CNET Community
Does anyone have advice on how to be featured on CNET News?
Such as in the internet category perhaps? Something similar to this post:
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/remove-delete-yourself-from-the-internet/

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