Rough Draft Atlanta delivers a clever, curated, and concise dose of local news each morning. To make sure it lands in your Inbox — not your spam or promotions folder — take a minute to whitelist our addresses and adjust your email settings.

📨 Step 1: Add us to your contacts or safe sender list

Add both of these addresses to your contacts:

This simple step tells your email provider we’re friends, not spam.

💻 Step 2: Mark us as “Primary” or “Not Spam”

Here’s how, depending on your email client:

① Gmail (Mobile)

  • Tap the three gray dots in the top-right corner of the email.
  • Tap “Move to” → “Primary.”

② Gmail (Desktop)

  • Hover over our sender name at the top of the email.
  • Click “Add to Contacts.”
  • (Optional) Drag our email from “Promotions” to “Primary.” When asked, select “Yes” to make it stick.

③ Apple Mail (iPhone, iPad, Mac)

  • Tap or click our address at the top of the message.
  • Choose “Add to VIPs” or “Add to Contacts.”

④ Outlook / Hotmail

  • Right-click our message in your inbox.
  • Select “Junk” → “Never Block Sender.”

⑤ Yahoo Mail

  • Open our email, then click the three dots in the upper right.
  • Choose “Add Sender to Contacts.”

⚡ Bonus tip:

If you ever find Rough Draft in your spam or junk folder, mark it as “Not Spam” — that helps train your provider going forward.

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