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For journalists and subject matter experts

Stop fighting everyone for attention on platforms that don't care about you or your reporting.

Newsreel is a closed network where only vetted journalists publish, under their own names. We're now running pilots with our first contributors.

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The problem

Don't let the algorithm decide who reads you.

Feeds reward whoever posts most, not whoever reports best. More than half of internet traffic is now bots, and the platforms are filling with copy nobody wrote or checked. Newsreel is a closed network of vetted humans.

Independence

Your name. Your subscribers. Your work.

We bring the readers

Your stories go to readers at the schools and libraries that carry Newsreel. You don't have to market yourself to be read.

Zero platform fee

We take nothing from your subscriptions. Not a cut, not a processing fee, not later. Whatever you earn from your own readers stays yours.

Nothing is exclusive

Keep your Substack, your newsletter, your list, your copyright. Publish the same piece anywhere else you like, and leave whenever you want.

A different model

We don't get paid by your readers.

Most platforms take a cut of what your readers pay you, so they make more when you earn more. Newsreel makes its money elsewhere. More than 350 schools and libraries pay for Newsreel, and AI companies pay to license work from our network. That money funds the platform, so we take nothing from your subscribers.

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What it pays

The honest version.

AI licensing Live

At least half to you when your work is licensed. Off by default, and you opt in story by story.

Schools, libraries and businesses In pilot

They pay for Newsreel Local, starting in New York. At least half of what they pay goes back to its writers, split by how much your work is read.

Subscriptions Coming

Readers will be able to subscribe to you directly on Newsreel. We won't take a cut of what they pay you.

Getting started

Live in a week.

1

Apply at contributor.newsreel.co

Enter your email to start. It is also where contributors sign in.

2

We review your application

We vet every contributor. We read your past work and get back to you.

3

You post your first story

Post under your byline. It can be a piece you have already published somewhere else. Every story needs at least one photo or video.

A story in the Newsreel app

Frequently asked questions

Do I have to leave Substack?
No. Newsreel is non-exclusive and we take nothing from your subscriptions. Most of our contributors publish in several places, and every story here links back to yours.
How do I get paid?
Through Newsreel Local, our New York pilot. Schools, libraries, employers and readers pay for one subscription, and AI companies license the work in it. At least half of that money goes to the writers, split by how much each writer is read. AI licensing is opt-in, story by story.
How many readers will I get?
We're early, but Newsreel is already read in more than 60 countries. Contributors get their own reader counts every week.
Who gets in?
Journalists and subject matter experts who clear our vetting bar. We are deliberately slow about it, because a network anyone can join is worth nothing to the people already in it.
Who owns what I publish?
You do. You keep your copyright, we license it to run on Newsreel, and you can take it and go at any time.
What is the AI policy?
No story on Newsreel is written by AI. We use it to build the product, never to write the news, and licensing your work to AI companies is your choice to make.

Come join the future of news.

We are journalists building something, and we would rather have you early.

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Jack Brewster · Founder & CEO