Write for WYDE Newsroom
WYDE Newsroom publishes reported stories from outside contributors on the impact economy: major gifts, crypto and tokenized giving, AI and robotics, the creator economy, and hunger. Send a pitch or a finished draft, and if it meets the standards below it runs under your name, with your own author page.
You do not need to apply first. Below is what the newsroom wants most right now, updated every day. Pick one, or bring your own story.
What we are looking for right now
Edition 11, posted Thursday, November 5. New assignments are posted every Monday and Thursday. Next: Monday, November 9. Get them by RSS.
This edition's assignments
- Public markets for impact
Bitcoin miner Riot could pay Anthropic 12% interest under $28 billion AI deal
In the news now, reported by CoinDesk, Bitcoin Magazine, and not yet covered here. We want what changed and for whom, with the amount and the rule, filing or data behind it.
Wanted by Sunday, November 8 · Where it was reported
- Technology and people
AI-Powered Elderly Care Market Report: Trends, Growth, and Forecast to $91.09 Billion by 2030
In the news now, reported by EIN Presswire, The National Law Review, and not yet covered here. We want what changes and for whom, with a number and the study, filing or data.
Wanted by Sunday, November 8 · Where it was reported
- ventures
Unit 8200 and Microsoft veterans raise $15 million Seed for cybersecurity startup Brava
In the news now, reported by CTech, Ynetnews, and not yet covered here. We want the round or milestone, the investors, and who the product reaches, with numbers.
Wanted by Sunday, November 8 · Where it was reported
- Creator economy
Hardik Pandya Wins $100,000 in MrBeast’s Baseball Challenge and Donates Prize Money to Charity
In the news now, reported by Sports Digest, Free Press Journal, Bhaskar English, and not yet covered here. We want the money, audience or result, in the company's or platform's own figures.
Wanted by Sunday, November 8 · Where it was reported
- Money for causes
‘A passion for bark and leaves’: The billionaire couple donating $120m to boost nature
In the news now, reported by SMH.com.au, The Age, and not yet covered here. We want the gift set against the recipient's latest Form 990, and where it ranks.
Wanted by Sunday, November 8 · Where it was reported
Beats we are short on this week
- Technology and people
AI and innovation, and what they change for people
A launch, deployment, study or ruling with a number attached: patients, workers, students, users. For and against both count.
Follow-ups we have not reported
- Follow-up
Paul Beers sentencing on March 9, 2027, and the restitution ordered for KJM Financial victims
Paul Beers sentencing on March 9, 2027, and the restitution ordered for KJM Financial victims
- Follow-up
OpenAI's first Community Safety Report in early 2027, covering the second half of 2026
OpenAI's first Community Safety Report in early 2027, covering the second half of 2026
- Follow-up
Which states and school districts receive the $50 million in NSLP Equipment Assistance Grants, and the 2027 Farm to School grant c
Which states and school districts receive the $50 million in NSLP Equipment Assistance Grants, and the 2027 Farm to School grant cycle
- Follow-up
The CDC's next weekly U.S
The CDC's next weekly U.S. measles count and whether Pennsylvania's and Kentucky's outbreaks slow
- Follow-up
Independent data on Vera Health's clinician usage, and results of the academic medical center evaluations it describes
Independent data on Vera Health's clinician usage, and results of the academic medical center evaluations it describes
- Follow-up
What the Clanker reboot ships under Toady Hawk and Mask Network, and whether Mask Network discloses terms
What the Clanker reboot ships under Toady Hawk and Mask Network, and whether Mask Network discloses terms
Always open
- Money for causes
A major gift or grant, measured against the records
A gift of $1 million or more announced in the last 48 hours, with the donor, the recipient, and what the recipient's latest Form 990 shows about its size.
- Public markets for impact
Crypto that changes how money moves, and who it reaches
A rule, ruling, enforcement action, hack or adoption with numbers: stablecoins, tokens, DAOs, payments, remittances. Policy and infrastructure, never price moves.
- Creator economy
The creator economy: the businesses, deals and funds behind creators
A creator's company, a fund, an acquisition, a platform payout change or a campaign, with the money, audience or result in the company's or platform's own figures.
- ventures
Impact startups: who is building for people, and who is funding them
A startup raising, launching or reaching a milestone with a product that reaches people in health, climate, food, education, finance or access, with the amount and the investors.
- Hunger and food
Food banks, SNAP and hunger, by the numbers
Funding, policy changes or data on hunger, with the meals, dollars or people affected and the agency or filing behind them.
- New structures
A new structure doing what the old one could not
A DAO or DUNA, a public benefit corporation, a cash transfer program or embedded giving, with evidence that it works or does not.
- Global aid
Global affairs and health, by the numbers
A funding decision, cut, outbreak or program result in global aid or health, sourced to the agency or the data.
- Accountability
Fraud and enforcement in charities, crypto or public programs
A charge, plea, sentence or settlement with the amount and the court document or agency release.
How it works
- Send it. Use the form below or email it. A pitch is a few sentences. A draft is 700 to 900 words with its sources.
- Get a status link. It shows where your piece stands. Submissions are reviewed once a day.
- We check and edit. Software confirms every quotation and figure against your sources. The piece is edited into the house format and the public records are added.
- It runs under your name. Your first pieces are read by the editor before they publish. After that, a piece that passes the checks publishes the same day.
- You get an author page with your bio, your links and everything you have written here.
What you get
- Your byline on every piece, linked to your author page.
- An author page in the writers and editors directory, built for you: your photo, title, bio, what you cover, everything you have published here, and your recent work elsewhere. See an example.
- A page worth sharing. It has its own preview image with your photo and name, so it looks right when you post it on LinkedIn or X.
- Links back to you. Your author page links to your website and your professional profiles.
- Standing. You start as a Contributor. After five published pieces you are a Senior Contributor, and after two your pieces publish without waiting for the editor.
- A badge for your own site or profile once you are published.
- Editing and fact checking on every piece, and the public records added for you.
What every piece needs
- News from the last 48 hours, or an original finding from public records, with a hard number in it.
- At least two sources from two different outlets, one of them the primary source: the announcement, the filing or the court document.
- Quotations copied exactly, with the speaker's name and title, each from a source you link.
- One thing the announcement did not print: a ratio, a rank or a comparison from the records. The editors can help with the Form 990 figures.
- Plain sentences. No hype, no promotion, no predictions.
- Any conflict of interest and any use of AI, stated on the form.
The full standards are in the ethics policy. How the newsroom works is on the About page.
Submit
Prefer email?
Send it to contact@wyde.org with a subject that starts WYDE draft: or WYDE pitch:. Put the text in the body of the email, your sources as links, and a two-sentence bio. You will get a reply with your status link.
Frequently asked questions
Who can write for WYDE Newsroom?
Anyone who can report a story in the impact economy with sources: journalists, researchers, nonprofit and foundation staff, builders in crypto and AI, and creators. You do not need to apply first. A good draft is the best application.
What does WYDE Newsroom want from contributors?
Reported stories with a hard number: major gifts, crypto and tokens used for causes, AI and robotics that change people's lives, creator campaigns with measurable results, hunger and food policy, new ways to give and organize, and fraud enforcement. The open calls on this page list what is wanted most this week.
How long does review take?
Submissions are reviewed once a day. You get a private status link when you submit, and it shows whether the piece was published, needs changes or was declined, with the editor's note.
Will my article be edited?
Yes. Every piece is edited into the house format, which adds key takeaways, a section on what the public records show, and questions readers ask. Your reporting, your quotations and your byline stay yours.
Can I use AI to help write?
Yes, if you say so on the form. You are responsible for every fact. Every quotation must appear word for word in a source you link, and every figure must come from a source, because software checks both before anything is published.
Can I submit by email?
Yes. Email contact@wyde.org with a subject that starts "WYDE draft:" or "WYDE pitch:", the text in the body of the email, your sources as links, and a two-sentence bio.
Can I write about my own organization or a client?
Only if you disclose it on the form, and the piece must still be reported news with independent sources. Promotional pieces and undisclosed paid placements are declined.