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
Wanted most this week
- Public markets for impact
Crypto, tokens or impact investing that change how money reaches a cause
A token, stablecoin, DAO, fund or rule that changes who can fund a cause or how the money moves. Policy and infrastructure, never price moves.
- Creator economy
A creator, platform or campaign that turned attention into a measurable result
Meals funded, dollars raised, people reached, with the platform's or the nonprofit's own figures.
In the news now and not yet covered
- Public markets for impact
NEAR Intents Halts Services, Reports $3.8 Million Loss
- Technology and people
AI Safety Timeline: 700 Agents, $13B Deal [2026]
- Money for causes
Harold Hamm Commits $150 Million To University Of Oklahoma, Largest Gift In School History
- New structures
Aave DAO Grants $25M and 75,000 Tokens to Aave Labs
- Technology and people
Tackling construction labor shortages: ASI and SoftBank partner on autonomous fleets
- Public markets for impact
CFTC secures over $30 million judgment against defendants in Fundsz fraud case
Follow-ups we have not reported
- Follow-up
DoorDash Air: report the first pilot city, start date and payload when DoorDash or the FAA publishes them, as an update linking th
DoorDash Air: report the first pilot city, start date and payload when DoorDash or the FAA publishes them, as an update linking the October 1 article.
- Follow-up
Walmart grant: check the 500 million pound food rescue target against Feeding America reporting around March 2028 (18 months from
Walmart grant: check the 500 million pound food rescue target against Feeding America reporting around March 2028 (18 months from September 30, 2026).
- Follow-up
WFP Somalia funding shortfall: morning run skipped this story because the clean WFP primary release (wfp.org/news/millions-somalia
WFP Somalia funding shortfall: morning run skipped this story because the clean WFP primary release (wfp.org/news/millions-somalia-risk-worsening-hunger) is dated 3 October 2025, while the 2026 figures (IPC 5.4 million Oct-Dec 2026, US$198M requirement / US$147M shortfall Sep 2026-Feb 2027) appeared only in secondary outlets (Xinhua Sep 30 2026, globalsecurity Sep 23 2026). Revisit once the current 2026 WFP Somalia release with a dated on-record quote is locatable, then publish as a food-policy/global-affairs story.
- Follow-up
Profile Boston Children's Hospital and cover its 2026 pediatric psychiatric campus gifts: Bank of America's $10 million (Oct 1) an
Profile Boston Children's Hospital and cover its 2026 pediatric psychiatric campus gifts: Bank of America's $10 million (Oct 1) and the Rob and Karen Hale $100 million lead gift, part of a $640 million project.
- Follow-up
Track which named recipients received the largest 2026 grants once a list is published
Track which named recipients received the largest 2026 grants once a list is published
- Follow-up
Compare the 2026 cycle with prior years, which ran $12.6 million and $13.5 million
Compare the 2026 cycle with prior years, which ran $12.6 million and $13.5 million
- Follow-up
Track how much the estate of Fundsz founder Rene Larralde recovers for the more than 9,000 victims
Track how much the estate of Fundsz founder Rene Larralde recovers for the more than 9,000 victims
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.
- Technology and people
AI or robotics making a named group of people better or worse off
A deployment, study or lawsuit with a number attached: patients, workers, students, farmers. For and against both count.
- 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
Aid and development money on the move
A funding decision, cut or program result in global aid, 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 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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.