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 2, posted Monday, October 5. New assignments are posted every Monday and Thursday. Next: Thursday, October 8. Get them by RSS.
This edition's assignments
- Money for causes
Oracle’s $10M gift allows Nashville Symphony to reinstate season, avoid furloughs
In the news now, reported by WZTV, moto-perpetuo.com, WKRN News 2, and not yet covered here. We want the gift set against the recipient's latest Form 990, and where it ranks.
Wanted by Thursday, October 8
- Accountability
SEC Coordinates with Global Financial Regulators to Raise Fraud Awareness During World Investor Week
In the news now, reported by SEC press releases, and not yet covered here. We want the charge or ruling, the amount, and the court document.
Wanted by Thursday, October 8 · Where it was reported
- Creator economy
White House Fires Back at Chuck Lorre After Anti-Trump Gala Speech: ‘Seek Psychiatric Help’
In the news now, reported by TheWrap, Female First, mandatory.com, and not yet covered here. We want the measurable result, in the platform's or the nonprofit's own figures.
Wanted by Thursday, October 8
- Technology and people
AI Governance Bill covering safety, human rights to be tabled in Dewan Rakyat early 2027
In the news now, reported by DayakDaily, Newswav, NST Online, and not yet covered here. We want who is better or worse off, with a number and the study or filing.
Wanted by Thursday, October 8
- Public markets for impact
‘More orange than ever’: Michael Saylor’s Strategy buys 334 bitcoin for $28.7 million as total holdings top 848,000 BTC
In the news now, reported by The Block, Coinfomania, and not yet covered here. We want who can now fund what, with the amount and the rule or filing behind it.
Wanted by Thursday, October 8 · Where it was reported
Beats we are short on 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.
- 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.
Follow-ups we have not reported
- Follow-up
Track the next IMF review of El Salvador and whether the Chivo exit is fully completed
Track the next IMF review of El Salvador and whether the Chivo exit is fully completed
- Follow-up
Track outcomes of the first Marymount Scholars cohort through graduation
Track outcomes of the first Marymount Scholars cohort through graduation
- Follow-up
Deloris P
Deloris P. Jordan's decades of work with the UNC School of Social Work and the renamed global center
- Follow-up
Track whether Iza pays any of the $23.4 million restitution and where recovered funds go
Track whether Iza pays any of the $23.4 million restitution and where recovered funds go
- Follow-up
Track whether the SEC grants the OKXICE filing and when U.S
Track whether the SEC grants the OKXICE filing and when U.S. tokenized stock trading opens
- Follow-up
Track which conditions and drugs Nolla's AI can prescribe in Utah and whether other states follow
Track which conditions and drugs Nolla's AI can prescribe in Utah and whether other states follow
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.
- 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 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.