Earn a living as a self-employed freelance journalist.
TrulyNews.com was created to restore local news to every community and provide reporters the ability to earn a living as independent, self-employed journalists. As a professional journalist, you can sign up, bring followers from your social networks (like LinkedIn and Facebook), set your article prices, and receive 100% of the revenue from your work.
Join the WaitlistLocal journalism is in crisis — and so are the reporters who do it
As the newspaper industry collapsed, communities lost a critical source of information, and reporters lost the outlets needed to provide that information.
Local newspapers closed since 2005 — eliminating thousands of reporting jobs that covered city hall, schools, courts, and public safety.
Of newspaper newsroom jobs eliminated since 2008. Experienced reporters with deep community knowledge and established source networks are now without a platform.
Americans in news deserts — communities where a school board decision, a zoning change, or a public safety issue goes unreported because no one is paid to cover it.
How it works
Apply, get approved, and start publishing — with your byline, your beat, your prices.
Apply
Tell us about your reporting background, your beat, and the kinds of stories you'd pursue. Our team reviews every application to ensure that we are giving real journalists the opportunities they deserve.
Onboard your initial followers
Our onboarding tool lets you connect with existing contacts on platforms like LinkedIn and Facebook to bring them to our platform to support your work.
Publish and earn
Set your price-per-article from $0 to $100 with the ability to receive tips from readers. Get live updates on your earnings within your dashboard.
What earning a living actually looks like
The average U.S. reporter earns $60,000 a year. Here's how a freelance journalist with a modest following can match that — at just $1 per article.
A realistic example
Professionals average hundreds of connections on LinkedIn and Facebook. Bring your existing network with you.
A typical working journalist publishes at least 20 stories a month — a pace TrulyNews is built to support.
The lowest price point. A single dollar — less than a cup of coffee — is what readers pay to access each story.
That's $5,000 per month — or
Exactly the median salary for a U.S. reporter, but you earn it independently, on your schedule, and covering the community and the issues you choose.
You already have the audience
If you've been reporting for any length of time, you have followers on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, or Nextdoor who already trust your work. Invite them to follow you on TrulyNews — and your existing professional network becomes your paying readership from day one. You don't have to build an audience from scratch. Just bring the one you've already built through your social network and then start attracting new followers.
Ready to get started?
The freelance journalist program is coming soon. Sign up now to be notified when applications open.
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