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Write for Us at NewsReverse

Looking for a serious place to publish, rather than another anonymous content mill? You are in the right spot. NewsReverse (also at newsreverse.com) is an independent, accountability-focused publication covering India and the wider world. We open our pages to outside contributors who share one commitment: every report should be sourced, bylined, timestamped and openly corrected. If you want to write for us, this page explains what we publish, who we are looking for, and how to submit a guest post.

The web is full of thin, unsourced posts that exist only to place a link. We are the opposite of that. When you contribute here, your name goes on the work, your claims are backed by primary sources, and your article joins a newsroom that treats readers as people who deserve the truth and a clear record of how we reached it. If that is where you want your byline to live, read on and then pitch us.

Who We Are Looking For

You do not need a press card or a decade in a newsroom to write for us. Some of our strongest guest contributors are working journalists. Others are academics, engineers, lawyers, doctors, civil-society researchers, or careful generalists who know how to check a fact and follow a thread. What they share is not a title but a habit of mind. They separate what they know from what they assume. They name their sources. They are comfortable being edited.

If you have deep knowledge of a beat and want a platform that will not water it down, we want to hear from you. If you are earlier in your career and want to build a serious, sourced portfolio under your own name, this is a good place to start, as long as you meet the standard. The path is the same for everyone: a strong pitch, sourced work, and a willingness to revise. We read every submission on its merits, not on the size of the name attached to it.

What NewsReverse Is

NewsReverse is a general-interest news publication with an accountability spine. We report and explain developments across politics, business, technology, world affairs, Indian news, sport, entertainment and lifestyle. We hold ourselves to a plain standard: show your work. Every report is sourced. Every article carries a real byline. Every piece is timestamped. When we get something wrong, we correct it in the open rather than quietly editing the record. You can read more on our About page, and see how we handle mistakes on our Corrections page.

Because our reputation rests on that transparency, we are careful about who we publish. We would rather run fewer, stronger pieces than fill a schedule with filler. So our guest programme is selective, supportive and honest about what it can and cannot offer.

What We Do and Don’t Offer

We want to be plain about this once, so there are no surprises. Here is exactly what a contribution here gives you, and what it does not.

What we offer:

• A proper byline. Your name runs on the article as the author, not buried in a generic staff credit.
• A dedicated author page. Every published contributor gets a page that collects their pieces, a short bio, and where appropriate a link to your own site or profile.
• A careful edit. Our editors check sourcing, tighten structure, question weak claims, and help you say what you mean. The aim is to make your argument as strong and defensible as it can be.
• Association with an accountable newsroom. Your work sits next to sourced, timestamped, openly corrected journalism. A byline at a publication that visibly stands behind its reporting carries weight.

What we do not offer:

• No payment. We are a small independent publication and do not pay for contributions.
• No guaranteed publication. Not every pitch is accepted, and editors may ask for revisions or decline a piece.
• No dofollow or paid links. A relevant link that genuinely helps the reader is welcome; an article that exists to carry a link is not.

We state this plainly because being honest about what we can offer is the same honesty we ask of every writer.

Why Contribute

Plenty of sites will take almost anything. We are asking you to choose the harder, more rewarding path: work that is edited properly and stands up to scrutiny. Here is what that path is worth.

Your work is genuinely yours

Readers, editors and future employers can see exactly what you wrote and hold it up as your work. The author page is a real, durable portfolio entry, not a throwaway credit.

The edit makes you better

Our editors read closely. They will question a soft claim and help you sharpen a weak paragraph. Many contributors tell us the edit itself is worth the submission.

It lasts

Because we timestamp, source and correct in the open, the articles we publish are built to hold up over time rather than chase a single day of traffic. Months later, your piece should still be something you are proud to have your name on. You can read the full editorial standards that govern every piece we run, yours included.

Topics We Cover

NewsReverse publishes across eight core sections. If you write for us, whatever your beat, look for the angle a sourced, accountability-minded outlet can do better than a rushed news desk: the explainer, the context, the follow-up everyone else dropped. Here is a short guide to each section and the kind of pitch that tends to land.

Politics & policy

We want clear-eyed, sourced analysis rather than partisan noise. Strong angles include a plain-language explainer of a new law and who it actually affects, a fact-checked look at a widely repeated claim, or accountability reporting on whether a past promise was kept. Cite the bill, the ruling or the official statement directly.

Business & economy

This section covers markets, companies, work and the economy for a general reader. Good angles: how a regulatory change reshapes an industry, a grounded explainer on an economic term dominating the headlines, or a sourced look at a company story beyond the press release. See the Business hub for the tone we aim for.

Technology

We look for substance over hype: an honest assessment of what a tool does and does not do, a privacy or security explainer ordinary users can act on, or accountability reporting on how a technology is used in practice. Browse the Technology hub before you pitch. This is one of the most competitive queues, so bring genuine expertise.

World

We cover international developments with context an Indian and global readership can use. Strong pitches explain why a distant event matters, trace a story that has fallen out of the headlines, or bring first-hand, verifiable reporting from a region you know well. Sourcing to primary documents and named officials is essential.

India

We want reporting and explainers rooted in the country’s politics, policy, courts, states and civic life. Useful angles: a state-level story national outlets missed, a clear explainer on a scheme or judgement and its real effect, or accountability follow-ups that check what happened after the announcement.

Sports

We cover cricket, football, athletics and more, with room for analysis beyond the scoreline. Consider a rules explainer for casual fans, a grounded look at the business or governance of a sport, or a data-led piece that questions a popular assumption. Keep statistics sourced and current.

Entertainment

We welcome film, streaming, music and culture coverage that respects the reader’s intelligence: a review grounded in the work itself, a reported look at how the industry operates, or a cultural explainer that adds context rather than gossip. We do not run unverified rumour or thinly disguised promotion.

Lifestyle

We look for practical, honest, well-sourced writing on health, money, work, relationships and everyday living. The best pieces cite credible guidance, acknowledge uncertainty, and give the reader something they can use. Avoid miracle claims and undisclosed product promotion.

Across every section, the pieces that succeed share three traits: a clear reason the reader should care now, sourcing a sceptical editor can check in minutes, and an angle the daily news cycle skipped. If your idea has all three, it will travel a long way with us.

Do not see your exact beat above? If the idea fits the spirit of a sourced, accountable news blog, pitch it anyway through our Contact page. We would rather read a strong idea slightly outside our usual lanes than miss a good story.

Our Editorial Standards

Everything we publish, guest contributions included, is held to the standards that define NewsReverse. Knowing them before you write for us will save you a round of revisions and make your pitch far more likely to succeed.

• Sourcing and citations. Claims of fact must be supported by primary sources: official documents, named officials, filings, data sets, or on-the-record interviews. Link or reference them so a reader can verify. Second-hand aggregation without added reporting is not enough.
• Bylines. We publish under real names. Your byline says you stand behind the work, so write under your own identity and disclose any relevant affiliations or conflicts.
• Timestamps. Every article is timestamped, and significant updates are noted. If the story develops after publication, we prefer a dated update to a silent change.
• Open corrections. When something is wrong, we fix it in the open and say what changed. As a contributor, you agree to that: if a genuine error is flagged, we correct it transparently. Our full approach lives on the editorial standards and corrections pages.

Submission Guidelines

To give your pitch the best chance, please follow these guidelines. They are not bureaucratic hoops. Each one reflects something our editors genuinely need in order to say yes.

• Originality. Submit only original work, not published elsewhere in whole or in part. No plagiarism and no lightly reworded versions of existing articles. We check.
• Length. Aim for 800 to 1,800 words. Shorter can work for a tight, single-point piece; longer is fine when the reporting justifies it. Let the story set the length.
• Formatting. Use clear headings and short paragraphs. Provide a suggested headline, a one or two sentence summary, and any subheadings. Plain text or a shared document is ideal.
• Cite primary sources. Include sources inline or as a list, with links where possible. Unsourced assertions are the most common reason a promising pitch is turned down.
• Author bio. Add a two or three line bio and, if you wish, one relevant link for your author page. Tell us briefly why you are qualified to write this piece.
• Images. If you supply images, you must have the right to use them. Provide credits and licensing details. Do not send anything you found through a search engine without permission.

What We Don’t Accept

Being clear about what we reject protects your time and ours. We will decline, without exception, any submission that falls into these categories.

• Plagiarism or spun content. Copied, disguised-paraphrase, or machine-spun articles are never published and end the working relationship.
• Unedited AI text. You may use tools to research or draft, but we do not accept raw, unchecked AI output. The reporting, judgement, sourcing and final words must be yours.
• Undisclosed sponsored or paid links. We do not run pay-for-placement content or hidden advertising. Any commercial interest must be disclosed up front, and even then we may decline.
• Gambling, adult, or illegal material. Content promoting gambling, adult services, or anything unlawful is out of scope entirely.
• Defamation and unsourced allegations. Serious claims about people or organisations must be backed by solid, verifiable evidence. We will not publish speculation dressed up as reporting.
• Thin promotion. Articles written mainly to advertise a product or brand, with little value to the reader, are not a fit for a sourced news publication.

How to Submit

All submissions go through one door: our Contact page at /contact/. Whether you have a one-line pitch or a finished draft, please submit via our Contact page rather than looking for a private email address. Routing everything through Contact keeps submissions organised and ensures every pitch reaches an editor.

When you get in touch, include your proposed headline and a short outline or the full article, the section you think it fits, your primary sources, and a brief author bio. If you are pitching an idea rather than a finished piece, tell us why you are the right person to write it and what sources you can draw on. A tight, specific pitch is far more persuasive than a vague offer to write about technology. Contributors who have read our standards and reference them tend to move to the front of the queue.

What Happens After You Submit

Here is the honest version, with no inflated promises. After you submit through the Contact page, an editor reviews your pitch or draft. We aim to respond within about five business days, though busy news periods can stretch that. If you have not heard back after a couple of weeks, a polite follow-up through the same page is welcome.

If we are interested, an editor usually comes back with questions or a request for revisions: stronger sourcing, a tighter structure, a clearer angle, or more context. This back-and-forth is normal, and it is where good pieces become excellent ones. Treat requested revisions as part of the process, not a rejection.

Not every pitch is accepted. We may decline a piece because it does not fit our sections, because the sourcing does not hold up, because we recently covered the same ground, or simply because our slate is full. A decline is not a judgement on you as a writer, and you are always welcome to pitch again with a different idea.

Once a piece is accepted and edited, we confirm a publication window and let you know when it goes live. After it publishes, your article appears under your byline on its section page and your author page, with a timestamp attached. If the story later develops, or a reader flags a genuine error, we will work with you to add a dated update or an open correction. We ask contributors to stay reachable for that follow-up, because standing behind published work is central to how NewsReverse operates.

Ready to Pitch?

If you value your byline, respect your readers, and are willing to source and stand behind your work, we would genuinely like to hear from you. NewsReverse exists to prove that news can be accountable, transparent and worth trusting, and outside contributors are part of how we do that. Bring us a sharp politics explainer, a grounded business analysis, a careful technology piece, a well-reported world or India story, or a fresh angle on sport, entertainment or lifestyle, and give it the sourcing it deserves.

When you are ready, head to our Contact page and send your pitch. Tell us what you want to write, why it matters, and how you will source it. This is a real invitation to write for us from a newsroom that will read your work closely, edit it with care, and publish it under your own name. We look forward to reading you.

Published and maintained by the NewsReverse editorial desk.