Be the reporter your community needs.
Think of it as the opposite of the telephone game. Every person who adds to a story makes it more accurate, not less — multiple witnesses, one verified story, preserved forever.
One platform. Four ways to publish.
Free to download. Community-powered. Always.
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WEEKLY EDITION · WHAT'S NEW
The newsroom you can hold in your hand.
Five things on Nosy News that no other “social” app does — built for journalism, not for likes.
THE FRONT PAGE
A real newspaper edition of your town, every week.
A masthead, a lead story, features below the fold. Screenshot- ready. Share your community's headline of the week.
WITNESSES > LIKES
Verified by people who were there — not just who agreed.
At-scene witnesses (GPS-confirmed) are the only signal that marks a story “verified.” Reader reactions show separately as agreement, not evidence.
LIVE COVERAGE
Cover a story as it unfolds — and earn the most for it.
Live writing is the flagship: readers tune in on the wire while you type, and a live story is the highest-paying action a reporter can take on Nosy News.
ANONYMOUS TIPS
File anonymously — your tip protected, your story still told.
Post stories without a byline when the source matters more than the credit. Moderation still applies; abuse never does.
THE PAY SHEET
Know exactly what you'll earn before you file.
Per-story payout, at-scene bonus, live-coverage bonus, witness verifications, reader tips, and revenue share if your story leads a Nosy Paper or magazine issue.
ZERO TOLERANCE
Real safeguards, not just a checkbox.
Terms agreement before you sign up, an on-device content filter, one-tap reporting and blocking, and a 24-hour action commitment on every flagged piece of content.
Local news is vanishing.
Who's watching your town?
local newspapers closed since 2005
Americans live in a news desert
of local government goes unreported
US Local Newspapers
2005 → 2024
About 2,886local papers are gone — a third of the country's newsrooms, in 19 years.
Counties with no paper at all
206
Counties with just one
1,500+
Source: Northwestern Medill, State of Local News (annual report). Figures rounded; trend is what matters.
When the paper closes, the school board votes in secret. The pothole never gets fixed. The restaurant reopens without anyone knowing. Your community doesn't just lose a newspaper — it loses its voice.
Nosy News gives it back.
The Pay Sheet
What could you earn next month?
Move the sliders. Numbers use Nosy News' pilot rates — at-scene reporting, live coverage, and witness verifications all stack.
Your tier
Projected monthly earnings
Pilot rates — actual rates finalize at launch. Tier multiplier applies to story payouts and at-scene/live bonuses. Witness verifications and tips are paid at flat rates regardless of tier.
One story. Many builders.
Every local story starts small. Nosy News lets the community snap on — adding pieces until the full picture emerges.
See it. Report it.
Spot something happening in your neighborhood? Post a quick update from your phone — attach photos, record video, or write live as the story unfolds. Location-tagged and timestamped in seconds.
Others drop doodles.
Neighbors add photos, eyewitness accounts, missing context, corrections — each piece verified by GPS to confirm they were actually there.
Truth by consensus.
The community collectively verifies each claim. Disputed pieces get flagged. Confirmed facts rise. The finished story is permanently preserved — a living record of what actually happened.
Not just another news app.
Live writing — our flagship
Tap LIVE and the city reads along as you write. Story takes shape in real time; readers can drop in questions, add doodles from their angle, and watch it lock in. Highest-paying single action on Nosy News.
Get paid for your reporting
Per-story payouts, at-scene bonuses, witness-verification bonuses, reader tips, and revenue share when your story leads a Paper issue. Rates are visible before you Publish — not buried in settings.
Verified by witnesses, not likes
Only attestations from people who were actually at the scene count as verification. Reader "agreed" reactions show separately — likes can't masquerade as evidence.
GPS presence verification
Only people who were physically at an event can verify its facts. No armchair confirmation.
Reputation system
Earn credibility with every accurate report. Your track record travels with your byline.
Post anonymously
Sensitive tips and eyewitness reports can be filed anonymously — your name and photo never appear, but your authorship is recorded so moderation still works.
Community-safe by design
Zero tolerance for harassment or hate. Built-in content filtering, one-tap report, instant user blocking — and a moderation team that acts on reports within 24 hours.
Breaking alerts
Get notified the moment something happens within your chosen radius. Be first, not last.
Photos & video
Attach photos and video to any story. Record right from the scene, or upload from your library. Multiple contributors can add media — building a visual record from every angle.
Nosy Papers
Any community — school, neighborhood, parish, team — can launch their own paper. Unlimited contributors, no cap.
Nosy Magazines
Publish issues, sell ads, and get paid. Businesses book directly in the app — you earn 80% of every booking via Stripe.
Nosy Journals
Community knowledge built together. Submit sections, drop peer-review doodles, and let AI synthesize the full picture.
Your community.
Your paper.
Any group can launch a Nosy Paper — free, with unlimited contributors and no cap. A neighborhood association, a school sports program, a place of worship, a youth league. If your community has stories worth telling, it deserves its own paper.
Every story filed by a contributor automatically appears in the paper. Readers follow along. Others drop doodles to add context, photos, or corrections. The community builds the record together.
Your kid hits their first home run. Three fans snap photos from different angles. Two write it up. The catcher's parents add the box score. Together they build the most vivid, accurate account of the game — and it lives on forever.
That's a Nosy Paper.
Your magazine. Your revenue.
Launch a local magazine, publish issues with photos and video, and earn real income. Businesses book ads directly in the app and pay on the spot — no invoices, no back-and-forth.
Businesses book in the app
Any local business can browse your magazine, pick a placement — banner, full page, back cover — and pay on the spot. No back-and-forth required.
You earn 80% of every booking
Nosy News keeps a 20% platform fee. The rest goes straight to your connected Stripe account — automatically, every time an ad is paid.
Apple Pay & Google Pay supported
Advertisers pay with one tap using Apple Pay or Google Pay. Lower friction means more bookings and fewer abandoned checkouts.
10 ads booked at $99 each = $792 to you
That's a monthly banner ad campaign for a single neighborhood magazine. Scale the issues, grow the audience, earn more — Nosy News scales with you.
Community knowledge,
peer-reviewed.
Nosy Journals are for communities that want to build lasting, verified knowledge together — not just break news. An academic department, a historical society, a civic research group, a homeowners association.
Contributors submit sections. Others review them with peer-review doodles — agreeing, disputing, or adding citations. When enough contributions are in, the community has built something that outlasts any single opinion.
Be the first to break the story.
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