I was a Newsbreak writer for years and for a while, making really good money. Then June 2024 hit, and everything went off a cliff. It was as if all new management took over.
They started burying contributor stories in favor of reposting stories from local media outlets. If you DID see contributor stories, they were clickbait and poorly written.
I was actually encouraged in April when they announced they were scrapping everything and we would have to reapply. I reapplied immediately. The form said something about them being in touch within a few days. But no confirmation, no email follow-up, nothing.
Since then, I reapplied a few more times and I noticed at the last screen there was no confirmation of the form even being submitted.
I emailed them three times before I finally got a response. A woman wrote back and said they received my application and I would know something in a few months. ????
I’m not sure why they’re making writers go through all of this if they’re not actually going to consider and use them. I mean, just tell people that the contributor program is done, right?
Forgive any typos. It’s late at night and I’m typing this on a tiny screen.
By the way, I found this thread while checking to see if anybody actually reapplied and got accepted. I have yet to find anyone.
People don't seem to understand. First off newsbreak makes their money with ads and NOT ads through their writers. They cut off their writers views and now mostly use AI. IF A PEOPLE writer does an article there are no barriers and they get tons of views. A regular writer gets put to the side and gets no views. They don't need writers anymore. They will do some for local stories but getting views will be very hard. That's why you notice National publications articles in the forefront and not regular writers. Ai is killing writing too
I was a Newsbreak writer for years and for a while, making really good money. Then June 2024 hit, and everything went off a cliff. It was as if all new management took over.
They started burying contributor stories in favor of reposting stories from local media outlets. If you DID see contributor stories, they were clickbait and poorly written.
I was actually encouraged in April when they announced they were scrapping everything and we would have to reapply. I reapplied immediately. The form said something about them being in touch within a few days. But no confirmation, no email follow-up, nothing.
Since then, I reapplied a few more times and I noticed at the last screen there was no confirmation of the form even being submitted.
I emailed them three times before I finally got a response. A woman wrote back and said they received my application and I would know something in a few months. ????
I’m not sure why they’re making writers go through all of this if they’re not actually going to consider and use them. I mean, just tell people that the contributor program is done, right?
Forgive any typos. It’s late at night and I’m typing this on a tiny screen.
By the way, I found this thread while checking to see if anybody actually reapplied and got accepted. I have yet to find anyone.
I think it's a scam. My rejection letter had typos in it!
I can’t believe they actually took the time to send a rejection letter. They seem to ignore everyone.
People don't seem to understand. First off newsbreak makes their money with ads and NOT ads through their writers. They cut off their writers views and now mostly use AI. IF A PEOPLE writer does an article there are no barriers and they get tons of views. A regular writer gets put to the side and gets no views. They don't need writers anymore. They will do some for local stories but getting views will be very hard. That's why you notice National publications articles in the forefront and not regular writers. Ai is killing writing too
I agree. That's why I've started to diversify my portfolio and why I'm a heavy proponent of being an influencer rather than "just a writer."
Anyone can write decently with enough practice, but AI cannot replace personality no matter how much it tries.
I guess about all you can do is re-apply and see how they pay out this time? To know if you Walk before contributing anymore energy to the site-