How It Works
Community News powers local newsrooms with free reading, verifiable sources, and credits that flow directly to the journalist who wrote the article.
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1,800 Communities Have No Local News
Over 1,800 US counties have zero local newspaper coverage. Traditional newsrooms cost $300K-$600K per year to operate in a single market. That math doesn't work for small communities.
The paradox: most of these communities already livestream their government meetings. The information is public. Nobody is turning it into journalism.
$300K+
Traditional newsroom
$25K
Community newsroom
Credits Connect Readers and Journalists
When you read an article, credits transfer directly to the author. No middleman. No algorithm. Just people supporting the journalism they value.
2
credits per read
Transferred directly to the author
+100
credits to publish
Write an article, earn credits
+50
credits to review
Peer review builds quality and earns
You Choose How to Participate
Multiple paths to ad-free reading. Nobody loses access.
Journalist
Write articles, peer review, earn credits.
- • AI starts the draft from meeting transcripts; you bring local context + accuracy
- • Earn 100 credits per published article + tips from readers
- • Every article peer-reviewed by community editors before publishing
Compute Volunteer
Help transcribe public meetings.
- • Run a desktop app (Windows / macOS / Linux) that processes meeting videos in the background
- • Need: a regular computer, broadband, ~5GB free storage. Your spare cycles do the work
- • Earn credits for each transcription job your computer completes
Subscribe
Monthly plan. Always ad-free.
- • Credits deposited automatically every month
- • Tip your favorite authors directly
- • 50% funds the platform, 50% is yours
Accept Ads
Read everything free.
- • When your credit balance goes negative, you see ads
- • Fair exchange — you never lose access to a single article
- • Full content always available, paywall-free
You can pick either, both, or neither. Some people just read; some write articles, some volunteer compute, some do both. None depend on each other.
Every Claim Is Verifiable
Every article links to the original transcript. Click any claim, hear the exact moment it was said. Don't take our word for it — check for yourself. AI provides baseline coverage. Community members add the depth and local knowledge.
Detailed recaps
Decisions, votes, key quotes from each meeting
Patterns over time
Recurring themes and shifting coalitions across meetings
Broader context
How local decisions compare to state and national trends
Transparent Revenue. No Hidden Agenda.
No venture capital. No algorithmic rage bait. Just local journalism that pays the people who do the work.
When You Read
Credits go to the author
Every credit you spend reading goes directly to the person who wrote the article. 100%. No platform cut.
When You Subscribe
50% you, 50% platform
Half of your subscription becomes credits you control. Half funds the servers, AI, and the team.
Built by the Community
Real numbers from a real platform. Updated every 10 minutes.
27
meetings transcribed
92
articles published
30
hours of audio processed
2
contributors this week
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