How it works

How a community newsroom works

An Editor hands out what the Desk needs covered, and Reporters find out what is true.

Get started See pricing

Beats and the Desk

Overdue shows first

Beats with a cadence

Each beat says how often it should be covered and when it last was.

Tips and questions

Any member can send either. Both land on the Desk.

Late work on top

Overdue beats and late assignments, then the open work.

Assignments

Handed out by name

The Assignment Suggester

AI proposes assignments with an angle, who to call and what to request.

Handed to a person

A named Reporter accepts or declines. An Editor can reassign or withdraw.

Stages

Idea, Working, Out

Three visible stages

Moving a story takes a button and a reason, and the reason stays.

An editor of record

One Editor answers for each story's review and corrections.

The Newsroom

Ask the people who were there

Callouts

Who has that document? An answer becomes a source in one step.

Open Claims

The shakiest claim goes out before the story runs. Members add what they know.

"Exposure to more information tends to confuse rather than inform us."

Amy Webb, The Signals Are Talking

The Check

Every claim beside its source

Claims and sources

Before a story goes out, The Check shows which claims have a source.

Assistive, or a gate

Advice for a small community. An organisation can block unsourced claims.

Labels

Reported, Announcement, Opinion or Explainer

Corrections that stay

Attached to the story, shown at the top, never edited away.

Disclosure under the byline

Any conflict a reader should know about, and the help it had from AI.

Editions

Out on the day people expect

A front page

Each edition, and an archive of every one.

Email that points home

Headlines and links, never the full text, with a test send first.

Reporters

A page in their own words

Their own name

Who they are and what they wrote. They do not speak for the organisation.

Their own setup

A short setup finds an open assignment that fits.

AI proposes. It never writes a story.

AI proposes assignments, preps interviews and lists unsourced claims. Every story says what help it had.

Get started Try AI

Part of CollectiveNexus

Built for your community's Editor and Reporter

An Editor decides what gets covered and who covers it, trains first-time Reporters, and runs a correction the day it is found.

Start with UnityUpdates. Add tools as your needs grow.

Connection

Help people find their way in, find support, and find each other.

Community Assessments Community Discussions Support Groups Newcomer Journeys Career Support Future Planning Community Exchange Community Elections Prayer and Care

Learning

Share what people know, study as a group, make sense of the world.

Course Creation Workshop Hosting Peer Study Groups Wisdom Sharing Collective Insight Scenario Planning Trends Analysis Shared Job Search Community Newsroom Youth Learning Paths Mentoring Programs Reading Together

Co-Creation

Turn talent, ideas and connections into projects that last.

Talent Matching Content Creation Venture Formation Event Success Growth Experiments Project Management Interview Preparation Strategic Outreach Community Resourcing Creative Practice

Learn more about the full suite About CollectiveNexus