We're looking for local writers
A new kind of news platform, launching on the North Shore.
Real voices. Real stories. Your words, frozen in time.
📰 News
🏛 Politics
🏉 Sports
🔬 Science & Tech
🌿 Lifestyle
✍️ Fiction
📅 Events
💬 Opinion
Other
Why write for Hold the News?
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Earn from your reads
Writers receive 60% of ad revenue — distributed daily based on actual readership.
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Your words, preserved
Every article is frozen at midnight. Your writing becomes a permanent part of the record.
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Local audience
Write for your community — North Shore readers, neighbours, and locals who actually care.
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No algorithm
Your position is earned by readers, not decided by an opaque feed algorithm.
Interested? Send us a brief email.
Tell us who you are, what you'd like to write about, and include a writing sample or link if you have one. No formal application — just a conversation.
hello@holdthenews.com
We read every email and reply to everyone.