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For independent journalists

Report it. Publish it. Get paid for it.

A home for your reporting, an editor’s second read before anything runs, and reader-funded subscriptions when you are ready to charge.

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idlewire.io/millbrook-ledger
Homepage of The Millbrook Ledger, an example local news publication on Idlewire

The workflow

From the meeting
to the morning email.

Idlewire follows a story from the first lead to how readers respond. The Editorial Copilot helps at each stage; the reporting and the final call stay yours.

  1. Shape

    Talk through the angle and research the background, with sources you can check.

  2. Draft

    Write it up in a clean workspace, and ask about structure as the story takes shape.

  3. Edit

    Get an editor’s read, proofread, and fact-check the claims before they run.

  4. Publish

    Publish to your site and email every subscriber, with listen-along audio if you want it.

  5. Learn

    See which stories readers stay with, where they found them, and what to follow up.

Your reporting, published

A front page
for your beat.

Stories, investigations and an about page that says who you are and how you work. Readers can subscribe, comment and ask questions about the story in front of them.

idlewire.io/millbrook-ledger/articles/council-approves-budget-trims-library-hours
A story on The Millbrook Ledger: Council approves $14.2M budget, trims library hours

A second read before it runs

Check the claims,
not just the commas.

Ask the Editorial Copilot to fact-check a draft. It pulls out each claim, checks it against sources on the web and shows you what holds up. Nothing in your story changes unless you change it.

The writing workspace
The Editorial Copilot fact-checking a draft about lead pipes and flagging two figures that do not hold up

Straight to your readers

Publish once.
Reach everyone.

When a story is ready, publish it and email every subscriber in the same step.

  • Listen-along audio, with the text highlighted as it reads
  • Comments and reader questions on every story
  • A private link to share a draft before it goes live
Publish
Publishing a Millbrook Ledger story, with the option to email all 300 subscribers

Reader-funded

Paid for by the
people who read it.

With Pro, turn on paid subscriptions and choose which stories are for paying readers; the daily news can stay free. Each payment goes straight to your Stripe account, minus the 10% platform fee. Stripe deposits it to your bank on your payout schedule, typically 2-7 business days. There is no minimum.

idlewire.io/millbrook-ledger/articles/route-7-bus-running-late
A paid story on The Millbrook Ledger, with the offer to subscribe for $6 a month

Find your plan

Start free.
Build from here.

Publish

Creator

For your first issue and the ones after.

$0/ month

Join Waitlist
  • Unlimited content
  • Analytics
  • Free subscribers
  • Email newsletters
  • 500 AI credits / month

Monetize

Pro

For turning readers into revenue.

$25/ month

Includes a 14-day free trial.

Join Waitlist

Everything in Creator, plus:

  • Paid subscribers
  • Affiliate commerce
  • Custom domain
  • 2,000 AI credits / month
  • Keep 90% net from monetization

Good to know

Before you
begin.

What happens after I join the waitlist?

We’ll let you know when your selected plan is ready to launch.

Can readers pay to support my reporting?

Yes, with Pro. Set a monthly or yearly price and mark which stories stay free. Subscriptions are paid as readers pay, then 2-7 business days to your bank.

How does fact-checking work?

The Editorial Copilot pulls the factual claims out of your draft, checks each one against sources on the web, and shows you what it found. It is a second read, not a substitute for your own reporting.

Can I publish on my own domain?

Yes. A custom domain comes with Pro, at $25 a month.

What if I need more AI credits?

Additional credits are $0.01 each on either plan.

Join the launch

Your first story
starts here.

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