For Contributors
Report. Build trust.
Get paid.
Whether you're a journalist, OSINT analyst, or eyewitness, Witness gives you the tools to report what you see, build a verified reputation, and earn from your content.
Whether you're a journalist, OSINT analyst, or eyewitness, Witness gives you the tools to report what you see, build a verified reputation, and earn from your content.
When newsrooms license your photos, videos, or reports, you keep 70% of the revenue. Fair compensation for being where it matters.
Build an audience and offer paid subscriber tiers. Analysis, early access, exclusive coverage. You keep 80% of subscription revenue.
Your trust score is yours. Built through accuracy, corroboration, and consistency. It travels with you across the platform.
Just getting started. Submit your first reports and begin building your track record.
Active contributor with a growing history. Your reports are being corroborated by the community.
Consistent accuracy and community trust. Your reports carry significant weight.
Top-tier credibility. Your reporting is highly valued by the community and newsrooms alike.
You were there. You saw it happen. Your geotagged report, photo, or video becomes part of the public record.
Professional reporters covering events. Build audience, license content, offer subscriber analysis. Witness amplifies your work.
Open-source intelligence researchers verifying and contextualizing events. Your analysis adds crucial context to raw reports.
What contributors ask about building trust, keeping ownership, and earning from their reporting.
Anyone with relevant firsthand information can contribute, including eyewitnesses, local reporters, journalists, and OSINT analysts. Contributors build a public trust score over time through accuracy, corroboration, and consistent reporting.
Contributors keep 70% of revenue when newsrooms license their photos, videos, or reports, and 80% of revenue from paid subscriber tiers. This rewards being where events happen and building an audience for your coverage.
Trust on Witness is earned, not granted. Your score grows as your reports are corroborated by others, prove accurate over time, and avoid valid flags. Credibility is transparent and visible rather than determined by a hidden algorithm.
You can submit geotagged eyewitness reports of real events as they unfold, including photos, video, and written accounts. Reports are tied to a location and time so they appear on the live map and can be corroborated by others nearby.
Yes. Contributors retain ownership of their content and choose to make it available for licensing. When a newsroom licenses your work, you keep the majority of the revenue and receive attribution.
Join the contributor waitlist if you want to report events, build visible credibility, and be considered for early marketplace access.