A blind teaser first
Newsrooms see what the story is about, never who or where. Names, places and documents stay blacked out.
Your story, paid first.
Sell stories straight to verified newsrooms. They pay into escrow before you start, and you keep 95%.
Join as a journalistDetails: hidden.Details: shown.
A newsroom reads the teaser, then promises to keep it confidential before the bars lift. You see every newsroom that did, and when.
Your idea stays yours
Details after a promise
Who opened the details
Lantern PostAgreed to confidentiality19 Oct, 9:41 pm
Northwind WireAgreed to confidentiality19 Oct, 11:05 pm
Riverbank FilmsRead the teaser only20 Oct, 8:12 am
A newsroom agrees to keep the details confidential before it reads them. You see every newsroom that did, and when.
Your name, your rights
You keep the copyright and the byline. Newsrooms buy a limited licence, and no one trains AI on your work unless you say yes.
Made for the 2027 election
The pilot covers all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh, in Hindi and English, through the Assembly election.
The network
Connect, message and post calls for collaboration. Only identity-verified journalists can join, and you decide who can find you.
- district reporters
- OSINT investigators
- photojournalists
- fact-checkers
- fixers
- translators
- data journalists
- videographers
- researchers
- podcasters
- illustrators
- editors
Money first, work second
About a day
First, newsrooms read your teaser and send offers.
Under an hour
Then you both sign, and the newsroom pays into escrow.
As long as the story needs
Next, you report and deliver in the deal room.
Seven days at most
Last, the newsroom accepts, or the money releases on day seven.
Districts you cannot staff
| Bahraich | Elections | ₹8,000 |
| Gonda | Elections | ₹6,500 |
| Shravasti | Elections | ₹6,000 |
| Bahraich | Floods | ₹12,000 |
| Gorakhpur | Health | ₹9,000 |
| Lakhimpur Kheri | Farming | ₹7,500 |
| Hamirpur | Mining | ₹18,000 |
| Prayagraj | Courts | ₹5,000 |
| Varanasi | Schools | ₹4,500 |
| Kanpur Nagar | Labour | ₹10,000 |
Post a brief for a district and a beat, and identity-verified journalists there hear about it at once. Contracts, escrow and GST invoices are handled for you.
Apply as a newsroom
About Daylight
Daylight is built by OSINT JOURNO in Prayagraj. Everyone on it is verified, and the money waits in escrow, never in our own account.
We never buy, edit or publish a story, and your money never sits with us. Teasers stay private, and our grievance officer answers within 24 hours.
- Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
- Pilot opens in 2026
- grievance@osintjourno.in
What you keep
Listing is free. Newsrooms pay a 12% fee plus GST on top of your price, and direct deals with clients you bring to Daylight cost you 2%.
- Daylight fee, 5% with GST
- −₹900
- You receive
- ₹17,100
Questions
JoiningWho can join?
Journalists with three published bylines or two references, after an identity check with their PAN. Newsrooms join after a business check.
No answerWhat if the newsroom never accepts?
The money releases to you automatically seven days after delivery, unless the newsroom raises a dispute within that window.
DisputesWhat happens in a dispute?
Daylight checks only whether the contract was met, and decides within ten working days. It never judges the journalism.
OwnershipWho owns the story?
You do. You keep the copyright and your byline; newsrooms buy a limited licence for the use and period in the contract.
HindiDoes it work in Hindi?
Every screen, contract and email is in Hindi and English, and you can switch at any time.
CostWhat does it cost to list?
Nothing. You pay 5% only when a deal completes and the money reaches you.