Frequently Asked Questions
What is Zenger?
Zenger is the world’s first digitally native wire service. Owned and operated by journalists.
Zenger aims to:
• Restore trust in news, and to reward journalists and news outlets in a new way
for producing stories that inform, entertain, and hold leaders and institutions
accountable.
• Zenger’s model is to reward its open network of journalists by sharing
advertising revenue with the people who create the content.
• We pay quickly and electronically. No more paper checks from out-of-state
banks, months after you publish.
• Zenger provides wire stories to news outlets, for low or no up-front cost, and
shares advertising revenue with them. Instead of subtracting from their bottom
line and deepening a struggling industry’s challenges, Zenger adds to their top
line.
Zenger is dedicated to bringing high-quality news content to overlooked communities and
promoting the broadest possible variety of voices and subjects.
Zenger is a product of Z News Service, Inc., a Delaware Corporation. The majority of shares
are held by journalists who work for Zenger. The minority shareholders include investors
and funds in Paris, London, Dallas, Salt Lake City and San Francisco. No shareholder is
involved in campaigns, lobbying, politics, or government.
FOR ADVERTISERS
• How can I learn more about advertising with Zenger?
• What creative sizes does Zenger accept?
• Who do I contact about advertising?
FOR REPORTERS, EDITORS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND VIDEOGRAPHERS
• What is Zenger interested in publishing?
• How do independent reporters pitch you on stories?
• How do independent editors get their assignments?
• What is Zenger’s editing philosophy?
• Does Zenger own the rights to the work I file for publication?
• I live and work in California. Does AB5 limit how many stories or
photographs I can provide Zenger?
• Are you hiring any full-time salaried journalists?
• I’m a journalism student. Are there opportunities for me to file stories,
photographs or video?
• I don’t live in the United States. Can I participate?
• How much does Zenger pay for stories, photographs and video footage?
• Where will my work appear?
• How fast will I be paid?
• If I encounter a problem related to registration, pitching stories or some
other feature of Zenger’s software, who should I contact?
FOR MEDIA REPORTERS
• How do Zenger’s editorial standards measure up against those of more
traditional media outlets?
• Why have you banned anonymous sources?
• What’s your corrections policy?
• Who are your principal owners and senior executives?
• What is Zenger’s basic business model?
FOR READERS
• Why does the world need another news wire?
• What does the name “Zenger” mean?
FOR INVESTORS
• I’m interested in investing in Z News Service, Inc. How do I receive financial
information about the company’s performance and projections?
