r/news rules, stats, and what to post

This community is for news articles about current events in the United States and the rest of the world. People post links to news articles and then discuss the story in the comments. The rules make it clear this is a place for reporting on specific events, not a place for opinions, analysis, politics, or general chat. The comment rules are strict too, so the discussion is expected to stay civil, factual, and free of jokes, memes, and personal attacks.

The gatekeeping rule is “Submissions must be articles about a specific news event”, which bans self-posts and meta-posts unless a moderator approves them. “Old News” requires the article to have been published within the last 7 days. “No opinion/analysis or advocacy pieces” removes anything with editorial opinion, conjecture, or a point of view to push. “Articles must not be primarily concerning politics” only allows political stories once a definitive outcome has been reached. “No editorialized titles; Title must match article title” forces your submission title to come straight from the article title or lede. “No paywalls/blogspam that steals content” requires the article to be free to read and the original source. “No posts covering an already submitted story” removes duplicates of stories already on the front page or already popular. In the comments, “Do not be racist, sexist, vitriolic, or overly crude”, “Do not be unnecessarily rude or provocative”, “No cheap or distracting jokes or memes”, and “Do not advocate or celebrate death” all apply. “No bots/Novelty accounts” bans bot accounts outright.

Honestly, almost nothing a founder would normally market fits here, and that is the right starting point. The only realistic play is sharing a genuine news article from a reputable, free-to-read outlet about a specific recent event, published within the last 7 days, where your company or industry is genuinely part of the story. If you are featured in legitimate news coverage, you could submit that article using its exact title or lede, with no editorializing and no mention of your product in the title. Anything else, like a launch, a blog post, a how-to guide, or an opinion piece about your industry, belongs somewhere else entirely. If you do post, be ready to discuss the news story itself in the comments, calmly and factually, because that is what the community expects.

Do not post self-promotion, product announcements, press releases with an editorial slant, or anything that is not a news article about a specific recent event. Do not post articles older than 7 days, opinion or analysis pieces, or advocacy content. Do not post political stories unless a definitive outcome has been reached, like a law signed or an election finalized. Never write your own headline, because the title must match the article title or come from the lede, and never plug other subreddits in the title. Do not link paywalled articles or sites that steal or rehash other outlets' reporting. Do not repost a story that is already on the front page or already did well here, and do not spam a story repeatedly. In the comments, avoid racist, sexist, or crude remarks, personal attacks, baiting, jokes and memes, celebrating anyone's death, and witch-hunting. Do not use a bot or novelty account.

This is one of the strictest rooms on Reddit, and the title rule is the one I would reread three times before posting anything. I also find it refreshing that the rules spell out exactly what counts as a definitive political outcome, because most communities leave you guessing. There are no top posts in our observations for this one, so treat every rule here as the whole playbook.