News can be on any topic, the same pretty much applies to articles.
Links will be added where provided. News Items should be sent in a plain text e-mail with any pictures as jpeg attachments. News items should be no longer than 5 paragraphs and will be edited if longer. Articles and Essentials can be sent as HTML attachments to an email where formatting is important. Your article can be as big as it needs to be, but remember that people surfing the net don't like to read anything on screen that is too long.