You've always had that feature available to you through the front end by clicking on the contribute news link.
You simply type in your nickname, email, and optionally a URL, and the news story, and when it is submitted, it is added to a queueueueue of news stories to be approved by the admins. When it is approved, it is posted, simple as that. (Be sure it is submitted to the correct category, there are several of them)
You are given credit when the news item is approved.
So, when you've got some time on your hands and have some breaking news, let's see it posted there!

You simply type in your nickname, email, and optionally a URL, and the news story, and when it is submitted, it is added to a queueueueue of news stories to be approved by the admins. When it is approved, it is posted, simple as that. (Be sure it is submitted to the correct category, there are several of them)
You are given credit when the news item is approved.
So, when you've got some time on your hands and have some breaking news, let's see it posted there!

