The Nyūsu Sokuhō(Breaking News)+ (ニュース速報+) board, also known as NewSoku+ (ニュー速+), NuSoku+ (ν速+),¹⁾ or “+”, is 2channel's first 'plus' board, which launched on October 9, 2001. It's meant to be a serious /news/ where threads can only be made by 'volunteer reporters'.

Unlike its predecessor board, threads can only be made by 'volunteer reporters' that must link from 'reputable' sources and use the news headline as the thread's subject with some category.²⁾ A news stories is allowed multiple threads, but must move to another board if the source is over three days old. The board is for general news, but leans towards politics or society, especially when 'plus' boards for other categories exists.

Most of the Hiroyuki era 'volunteer reporters' left after the 2014 hijacking, so /newsplus/ has a conspiracy that the new 'volunteer reporters' are anti-Japanese, forcing a 'progressive' or 'pro-censorship' agenda, which is funny when you consider that the Watkins are Statesian nationalists. Then again, people who obsess over the latest news are often 'reactionary' and don't have the healthiest minds.

A 'volunteer reporter' (記者ボランティア, kisha borantia), or a 'reporter cap' (記者キャップ, kisha kyappu), is the special capcode used on the 'plus' boards. These positions are 'open' to everyone, but applications are only valid for the board that it was applied for, and the capcodes can be revoked if the basic 'plus' guidelines are not being actively followed or the volunteer reporter is considered to be inactive for quite a while.

The current list of volunteer reporters can be viewed on the 5channel Wiki article. You might notice that a number of these capcodes use the Phi symbol, 'φ' or 'ψ', which symbolizes 'a hand holding a pen', but also represents some level of status. While the position is 'open' to everyone, the recruitment process happens at very irregular intervals, so you can't just apply at any given time.

The following list contains the Top 10 news stories that have the most threads on /newsplus/. This list was last updated on October 16, 2011, so the information below may be very outdated.

1. 【Senkaku Islands Dispute】 Chinese Fishing Boat Collision, Original Footage Leaked to YouTube? Net Buzz ★311 [2010-11-05 – 2010-11-09]
2. 【Internet】 Asahi Shinbun Employee (49) found Responsible for 2channel Vandalism... "Aphasia Bipolar NEET Burakumin Should Hang" Regarded as Discrimination ★263 [2009-03-31 – 2009-04-04]
3. 【Mainichi Shinbun / WaiWai Issue】 Unrelated Employee Suspended for Sensationalist Journalism → Legal Action for Defamation Planned ★230 [2008-06-28 – 2008-07-02]
4. 【Internet】 2channel Attacked, U.S. Goverment Agency Assesses Damange. The FBI Suggests 220 Million Yen in Damages ★156 [2010-03-02 – 2010-03-06]
5. 【Internet】 2channel Shutdown? The Urn Has Been Seized ★117 [2007-01-12 – 2007-01-14]
6. 【Topic】 The New Year Dishes Purchased with Groupon was for a Completely Different Set! ★106 [2011-01-01 – 2011-01-05]
7. 【Question Time】 Prime Minister Asō "The Democratic Party of Japan's Flag Looks Like A Mangled Japan Flag" → Hatoyama "It's a Sacred Symbol that Should Be Made Properly" → Democratic Party's Head President Deletes Photo ★93 [2009-08-17 – 2009-08-21]
8. 【Kobe / High School 3rd Year Suicide】 "2channel" Leaks Full Names of Boys Arrested, Slander Also Posted → School Files Human Rights Violation ★83 [2007-09-?? – 2007-09-30]
9. 【Internet】 Google Censorship? "Daiki Kameda", "Hatsune Miku Image" etc. Have 'Disappeared' from the Internet... Dentsu and TBS Conspiracy ★73 [2007-10-18 – 2007-10-22]
10. 【Mainichi / WaiWai Issue】 Mainichi Shinbun Announces Additional Measures, Involved Parties Have Salary Slashed 10-20%, All 'Translated' Articles Will Be Deleted ★72 [2008-07-20 – 2008-07-24]
11. 【Asian Fashion Sponsor】 Demonstration Against Fuji TV's Biased Reporting, Sponsor "Kao Corporation" Speaks Out ★72 [2011-09-26 – 2011-09-20]

• Some terms of note are 'masugomi(mass garbage)' (マスゴミ) and 'kasugomi(residue garbage)' (カスゴミ), which are basic insults for the mainstream media that they usually call 'masukomi' (マスコミ) or mass communication.
• There is a vague rule that volunteer reporters should create new threads for ongoing stories based on the 'momentum', usually at 700–800 posts since the volunteer reporters aren't always online.
• At one point, ISIL had the nickname 'Sand Korea' (砂朝鮮) during that 2015 hostage incident.³⁾

• “I feel a great sense of unity” - A dumb copypasta from the 2008 WaiWai controversy.

• Breaking News+ - The front page of 2channel's /newsplus/ board.
• Breaking News+ Board on Niconico Encyclopedia
• Breaking News+ Board on 2channel's Wiki
• Breaking News+ Board on Japanese Wikipedia