Newser's president and editor-in-chief is Kate Seamons, formerly of the Chicago Sun-Times, who joined the site in 2007 as managing editor.

[2] She was promoted when founding editor-in-chief Caroline Miller left the organization at the end of August 2010; Seamons became president in December 2012.

The website utilizes human-powered aggregation; its staff of editors and writers curate approximately 45 stories each day and present them in a two paragraph, multiple source format.

[4] In February 2009, The New York Times threatened legal action against Newser for trademark infringement and posting a photograph without permission.

[6] In April 2010, The Wrap's Sharon Waxman accused Newser of not providing sufficient links or credit to original sources.